Assignment #23

Assignment #23



My journey through the Honors Mentorship Program has been one of the best experiences ever. Through this program I interned at the Place of Forysth, and I worked with a group of amazing men and women. These men and women are respectable people who dedicate their lives to helping each individual. During the time I spent with them, I learned how important it is for the youth to realize how extremely lucky we are. There are so many people in the world struggling with issues that are beyond bearable, and we do not have to deal with those issues. I am grateful that I was able to help some of those people at the Place. I gained an insight of how great it feels to be able to get a glimpse of how the career I would like to pursue works. 

At the Place of Forysth, I was given the opportunity to have some of the women show me the different jobs. Even with their busy schedule, they insisted I got the chance to work with each person. Most of the time, the front lobby of the office is where I would mostly work. My job was to answer phone calls from the different clients, and help anyone who needed assistance. I also participated in several charities like the Holiday House, Thanksgiving Fest, and the Back to School Bash. Along with those charities, I helped around with the thrift store and the food market. All of these required me to be responsible, hardworking, and dedicated, so that I could get the most from my experience. 

My experience at the Place of Forsyth prepared me by teaching me to develop the skills and traits I  need for the future. Some of the skills are communication, multitasking, problem solving, leadership, and multi-cultural. For the traits, it is honesty, positivism, self-confidence, and willingness to learn. Because I was able to develop these skills and traits, I will be more successful. However, my view of social work has changed because the job growth has been decreasing due to several reasons. One of the main reasons is that being a social worker requires of lot of school time and money, so it would make sense to pick a career that pays well. This is not the case. The social workers profession does not have a great yearly salary.  I discovered that it is a great hobby job to have as a hobby, but not as an official job. Lastly, my advice to the next participants in the HMP is to be compassionate about wherever you choose to intern. Do not take it for granted just because you need the hours. Go there, be focused, and trust me you will discover something new. Wherever you intern, make the best experiences, and finally, have fun! 

This picture is a picture sent from Mr. Walkup's phone. 

Abstract

Ayesha Jean
Joni Smith, Executive Director
The Place of Forsyth


I am truly honored that I was able to be in the Honors Mentorship Program to gain an insight of my future career. My internship at the Place of Forsyth has not only broadened my experience in doing something outside of school, but I was able to learn a significant amount of information from the amazing people who work there. The research I did explains the interrelationship between volunteerism and social work. There is research from multiple sources and articles that discusses the history that frames the two topics. As a social worker, it is important to have past volunteer experiences, so that you can connect to everyone you help. You will develop the kindness and mind set needed for the position. Both volunteerism and social work are quite important because they have an  impact in our every day life. My Mentor taught me the importance of being a social worker. It is not doing the job just for a salary, it is using your  experiences  and love for the job to help people overcome challenges.

Relevant Presentation

Assignment #21

"Relevant Presentation"


After watching this video, I learned a lot about how a great presentation should be like. To have a great presentation, you first need to hook the audience using an anecdote or story. For my presentation, I  will definitely use tell a short story. Being calm and funny will make the audience feel better about what they are hearing. You will also feel more confidence in what you are talking about. Lastly, it is imperative to know what you are talking about. You cannot expect to wow an audience if you do not even have the slightest idea of what you are mentioning to everyone.

Annotated Bibliography #3

Name: Ayesha Jean

Source/Bibliography: -MLA	Gibelman, Margaret, and Jay Sweifach. “Acting on Our Values: Do Social Workers Volunteer?” Social Work, vol. 53, no. 1, 2008, pp. 53–64.
Annotation/Summary	In this article, the author discusses the history of socialism and volunteerism. Simply stated, the profession of social work owes its existence to volunteerism. Volunteers founded relief societies, children’s homes, day care programs, recreation services, family and child welfare associations, and mental health associations. There was research done to question if social workers did indeed engage in volunteer activities, what factors engage in their decisions to volunteer, and what types of activities they choose to engage in. Random sampling was used to sample 77,000 licenses social workers. The results were a shock! Many social workers who have volunteered in the past are no longer active volunteers. They said that they have given enough of their time and other people should take on that task. In the end, this shows that the most outstanding professionals in the business might just have a reverse influence on volunteerism.
Potential Quotes:	1." Volunteerism is defined as giving of one’s 6 talent, time and energy to individuals, groups, communities, or organizations without compensation."(53) 2. " The findings demonstrate that social workers have volunteered in the past, but no longer choose to do so." (53)
Assessment:	This book is credible because it was published by the Oxford University Press. It contains specific examples about the history between social work and volunteerism. The book is sold online for a high price, and you can also purchase it on several apps. To be able to read an online copy of this excerpt ,you would need to receive permission by the business or corporation.
Reflection:	This article fits into my research because it specifically discusses the history of social work and volunteerism. First, it provides specific points about research done involving the amount of social workers, who to this day, are still actively involved in volunteering.  I definitely enjoyed this article, but there are certain point when I wished that the writing could be easier to understand. However, it has great examples of events that has shown the relationship between social work and volunteerism. So I will be sure to sure several of those when I give examples.

