Spring 2020 Semester Including Commencement, It Was Devastating to All Students
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Internship Abstract Traditional Internships Fieldwork Internships 1 Internship Abstract Title: Promotion of Health and Wellness Goals Name: Emily Accardo Preceptors: Direct and Project Supervisor: Christopher Fischer, MD, Agency Owner Agency: Fischer Health & Rehab Center Purpose: To draw awareness to the importance of a healthy recovery within the community and suggest treatment options for improving whole-body health through social media. Significance: The chiropractic care helps restore the body’s natural structure from an injury or accident. The spine is like the major highway of all of your nervous systems and any blockades can be detrimental to one's health (Wheeler, 2020). Having a misaligned spine not only could cause discomfort or pain but can also cause problems with other areas of your body. These problems occur when there are interruptions in the normal communication of information between the brain and the body, and chiropractic care can correct that. One Hundred million Americans suffer from chronic pain, many chiropractic care treatments can help people manage chronic pain caused by a neck or back pain (Wheeler, 2020). Educating the community on how to deal with pain caused by an injury or accident increases the likelihood of a healthy and full recovery. This project seeks to provide chiropractic care information through social media platforms to bring awareness to the importance of healthy recovery and improving whole-body health within the community. Method/Approach: Instagram was used to promote content marketing and raise awareness of the importance of a healthy recovery after an accident/injury to local residents. Posts begin with the importance of chiropractic care and the reasons for getting treatment. Posts were made at least every other day over a month to signify the importance of chiropractic care and the reasons to obtain it. Outcomes/Results: The Instagram page actively created 20 posts throughout a month that educated the followers on chiropractic care and the reasons to help heal the body. This resulted in more people being knowledgeable about how to take care of their bodies after an injury and/or accident. Many people wait too long to get the care they need and spreading awareness helps people to get better faster with proper care. The number of likes on each post will determine if the post was reachable and knowledgeable to the followers. The average number of likes on each post before the constant posting was 5. After posting 20 pictures with knowledge about ways to help heal the body and engaging with followers, the average number of likes on each post raised to 20 (300%). The number of followers the Instagram page had before the active posting was 82. The Instagram page now has a total of 155 followers (~89%). This proved that the active posting and engaging with the followers increased the Instagrams’ activity and following. Evaluation/Conclusion: A significant increase in posts was made about the importance of whole-body health, recovery, and why chiropractic care can help. To discover if the information posted was helpful to the followers, the number of likes each post received and the number of followers was tracked. The change of interaction and likes within the Instagram page determined that the active posts were successful in drawing awareness of a healthy recovery within the community. More people are following and engaging with the posts, which means they are gaining more knowledge about chiropractic care. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Cl5oBD-ZveVaeXMo7Yxk9yyHSEy16NGWQMkTPakA6zI/edit 2 Internship Abstract Title: Footprints for Life™ Program Evaluation Name: Valerie Acevedo Preceptors: Executive Director, Ezra Helfand and Deputy Director, Helen Varvi Agency: Wellspring Center for Prevention, East Brunswick New Jersey Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Footprints for Life™ program in Parkview Elementary School which educates students about healthy behaviors and helps build a strong foundation of life skills. Significance: The number of elementary school students trying Alcohol, Tobacco, and other Drugs (ATOD) increases each year. Intentions of trying different substances increases with grade, with an increase between 3rd and 4th grade and a larger increase between 5th and 6th grade (Andrews et al., 2003). Wellspring Center for Prevention aims to reduce childhood substance abuse by providing a primary prevention program, Footprints for Life™, to 2nd and 3rd grade students in Middlesex County. This project evaluates how well the Footprints for Life™ program educates students about healthy behaviors and social skills to prevent early childhood use of alcohol and other drugs. Method/Approach: The program began in October and ended mid-November. A prevention educator taught 2-3 classes a day for six weeks in Parkview Elementary School in Milltown, New Jersey. Each class lasted 40 minutes. The program aimed to help elementary school children build a foundation of life skills rooted in five core competencies: interpersonal skills, peaceful conflict resolution, planning and decision-making, resistance skills, and cultural competencies. Teacher pre- and post- surveys were collected to evaluate student learned behavior and overall outcomes. Outcomes/Results: Of the five 3rd grade classrooms observed (n=5), post-survey results found that 60% of teachers believed their students were very likely to consider consequences before making decisions, 100% of teachers believed their students were very likely to express needs and feelings appropriately, 60% of teachers believed their students were very likely to resolve conflicts with peers in a peaceful manner, 60% of teachers thought their students were very likely to suggest alternate ideas when faced with negative peer pressure, and 100% of teachers thought their students appreciated what it is like to be “different” or left out. Teachers found that expressing needs and feelings appropriately was the most learned behavior trait, with an 80% increase from somewhat likely to very likely and a 20% increase from not at all likely to very likely. Lastly, 80% of teachers found that the alcohol, tobacco, and other drug information was understandable for their student’s age. Evaluation/Conclusion: In conclusion, teachers thought the Footprints for Life™ program was an effective tool for teaching foundational life skills. According to the survey results, 100% of teachers observed change in student behavior and thought it was a result of participating in the program. Teachers also reported that they re-enforced Footprints for Life™ lessons in their own curriculum, especially coping and conflict resolution strategies. Although students learned foundational life skills, these lessons need to be reinforced in order to maintain healthy relationships and avoid substance use. Future research should analyze if continuing education throughout middle school and high school could reinforce foundational lessons learned in elementary school. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C1yktp0UefXaPlE5SmmqurklIa5HZNqpQBdRH8hMcTY/edit 3 Internship Abstract Title: Education Policy Analysis: Approaches To Increase Teacher Effectiveness in NYC Public Schools Name: Oyinade Adebayo Preceptors: Michelle Ortega Agency: Office of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries Purpose: To analyze current teacher effectiveness in NYC public schools and possible strategies, programs, and policies to increase teacher effectiveness. Significance: Teacher effectiveness within U.S public schools is a significant determinant of a student's academic success, achievement, and post-secondary success. Studies to evaluate newly hired teachers in New York Public Schools have shown large and persistent differences in effectiveness among students. Methods to determine teacher effectiveness within the last decade have included testing, teacher preparation programs, and teacher evaluations. This evidence indicates a need for more comprehensive preparation programs, evaluations, and policies to prepare teachers for success within NY public schools. This research explores several options to improve teacher effectiveness within New York City Public Schools. Method/Approach: To collect new methods of improving teacher effectiveness within NYC Public Schools, a literature review utilizing peer-reviewed articles from scholarly databases was conducted to gain a broader understanding of past and present actions the U.S Government has taken on teacher effectiveness. Research was also conducted to collect information on the past and present methods of evaluating teacher effectiveness within NYC Public Schools. Additionally, different methods used to combat low performing educators and evaluate their success rates were also studied. Outcomes/Results: Five scholarly articles were examined for this analysis, 2 focused on ineffectiveness of programs, 3 discussed current approaches to evaluating effectiveness, and 2 discussed policy implementation. Outcomes showed the current five-point definition of effective teachers and revealed that many measures of teacher effectiveness heavily focused on classroom performance and observation. Issues with the common measurement of effectiveness included the revelation that student achievement is soundly measured but effectiveness is not. Teacher certification which has heavily been used to evaluate the effectiveness of teachers may not be as useful as previously thought. Studies uncovered issues on teachers’ evaluation methods and determined systems for teacher ratings too low