Internship #16

This internship immersion was an amazing experience and I enjoyed every minute of it, I have learned a lot about people with cognitive disablities and non-profit organization. The most significant experience I have had during internship would be getting the chance to TA classes with my stuents in the pictures above. I have gotten a chance to teach my students about relationships and personal space, my partner Noni Yeldell and I decided to make a video about the student and parent input about SEEDS organization and what the students have gotten out of it. I feel honored that my mentor trusted that Noni and I were mature enough to go to classes and help teach her students about things we "normal" people dont need repeptive teachings about.

Internship #15

1. Resources—Post a series of photos that show the technological resources, natural resources, economic resources and/or human resources that are connected to your internship.

Internship #14

Full name: Stacy Everson
Job Title: Founder, Teacher, Counseler.
Location: Old Town, 2707 congress street,San Diego, CA, Suite 1-R, 92110.

Stacy's Interview:

To answer your first question about cognitive disabilities: People are people. People with cognitive disabilities need assistance with understanding but they are capable of learning if given the information in a way that they can learn...

I decided to open SEEDS because I had seen sexual abuse with people with cognitive disabilities and there were no services for people with cognitive disabilities. I figured that I could do something and that is how we started

Non-profits are not difficult as long as you do not mine long hours and lots of work...You need to believe in what you do and why you do it...

SEEDS was started in 1987 we went non-profit in 2003

I love the people that I meet and the families and helping..

I went to Dominguez Hills State Univiersity and then went for national certification in Developmental Disabilities and Family Life Education

I majored in Nursing and I did not see me doing this at all...it was the sexual assaults that caused me to be in this field.

Internship # 13

When I first walked into the SEEDS class I was overwhelmed with all types of emotions I wasnt sure if the students wern't going to accept me. I stood in the corner silent until A student came p to me and said "Hi! Im John, whats your name?" I replied with "My name is Jasmine, nice to meet you Jhon I will be interning with you guys for the month" Jhon was then really excited and showed me around making me feel welcomed. This showed me to make everyone feel welcome and safe in a new environment.






My class I teach is no different from the one I attend at HTHMA they get side tracked and text when the teacher is talking but they learn different material, although they are older. I have been teaching my class about different realtionships and personal space. It is easy for them to get involved in class because they strive to learn the things that "normal" people know and they loved to be heard and praised.

These photos above show some of my students I teach on Tuesday nights, I have gotten the chance to learn about these students and know where they struggle most in relationships and their developmental disablities. These students have taught me to accept people for who they are and to learn patience when I feel I will loose it most. They have also taught me to apperciate the things I can do, the simple things like: Communicate rapidly, process words, understand relationship and boundaries without repetative lessons and activites. I have enjoyed every second I was with my kids and I am going to miss them.

Internship #12

In one work day it usually depends how many people I work with but if it is in the office it is just work done for Stacy, if I am teaching a class its usually 15 or more people I am working with and all the work I do affects everyone.

When i am working with others it differs from students to staff, with the students I am known as the one "in charge" and they pay attention to me and I give directions to them and teach class. When I am working with a staff member I am usually assigned various task to complete or activities to prepare for clas the following day.









There is no staff member that is not affected by my work since I do all types of Social Networking, Emailing, Faxing, Organizing, Filing, around the office and I contact staff members that are not in the office to remind them about upcoming events, classes, and other things the organization has planned. I feel that when I leave the office they will start using more technology since I opened my mentors eyes to simple things like Facebook and Twitter. These resources will help the organization better advertise their upcoming events.

Internship #11

This was a good week, some highlights were the footage Noni and I captured at our night class and at school using the students (who attend HTHMA) as actors. Another one would be the editing process so far we are working hard on the video and I am liking how it is turning out so far. I am really excited to present the video to the staff at Seeds Educational Services. Some challenges I had this week were adding captions to the video since the students we interviewed dont speak clearly, the program we are using is iMovie and we are still trying to figure out this problem. Something memorable about this week was the weather of course, and all of the hard work Noni and I have put in at the office and in our classes. This week was productive and stressing but I am managing to get through this internship experience and I am proud of the work I am doing.

Stacy's Interview:

To answer your first question about cognitive disabilities: People are people. People with cognitive disabilities need assistance with understanding but they are capable of learning if given the information in a way that they can learn...

I decided to open SEEDS because I had seen sexual abuse with people with cognitive disabilities and there were no services for people with cognitive disabilities. I figured that I could do something and that is how we started

Non-profits are not difficult as long as you do not mine long hours and lots of work...You need to believe in what you do and why you do it...

SEEDS was started in 1987 we went non-profit in 2003

I love the people that I meet and the families and helping..

I went to Dominguez Hills State Univiersity and then went for national certification in Developmental Disabilities and Family Life Education

I majored in Nursing and I did not see me doing this at all...it was the sexual assaults that caused me to be in this field.

