Reaching Out to Children and Families Students Model Effective Community Service

by Dunlap, Michelle R.

• ISBN13: 9780847691159
• ISBN10: 0847691152
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-08
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Community service and learning experiences are booming as we enter the 21st century. This practical guide assists college students and other constituents as they psychologically prepare for volunteering, service-learning, practicums, fieldwork assignments, and internships in a diverse and ever-changing world. Though created with the novice community worker in mind, this book will also assist professors, teachers, administrators, and agency personnel in understanding and preparing workers for community service and learning in schools, child care centers, soup kitchens, and shelters for the homeless. Written in a practical, conversational style, this book offers the voices, issues, concerns, and resources of more than 200 previous community workers.

Author Biography

Michelle R. Dunlap is associate professor of human development at Connecticut College

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Ed Zlotkowski
Preface	xv
Acknowledgments	xxi
Introduction	xxiii
Part I: Beginnings
How Do I Get Started? Getting Organized for Community Service and Learning	3	(14)
While You Are Getting Ready: Community Service and Learning in Context	17	(8)
What in the World Am I Doing Here? The First Visits	25	(18)
Part II: Intermediate Issues
Looking in the Mirror: Images of the Self, the Hero, and the Mutual Learner	43	(18)
Is It Getting Better Yet? Building Trust and Nurturing Relationships	61	(20)
What Should I Do Now? Addressing Issues, Behavior, and Limits	81	(20)
To Touch or Not to Touch? Affection and Gender-Related Issues	101	(12)
The Melting Pot and the Vegetable Stew: Multicultural Issues	113	(34)
Expanding Horizons: Working with Individuals Who Have Special Needs	147	(12)
Did She Really Say That? Shocking Statements and Other Traumas	159	(22)
Part III: Endings
Is It Time to Say Good-Bye? Arranging Successful Closure	181	(14)
Afterword: Reviewing the Community Service and Learning Adjustment Process	195	(2)
Appendix A: Sample Journal Reflection Questions	197	(4)
Appendix B: Methods	201	(2)
Appendix C: Guidelines Regarding Privacy and Confidentiality	203	(2)
Appendix D: Sample Introductory Letter to Agency	205	(2)
Appendix E: General Guidelines for Working with Children and Families	207	(4)
Appendix F: Collectivistic Practices and Approaches	211	(2)
Appendix G: Sample Placement Supervisor Evaluation of Worker	213	(2)
Appendix H: Sample of Site Policy on Child Neglect and Abuse Reports	215	(2)
Notes	217	(4)
References	221	(12)
Index	233	(10)
About the Author	243