Informative Paragraph

Assignment #17

2/10/2017


For my capstone project, there are several ideas I hope I am able to achieve. I will conduct several interviews with the employees at the Place of Forsyth to get a more unbiased research. Because the answer to my essential question pertains to not just social workers and psychologist, I have to make sure the research goes for everybody. I am hoping to find more articles that correlates to my question, so I can gather extra facts or specific details I need. To make my presentation much more interesting and intriguing, I will most likely make a Prezi presentation and handouts, so my audience can see everything and have a copy of their own. I want the handouts to be colorful and to contain pictures, so they can get a good visual.

Annotated Summary

Ayesha Jean

Mr.Walkup

Honors Mentorship Program

05 February 2017

Annotated Bibliography Summary

The article I researched is from the Academy of Management Journal at University of Georgia, which is written by a student named Jessica Rodell. In this article, Rodell first brings a statement that many people may or may not agree with,"Volunteering is prevalent and on the rise in the United States, but little research has examined the connection between individuals’ volunteering and their jobs. In the absence of that research, it remains unclear whether employees volunteer to build on meaningful work experiences or to compensate for the lack of them."(Rodell 1) She elaborates on this statement depicting how an individual’s workplace influences volunteering and how volunteering in turn influences his/her workplace. There is a mutual relationship between the two domains.

The author thrives to make a dashing point because according to a survey almost 62 million Americans donated their time to some sort of volunteer or charitable organization. However, there has not been much research to further this information. This is where Jessica Rodell and her outstanding research comes in! There is little research on whether the performance implications of volunteering on a people's work is positive or negative.  The overall purpose it to not just inform readers on the various aspects, but to examine the intersection of the volunteer and work domains. The first study is to focus on the relationship between job meaningfulness and volunteering. This means that there has to be close inspection of the specific reasons as to why someone volunteers; Maybe it is to be more motivated or to fill in the lack of something missing.

There are several quotes I chose from the article that will support my essential question. The first quote is, "Results suggested that volunteering was associated with both volunteer and job meaningfulness, and that the meaningful volunteer work was even stronger when employees had less meaning in their jobs."(Rodell 1) The quote is important because it ties the two factors in together. The other quotes blend in with the first quote; They are  support to the first quote. Some of the other quotes, in conclusion, say that President Obama first initiated the campaign,Unite We Serve, to help Americans be more involved in volunteering. Recently, there was a survey done to see how many people accomplished this goal. More than 62 million Americans were involved in their community. In addition to volunteering at work places, there may be more meaning as to why people who do not volunteer are unhappy in their life or work place.

The article is published by the Academy of Management Journal, is the flagship empirical journal in management, and has been indispensable reading for management scholars for more than five decades. Jessica Rodell's article is one of the many collections of articles in this book. It has also been ready by many people professional or not. She has been recognized by the University of Georgia for her amazing research and skills. The source is extremely credible because this information is mentioned on Galileo.

Lastly, this article is specific and well written. The questions Rodell were closely related to my essential question. Therefore, it made understanding the research a bit easier for me. I think it was genius of Rodell to use the scientific method procedure and a table to further her research. Instead of just statistics and facts, I appreciate that there were visuals so you could actually see the drastic correlations between the measure of volunteering and a worker's job performance or behavioral performance. I will definitely use several of the visuals to help me better explain my essential question. However, I will use my sources from my primary source to really narrow down all of the important points I want to discuss in my presentation.

