Service Learning :: Papers

For my psychology paper I chose to do Service Learning. I volunteered 20 hours at the Benton County Womens hold dear. I enjoyed the time that I served there. They really do me feel needed and welcome. I decided, however, that I would non be surefooted of a career in this field. Just in the small union of time that I volunteered there my heart wrenched for the girls there. I felt disoriented to do more for them. And yes, I even felt sorry for them. That is not to say that I am not going to continuing volunteering. I have arranged with the organization to volunteer two Saturdays a month. perchance it is me that is weak. I suppose to some degree we are all weak. only if the women I encountered there had the confidence of a child just germ to walk determined, but shaky. I couldnt watch the inner conflict and offend these women endure on a daily basis. I have gained a respect and admiration for those who can. However, my chosen field of study is Public transaction and it is my hope to someday gain a position at a charitable organization and become a spokeswoman for a greater cause.The Benton County Womens Shelter is a non-profit organization, a corporation with an overall purpose to work towards alleviating the problems of family violence. They append shelter, counseling and financial assistances to women in an effort to instill a mavin of self-purpose and self-esteem. I learned within my first hours of service what a realise this service is to the women there. Without it, several would have no where to go. However, through my volunteer work, I seemed to see the same pattern repeat itself over and over. The women had little or no self-esteem. Most came from poverty situations. All of the women I encountered had children. All seemed uncertain of their ability to support themselves and their children. Alcohol reappeared over and over again. Aggression problems surfaced in both the women and their children. Mostly, all just seeme d lost and were searching for a seminal fluid of comfort and security. That is what we do at the Benton County Womens Shelter. We give the women a sense of self-worth. We discover them how to beat the cycle of abuse.