Individual Reflections
Tan Xin Xin | T03
Introduction
The Community Programme Proposal is an integrated 5-module group project work involving modules such as Abnormal Psychology, Managing Social Services, Group Dynamics and Facilitation, Health Psychology and Statistics and Research Methods II. Every module had their various requirements and the beauty of of it was how each module, vastly different in nature, came together to facilitate a hands-on Service-Learning experience for Psychology Studies (PCS) students. The overall objective of this assignment was to design a community programme based on the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Framework, to raise awareness and knowledge for our target group. The programme was broken down into 3 separate sessions, spread across week 14 and 15 in semester 2.1. Through the tedious process of planning, preparation and execution of this project, I saw how different aspects of learning intertwined with one another in running an effective programme for our target audience.
Mass Group photo with children and staff from SCC @ Admiralty
Our partner organization was Care Corner Student Care Centre (SCC) at Admiralty and our target group was primary school children. My project group, which consists 7 people, was paired with 10 upper primary children from 9 to 12-year-old, with the exception of a 13-year-old boy. Our programme ‘Hold your horses’, focused on the central theme of impulse control, a domain in the SEL Framework which tackles the mental health issue of conduct disorder.
Session 1 - Spiderweb
Session 2 - Interactive story-telling
Session 3 - Deal with it
Hold your horses incorporates elements of fun through games, story-telling, role-play, lessons and a time of sharing and reflection. These fun-filled activities are specially designed and catered for children. Each of the 3 sessions focuses on different aspects of impulse control: Session 1 - Identify their impluses; Session 2 - Learn coping methods to control their impulses; Session 3 - Apply coping methods to manage their impulses. The following sections capture my reflections in relation to the various modules after the Service-Learning experience.