Recruiting and Coordinating Student Volunteers as Natural Supports

2019 ◽  
pp. 148-159
Author(s):  
Kelley Kelly R. ◽  
David L. Westling
Keyword(s):  
Natural Supports ◽  
Student Volunteers

Communication Recovery Groups for Persons with Aphasia: A Replicable Program for Medical and University Settings

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candace Vickers ◽  
Darla Hagge
Keyword(s):  
Medical Setting ◽  
Group Program ◽  
Intake Process ◽  
Student Volunteers ◽  
Group Members ◽  
University Settings ◽  
University Setting ◽  
Recovery Groups

This article describes Communication Recovery Groups (CRG), an aphasia group program that is sponsored by a medical setting and more recently a university setting. CRG's history and approach and its model of service in light of current healthcare challenges are summarized. The article also provides a detailed discussion regarding the logistics of offering conversation groups to persons with aphasia which are sponsored by medical and/or university settings, the intake process for new group members, and the training of student volunteers to help lead conversation groups.

scholarly journals The COVID-19 Pandemic as an Opportunity for Operational Innovation at 2 Student-Run Free Clinics

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 215013272199363
Author(s):  
Gabriela D.M. Ruiz Colón ◽  
Bianca Mulaney ◽  
Ruby E. Reed ◽  
Sierra K. Ha ◽  
Victoria Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Needs ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Free Clinics ◽  
Training Module ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Medical Needs ◽  
Student Management ◽  
Student Volunteers ◽  
Operational Innovation ◽  
Key Innovations

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent county shelter-in-place order forced the Cardinal Free Clinics (CFCs), Stanford University’s 2 student-run free clinics, to close in March 2020. As student-run free clinics adhering to university-guided COVID policies, we have not been able to see patients in person since March of 2020. However, the closure of our in-person operations provided our student management team with an opportunity to innovate. In consultation with Stanford’s Telehealth team and educators, we rapidly developed a telehealth clinic model for our patients. We adapted available telehealth guidelines to meet our patient care needs and educational objectives, which manifested in 3 key innovations: reconfigured clinic operations, an evidence-based social needs screen to more effectively assess and address social needs alongside medical needs, and a new telehealth training module for student volunteers. After 6 months of piloting our telehealth services, we believe that these changes have made our services and operations more robust and provided benefit to both our patients and volunteers. Despite an uncertain and evolving public health landscape, we are confident that these developments will strengthen the future operations of the CFCs.

scholarly journals Mobilizing foreign language students for multilingual crisis translation in Shanghai

Multilingua ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 587-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongyan Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Local Community ◽  
University Student ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Student Volunteers ◽  
The University

AbstractThis paper examines the multilingual translation efforts of a group of university student volunteers during the COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews of the volunteer team leader, team members, and a local community health worker. Findings identified time constraints, limited language proficiency, and limited technical knowledge as the major challenges confronting the university volunteers. In order to overcome the challenges, they worked in close collaboration and used translingual and network strategies to facilitate prompt and high-quality crisis translation. Findings suggest that foreign language university students in local universities may serve as readily available multilingual resources and can be mobilized in prompt response to the grassroots multilingual needs of the local community in times of crisis. The paper ends with implications for measures and strategies to enhance effective emergency language service and crisis communication for global multilingual cities.

Comparative Effects of Oxazepam in “High” and “Low” Anxious Student Volunteers

1965 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 298-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alberto DiMascio ◽  
James Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Student Volunteers

Implementing a service learning Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program: Recruiting college student participants and understanding the benefits to all stakeholders

2021 ◽  
pp. 095042222110697
Author(s):  
James D Byrd ◽  
Douglas L Smith ◽  
Marilyn M Helms
Keyword(s):  
Service Learning ◽  
Income Tax ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Work Skills ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Student Volunteers

Service learning for business students is an important activity for learning professionalism while adding volunteer and leadership experiences to their resume. The purposeful inclusion of in-field volunteerism in the accounting curriculum by participation in the USA’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program each spring offers a host of additional benefits for students, as well as their communities and educational institutions. To better understand and identify these stakeholder benefits, the authors surveyed participants and found that students gained both career building work skills and community and social awareness, while community participants increased their personal satisfaction. Given the overall student benefits from participation, the second phase of the exploratory research examined ways to increase student participation for future VITA programs, because the success of any VITA program depends on both the strength and the presence of sufficient student volunteers. Faculty suggestions for recruiting are presented along with areas for future research.

‘About Being’: An interdisciplinary and collaborative arts and health project supporting the ongoing recovery of stroke survivors

2021 ◽  
Vol 00 (00) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Laura Snell ◽  
Vicki Goodwin ◽  
Tom Grimwood
Keyword(s):  
Unique Feature ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Valuable Contribution ◽  
Community Project ◽  
Arts And Health ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Student Volunteers ◽  
Health Project ◽  
Model Of Practice

Arts and health initiatives can make a valuable contribution to the ongoing recovery of stroke survivors. This article focuses on a study of the ‘About Being’ project, which provides dance and movement sessions for stroke survivors in the Cumbrian city of Carlisle, United Kingdom. The study evaluated the model of practice applied to the community project and how the sessions supported the ongoing recovery of stroke survivors. The methodology involved observations of the sessions and qualitative interviews. A unique feature of this project is that it brings together the fields of education, arts and health by engaging practitioners, academics and student volunteers, along with the stroke survivors who participate in the sessions. It is proposed that the success of the ‘About Being’ project is attributed to its interdisciplinary and collaborative practice, person-centred approach and multidirectional learning environment, which is beneficial for all those involved.

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