Internship #10

While working for my internship, a question I have come up with for the world is "Why are we so judgemental to those who dont look, or act like 'normal' people?" I am asking this question because knowing my students they go to S.E.E.D.S to learn to act "normal" in a community setting. People with cognative disablities know that they are different, and people will judge them if they dont act the apporpiate way.

possible questions to ask Stacy:

- If you had the chance to tell everyone in the world about people with cognative disablities, what would you say?

- What made you decide to open up Seeds?

- What is difficult about non- profit organizations?

- How long has it been since you founded seeds?

- What is your favorite part about your job?

Internship #9

I hope to get a lot out of this interview...

Questions I will be asking my mentor Stacy Everson:

What college did you attend?

What did you major in?

10 years ago could you see yourself doing this?

What made you decide this field as a career choice?

If you had the choice to tell the world something about your students or others with cognitive disabilities, what would you tell them?

Internship #8

Some characteristics and qualities I see in my mentor are empathy towards the students, I mean of course she cares for them but she does not allow them to be treated as different people since they want to be treated as "normal" so bad. Stacy shows tough love to the students and does not allow them to give up or be treated like babies because they dont feel like doing a simple task. I would like to learn to treat my students this way but in a way were they know i care but i will tolerate "bullshit". All around the work place I am surrounded by friendly, patient, and mature people and I admire them for their work.


My newfound apperciations are for the work my mentor has been doing for years. She has given hope for families and students with cognative disabilites to be able to open up in a community, and social setting without being judged. I developed these apperciations while teaching my class and watching the parents see their children grow and bond with other teenagers to become this "norm" in society.

internship #7

Project description


Internship site: Seeds Educational Services, Old Town

Department: Main Office

Project Title: Personal space

General Description: A video that will consist of students at HTHMA acting out the dont;s in socitey and between relationships, the video will also star students at S.E.E.D.S Education performing the things that are acceptable to do in society and between relationships.

Learning Objectives: To teach the students what to do so they can better adapt in relationships and in their communities. The video will be used as a review for classes for students at seeds.

Organization/Company Objectives & Benefits: Self Esteem Education and Development in Sexuality is a not for profit organization located in San Diego that aims to teach people with developmental disabilities how to form meaningful and safe relationships with others in their communities.

Schedule: Filiming on tuesdays and wednesdays (10:00-4:00)

Academic Skills: Organization, Writing, Billing, Public speaking.

Technical Skills: Basic MS word, Social Networking, Adobe reader.

Collaboration—Skills and Opportunities: Fire Saftey video, Classes, Video project, community service hours.

Exhibition Plans: Display Video and pictures of class

Schedule & Timelines: 10 minute speaking about organization, video, presentation, questions.

This week went by really well, Some highlights are figuring out the project I am going to present, and the site visit with Darren, and Sabrina. Some challenges I have faced this week were going through the Sexual Education slides and making the scanner work, I confronted Stacy and she is going to buy a new one. This week I went to my first class and I felt I worked really well with the students and they liked me and were excitied by the fact I was interning with them for awhile. Something that I did not expect were during class a student came up to me and told me that her boyfriend "touched her butt" knowing what they are learning and what should be important for them to know, and what to not do i replied saying "that's not a good thing for him to do especially in public, did you tell him to stop?" she told me "he stopped on his own" I was sure to tell her that the next time she sees him she should explain that it was not a good thing to do and she didnt like it. Describe my internship as intense, there is a lot of work to be done in the office and in class you have to make sure you are: sensitive, understanding, mature, and educated on the material you are teaching to the class.

internship #6

1. Learn about this person's life through their stories, experiences and the decisions they made along the way.


2. Begin to understand the path(s) that can lead to personal and professional "success."


3. Establish and deepen a professional and intellectual relationship.


After interviewing my mentor I hope to gain a knowlegde as to why she decided to choose the type of work she does currently, and what inspired her.
Somethings that really intrest me are the knowing that a word like "retard(ed)" can make her go off on a tangent that can educated the person who choose that word she has 'replacement' words that fully describe the students she teach and that does not limit there ablities.
Something I would like to get out of the interview are words that people can use to being to describe someone with autism, asbergers, or anyother learning disablity.

internship #5

Project title: Sweetheart Dance


Project description: The Sweetheart Dance are one of the many dances that SEEDS education holds every year. The dances are really controlled environments for the students to practice the social 'norms' they have learned. Our job is to make this dance as stress free for our mentor as possible. We will be making phone calls and sending e-mails to several other organizations and business to ask for their help to make this dance as successful as possible. We will be asking them to help us obtain prizes and materials such as paper plates, decorations, table cloths, etc. We will also be setting up for the dance and really just trying to make sure everything from the raffle to the activities go as smoothly as possible.


Project schedule: While there is not a fully developed schedule what will happen is we will first be contacting people in between the other things our mentor will have us doing during internship. The weeks in February we will be collecting all the donations and the day of the dance, February 19, 2010, we will be setting up for the dance and working during the dance.


Materials & Equipment needed: N/A.


Project documentation: Throughout this process we will be recording every thing we do at the internship. We will have video of the lessons taught in the classes that our internship will be using for review. We will record the dance as well and take pictures.

internship #4

Keep brainstorming internship projects!