Work Cited Page

RODELL, JESSICA B. "Finding Meaning Through Volunteering: Why Do Employees Volunteer And What Does It Mean For Their Jobs?." Academy Of Management Journal 56.5 (2013): 1274-1294. Business Source Complete. Web. 28 Jan. 2017.

Annotated Bibliography Graphic Organizer #2

Annotated Bibliography Graphic Organizer
1/28/2017
Assignment #15

Name: Ayesha Jean

Source/Bibliography: -MLA/APA	RODELL, JESSICA B. "Finding Meaning Through Volunteering: Why Do Employees Volunteer And What Does It Mean For Their Jobs?." Academy Of Management Journal 56.5 (2013): 1274-1294. Business Source Complete. Web. 28 Jan. 2017. RODELL, J. B. (2013). FINDING MEANING THROUGH VOLUNTEERING: WHY DO EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEER AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THEIR JOBS?. Academy Of Management Journal, 56(5), 1274-1294. doi:10.5465/amj.2012.0611
Annotation/Summary	This source is from the Academy of Management Journal at University of Georgia, which is written by a student named Jessica Rodell. In this article, Rodell first brings a statement that many people may or may not agree with; "Volunteering is prevalent and on the rise in the United States, but little research has examined the connection between individuals’ volunteering and their jobs. In the absence of that research, it remains unclear whether employees volunteer to build on meaningful work experiences or to compensate for the lack of them"(Rodell 1). She elaborates on this statement depicting how an individual’s workplace influences volunteering and how volunteering in turn influences his/her workplace. There is a mutual relationship between the two domains. The author thrives to make a dashing point because according to a survey almost 62 million Americans donated their time to some sort of volunteer or charitable organization. However, there has not been much research to further this information. This is where Jessica Rodell and her outstanding research comes in! There is little research on whether the performance implications of volunteering on a people's work is positive or negative.          The overall purpose it to not just inform readers on the various aspects, but to examine the intersection of the volunteer and work domains. The first study is to focus on the relationship between job meaningfulness and volunteering. This means that there has to be close inspection of the specific reasons as to why someone volunteers; Maybe it is to be more motivated or to fill in the lack of something missing. The second study is to examine how volunteering impacts the job performance. Rodell then bases her research using the scientific method. Specific procedures were done to carefully examine study 1 and study 2. With further research these are several of the questions that were created to deepen the statement further; Does volunteering compensate for a lack of meaningfulness at work, does meaningfulness gained at work enhance volunteering, and what are the consequences of employee volunteering?  In conclusion, there was an amazing result to the procedure. One main point is that employee volunteering need not be harmful, and may even facilitate, job performance. It appears to be beneficial for an individual’s job performance.
Potential Quotes:	·"Results suggested that volunteering was associated with both volunteer and job meaningfulness, and that the pull of meaningful volunteer work was even stronger when employees had less meaning in their jobs"(1). · " At the start of his first term, President Barack Obama initiated the “United We Serve” campaign designed to encourage Americans to get involved by volunteering in their communities"(1). · "The most recent national survey estimated that 62.8 million Americans, or 26.3 percent of the population, donated their time or skills to a charitable or volunteer organization in 2010 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011)"(1). · " Sociologists have indirectly touted the role of voracity—through the enhancement perspective—in regard to volunteering"(5). · "In addition to employees’ volunteering in response to a growing desire for meaning stemming from the work domain, they may also volunteer to compensate for jobs that do not provide enough meaning"(16).
Assessment:	This article is published by the Academy of Management Journal, is the flagship empirical journal in management, and has been indispensable reading for management scholars for more than five decades. Jessica Rodell's article is one of the many collections of articles in this book. It has also been ready by many people professional or not.
Reflection:	Out of the majority of the articles I have read, this article is one of the most specific ones. What I mean by that Rodell's questions were closely related to my essential question. Therefore, it made reading a bit easier for me. I think it was genius of Rodell to use the scientific method procedure and a table to further her research. Instead of just statistics and facts, I appreciate that there were visuals so you could actually see the drastic correlations between the measure of volunteering and a worker's job performance or behavioral performance. I will definitely use several of the visuals to help me better explain my essential question. However, I will use my sources from my primary source to really narrow down all of the important points I want to discuss in my presentation.  I also found several statistics and facts that would help me introduce my question when I write my paper. I can also use them If I want to back up a point.