Developing & delivering workshops to school-aged children in Saint Mary, Jamaica
| dc.contributor.author | Faustino, Julianna | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-06T18:45:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-06T18:45:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In May 2025, I took a trip to St. Mary Jamaica for a 2-week volunteer initiative in Child & Youth Development. I worked at a primary school alongside their guidance counsellor, with the role of creating and delivering workshops, encouraging children to talk through/about their feelings, and offer one-on-one emotional/educational support as needed. My research question was "How Can I Create a Culturally-Conscious, Simple Yet Expansive Workshop on Respect to School-Aged Children in Jamaica?" This VKURA project focuses on my experience and thought processes throughout the two weeks I was on the field: Learning, adapting, and growing throughout the presentations. It was imperative for me to consider my personal biases, audience, and objectives when creating this workshop: What is my personal definition of respect? What does respect mean to these children? How can we define respect together? For example, I found that the children's general idea of respect focused heavily on providing service to others; it felt important for me to then spend time discussing the significance of self-respect and boundaries. | |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | Reviewed | |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Undergraduate | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Awards (VKURA) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/22550 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Victoria | |
| dc.subject | social work | |
| dc.subject | counselling | |
| dc.subject | volunteer | |
| dc.subject | primary school | |
| dc.subject | travel | |
| dc.subject | Jamaica | |
| dc.title | Developing & delivering workshops to school-aged children in Saint Mary, Jamaica | |
| dc.type | Poster |