Remember, an internship projects is a coherent work experience, work sample or collection of experiences and samples that are relevant, useful and meaningful to the company and you.

Answer the following questions to help develop your project:

1. What academic skills could you use on the job?

During my job experience I can use my writing skills that I have been taught over the years, I can also use my photoshop, finalcut pro, and any other computer skill I have learned to advertise the organization and get donations for the sweetheart dance.

2. What forms of collaboration could you use in a project?

During this project I will need help making videos with a short film about aquitances and good and bad touch. So I feel I can team up with Noni for help with the video and documenting my class and the activites we do.

3. What technical skills can you use at your internship?

i can use basic skills like Microsoft word since they are pretty low-tech. I have gotten the chance to work with Adobe but I feel I can teach my Mentor about more programs to save her money and possibly time.

4. What new things can you learn while working at your site?

I can learn how to better communicate with people and become a more patient and idependent person.

5. How can you exhibit, showcase or otherwise share your work?

I can play my video during my POL or I can take pictures and make a photoessay about my experience and my projects

6. How can your work or your skills & abilities help your company or organization?

I can help advertise for donations and I am currently helping edit a fire safety video which is showed world wide and I feel important knowing that I can help in anyway.

internship #3

Answer these questions to get started:

1. What skills would you like to develop at your site?
At my site I would like to develop a better knowledge of non-profit organizations and some counseling skills

2. What interests do you have regarding the work done at your site?
I enjoy the fact of being a TA so I have something more hands on to do and I get the chance to build a relationship with the students.

3. What needs can you address (needs your mentor has, your company has, etc.) based on your skills and interests?

The company needs:
connections to padres games, chargers games, tickets to Disneyland or any other activities the kids can go to and enjoy themselves.
Noni and I need:
Donations from school for our project we will put boxes around the school that students and staff can fill up for their "sweetheart" dance.

internship #2

Look back on your first two days at your internship.


What have you actively done to start off on the right note?
These past two days i have been productive around the office and helpful with counting inventory and making a staff contact list. I would say that I have been responsible because I have always showed up on the scheduled time (or earlier)
What have you actively done to create interesting opportunities for yourself?
I got to show my mentor that I know how to fully use a computer, since she is so low-tech I feel I can help her become more aware of the technology that is out there for her and I feel it can possibly save her money in the future.
What have you actively done to advance the interests of your mentor and/or site?
I have not gotten the chance the chance to advance the interest of my mentor but I feel next week we will be able to understand each other and she could possibly find more office work for me to do that needs to be done on the computer.
What can you do in the immediate future to improve yourself and your experience in the above areas?
I have gotten the chance to put myself in a situation to show my mentor how I can react with the students and I feel I was outgoing to helpful and I was not nervous or scared at all like most people react. But I think I need to learn to be more understanding to the ones that choose to be more unsocial because I try to get them to join the group and enjoy themselves.

internship #1

This is Stacy Everson my mentor, she is a very professional and honest person. She dressed formal today because she had a meeting but around the office dresscode is more relaxed and casual, you dont need to dress up too professional.

Today I organized this draw with flashcards for the students that help them throughout their lessons and activites.











This cabinet did not look this organized when I frist saw it today Noni and I organized this cabinet and rearranged and got rid of un nessacary supplies.

When working in the office Noni and I will usually be working here creating activities and working on our independent projects for internship.

Interview Questions:

During this ression has it been a struggle for you non-profit organization to recieve grants?

"The ression has slowed down the number of grants out organization get yearly but I am just glad they have no come to a complete stop."

Have your classes sizes increased or decreased since this financial burden?

"My class sizes have not been affected due to the financial burden, and I hope it will not result into that."

Reflection


This morning I woke up at 6:30 and went back to sleep and woke up again around 8:45. In the morning I did not eat breakfast because it is not a daily thing I do. My mom drove me to internship and that took 10 minutes (or less) The drive was short and good music played on the radio. When I first arrived I was 21 minutes I sat outside or the office and waited until I saw Noni. I said "Hello" to anyone that passed by. I work in the main office, in a small complex in Old Town. The area is calm and peaceful and everyone is very friendly. For lunch Noni and I went to a resturaunt across the way called "Pizza Bella" It was delicious but expensive. After lunch I got back to work which consisted of organizing flashcards that teach the students different emotions, and the differences from good things to do and bad things they shouldnt do. The next few days I see my self being a Teacher Assistant and helping create activites for the students teaching them wrong from right, and talking about real life experiences with me and my friends. I think during this experience I will do well engaging with the students and I feel I am prepared to be patient and understanding towards the students and their needs. I think I will need to learn are to be even more patient and organized. Another thing I will need to learn will to be more aware of my actions since the students will be watching my every move. What makes me excitied is that I have always wanted to do something like this with my life and now that i got the chance I feel I will be able to learn from this experience and possibly fulfil my childhood dream. What makes me nervous is possibly making a mistake or having a student think of me as something more than a volunteer/friend since part of this job is to teach them about realtionship and sexual education and some need the extra help with relationships. I got home around 5:50 and my commute was fine there was traffic, but i made it home safe.