Link Project-Kelsey Peters

1.    I volunteered at SACIS in Lawson Hall basement.
2.   When I volunteered I was given the task of working on a bulletin board for a presentation about working with children with disabilities. I was to find imagery for the bulletin. For this task I had to make sure I was using people first language and finding appropriate pictures that did not put disabilities in a negative light. One of the pictures I had found said disable children in a title and even though the picture was great I could not use it because that was putting the disability before the child. I had to put myself in the shoes of a child with a disability and think how I would feel if I saw these pictures. So I made sure that the pictures would not make anyone uncomfortable and portray a positive image!
3. I worked with Anne Wend. We talked for a short while about her experiences with family services and how I was feeling about my choice and where I wanted go when I graduated. She reassured me I was going in the right direction.  I was able to set up with her more time for me to come in during the school year to volunteer more. Even though I won’t be able to work with the crisis help line I will be able to participate with other activities that SACIS does.
4. This organization provides services to victims of sexual assault, sexual abuse and sexual harassment and support for family members.  The services provided include counseling, advocacy, referrals and information for anyone.  Presentations about prevention of sexual assault, sexual abuse and sexual harassment are given locally to help everyone understand the importance of not letting sexual assault go unnoticed.
5.     I thought that this assignment was really cool. I wish that SACIS would have had more work for me to do when I volunteered but since I cannot help with crisis hotline and since it is summer there was not too much I could do other than marketing things. However I did set up more volunteer work for the future semester and I am very excited about that!