This week was the last week of the Young Dawgs Summer 2018 program so it was a little different. On Monday night I finally got to implement my big plan that I had been working on for the kids to help them relax before their big presentations. This plan consisted of a contest reflecting over their time spent here this summer. Overall I would say that this plan was a success because the students were laughing the entire time. On Tuesday and Thursday I helped judge the final presentations the students have been working on for the entire program. On Friday was the big luncheon at the Village Summit to celebrate. This was another one of my big plans I have been working on during this internship. Again, I would have to say it was a success! In between my time spent judging and at the luncheon I spent time working and planning for the Fall and Spring programs. My supervisor has said that this term has by far been the best due to all of the implemented plans I have done regarding the students and their mental health. These plans mainly consisted of the ones mentioned previously as well as smaller ones including games of capture the flag, ships and sailors, the Herp Lab, etc. Below are the responsibilities and competencies that go with my previously listed activities.
- Responsibility II: Plan Health Education Strategies, Interventions and Programs
- Competency A: Involve people and organizations in program planning
- identify populations for health education programs
- elicit input from those who will affect or be affected by the program
- obtain commitment from individuals who will be involved
- develop plans for promoting collaborative efforts among health agencies and organizations with mutual interests
- Competency C: Formulate appropriate and measurable program objectives
- design developmentally appropriate interventions
- Competency F: Select appropriate strategies to meet objectives
- match health education services to proposed program activities
- Competency A: Involve people and organizations in program planning
- Responsibility III: Implement Health Education Strategies, Interventions and Programs
- Competency B: Demonstrate a variety of skills in delivering strategies, interventions, and programs
- use instructional technology effectively
- Competency C: Use a variety of methods to implement strategies, interventions, and programs
- demonstrate skills needed to develop capacity for improving health status
- incorporate demographically and culturally sensitive techniques when promoting programs
- implement intervention strategies to facilitate health-related change
- Competency B: Demonstrate a variety of skills in delivering strategies, interventions, and programs
- Responsibility V: Administer Health Education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs
- Competency A: exercise organizational leadership
- conduct strategic planning
- analyze the organization’s culture in relationship to program goals
- promote cooperation and feedback among personnel related to the program
- Competency C: manage human resources
- develop volunteer opportunities
- Competency A: exercise organizational leadership
The photo to the left is a girl in the program with a snake from the Herp Lab. The students visited the lab on Monday as one of the plans I had implemented. The photo on the right is a screen shot of the luncheon pamphlet I created for the luncheon on Friday.