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Mission statement and Objective: To help people with developmental disabilities and their families by providing a lifetime of high-quality services, family support, and advocacy.
IPE 4900 Agency Identified Goal
IPE 4900 Agency Identified Goal
Student projects address this
Topic: TBD; students will discuss with Cathy and Vanessa during first meeting.
Please review past semester projects to get a general sense of the types of projects and recommendations previous students have made.
*** Focus on creating interactive presentations (NO POWERPOINTS should be used). Focus on creating educational materials and presentation using principles of Plain Language. ***Discuss what reading level is most suitable for the educational and presentation materials to ensure they are easily understood by the audience of parents in the PLT program.
Services and Opportunities
Services and Opportunities
Primary Population
Primary Population
Parents with intellectual disabilities; people who are differently abled
Service Opportunities
Service Opportunities
Dance Club Volunteer: Volunteers are to help make sure everyone has a great time at the dance! Dance along, sit and have conversations, help hand out snacks and drinks, occasionally help with set up and take down of tables and chairs.
Bowling League Volunteer: Volunteers assist bowlers with sending the ball down the lane, taking score, help with who is up next to bowl, cheering on the teams.
Book Club Volunteer: Volunteers and participants read the same book together, volunteers help with sounding out words, having discussions about the book, help guide for who is next to read.
Days/Times:
Dance Club Volunteer: Every 3rd Friday and Saturday of the month, 7 - 9:30pm.
Bowling League Volunteer: Every Saturday, either 10am - 11:30 am or 2pm - 4:00 pm
Book Club Volunteer: Every Thursday, 6-8pm
Site Directory
Site Directory
Pre-Visit Requirement
Pre-Visit Requirement
Complete the following paperwork
Complete the following paperwork
Group and Special Event Waiver Agreement - you will receive a paper copy during the 9/2 class. This form will be passed out in class and can be given and be can scan/emailed as a group or individually; email directly to Megan Eader, Volunteer Manager at meader@slarc.org
Application
Background check
Orientation
Initial Site Visit
Initial Site Visit
Initial Site Visit: Tuesday, Sept 16 at 4pm. Meeting will take place over Zoom. Your faculty advisor Tessa Cook will provide the link. Students will meet with Vanessa, Cathy, and Megan. Megan will provide a volunteer overview (mandatory) and then students will talk with Cathy and Vanessa about the PLT program and project topic
Dress Code: Business casual, no scrubs, no hats, no hoodies, little jewelry. Bring minimal personal items.
Facilitator
Facilitator
Tessa Cook, MS
tessa.cook@slu.edu
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