Assignment Instructions/ Description
PurposeThe purpose of this assignment is to give students the opportunity to learn more about a population or a social justice issue of interest, through volunteering. The professor encourages students to pick an opportunity that they are most interested in, rather than an opportunity that is most convenient for the purposes of deep learning. General Assignment RequirementsPapers should be typed, double-spaced, and be written in APA format. When using information from external sources or individuals, students should use in-text citations and a reference page. Papers will be graded on quality, thoroughness, and depth of critical thought and reflection. Students are expected to include information from lectures and readings, as appropriate, within the paper. Papers will be about 4-6 pages without including the reference or cover pages. Length is NOT graded, so students should focus more on the quality of content then paper length.Specific Assignment InstructionsStep 1: Choose a volunteer opportunity with a local agency, group, or organization that provides needed services to vulnerable populations. This opportunity must be through an agency (ie. the university, a local food pantry, a mental health agency, an environmental cleanup group, or other social justice agency in the area that uses volunteers) rather than a self-designed or individual opportunity (ie. helping a next-door neighbor or a family member). Volunteering opportunities should be about 3 to 4 hours in duration to give you an idea of what that agency, group, or organization does to help others. Step 2: Engage in the volunteering opportunity. While you are there or beforehand collect information on the agency, group, or organization. Questions you should answer include:1. What is the name of the agency/ group/ organization, what is their mission statement or what are the goals?1. Executive Infusion Services2. Who is the population that is served by the agency? About how many individuals/ groups/ or areas are helped annually?1. A variety of people across the Metro Detroit Area. They have over 100 patients 3. Make sure to observe and record the activities that you engage in over the course of volunteering.Step 3: Once you have completed your volunteering take some time to reflect on your experience. What did you do? What did you learn? Did anything surprise you about the experience? What were the needs of the individuals/ community you served? Did you feel that volunteering alone could meet these needs? What was the social justice issue that was being addressed?Step 4: Write your paper addressing the following areas. Use the headings provided below or similar headings to help with the flow and organization of your writing. Agency Information1. Name of the agency, group, or organization.1. Executive Infusion Services LLC.2. Mission Statement or goals of the operationExecutive Infusion is dedicated to working with providers to service home infusion patients. Working with patients and their caregivers to deliver personalized care. Working with physicians to guide their patients in their treatment.Executive Infusion Services is dedicated to being a customer advocate and innovative organization providing the highest quality of services in a caring and supportive pharmacy environment.Executive Infusion Services is further dedicated to continued growth by providing safe, challenging, progressive, and financially satisfying opportunities for its owners, employees and the communities it serves.3. Overview of the agency’s purpose1. They provide IV services to patients who are suffering with Crohn’s Disease, Iron Deficiency, Severe Asthma and more4. The population (s) that the agency/ group/ organization serves1. Serves patients across of the metro Detroit area 5. Why the agency provides services to this population what is the overarching social justice issue that is being addressed?1. Poor Health, some of the patients are struggling with chronic diseases that affect their everyday lives. Some of these people cannot afford transportation and the agency provides an uber for those who need it. Volunteering Information1. What tasks did you perform as a part of your volunteering activities?1. I had the privilege of learning how the medication is prepared and administered to the patients. I was also able to sit down and talk to the patients about how they are enjoying the facility and how they feel about their service.2. What were the purposes of these activities? How did you help?1. It helped me understand the daily struggles that the patients deal with and how on some days they aren’t thinking about the pain while other days they aren’t able to get out of bed because of the pain.3. What is the role of this agency/ group/ organization in challenging the social justice issue or concern? 1. Patients who don’t have the highest income or best insurance and ensured that they will be receiving the medication that they need to feel better without charging them too much or not charging them at all. They provide transportation for people who cannot afford it.Critical Thinking About Volunteering1. What is one strength of this agency using volunteering to help provide for the population/ area/ community the agency serves?1. It ensures that their patients receive the best medication on time and get treated with the respect they deserve.2. What is one thing that this agency/ group/ organization needs to fully challenge the social justice issue they are working to ameliorate? 1. Finding a better way to help out those who need the medication for their diseases.Assignment #1: Grading RubricGeneral Paper is high quality, written academically, and demonstrates accuracy. 5Paper uses APA formatting correctly 5Paper clearly demonstrates an application of ideas and information covered within the class material. 5Agency Information Name of the agency, mission statement, and goals. 5Comprehensive understanding of the agency’s purpose, the population the agency serves, and an understanding of the social justice issue the agency addresses. 5Volunteering Information Overview of the tasks that were performed as a part of the volunteering experience. 5Understanding of the purpose of these activities and how they helped. 5Discussion of the role of the agency/group/organization in challenging the identified social justice issue. 5Critical Thinking About Volunteering One strength about the volunteering experience in addressing an area of need. 5One thing the agency/ group/ organization would need to further their work in challenging the social justice issue they are working to address. 5Total /50
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