Looking for an opportunity to get out in the community and earn
course credit? The Department of Social Work is offering several service
learning classes that will give you some amazing opportunities and
experiences. Work with local children over spring break, take an online
course on domestic violence, or be a part of an International
Student Volunteer opportunity to go do a community building project in South
Africa this summer! Information on each of these opportunities is below.
Spring Break for Kids, CLLC L100 Class #7128
Spring Break for Kids is a two credit service learning course
offered through Collins Living Learning Center. In this course students
will learn about the effects of domestic violence, poverty, homelessness, and
child abuse on children through class discussion, activities, and
readings. Students will then spend their Monday – Friday of spring break
working with local children from Middle Way House The Rise (a local domestic
violence program) during their science enrichment camp. This course will
include trips to the Indianapolis Zoo, Children’s Museum, Wylie House, Exotic
Feline Rescue Center, Wonder Lab, and many more. It is a great opportunity to
make a difference in your community while earning credit. The class meets 2/17,
2/24, 3/2, 3/9, 3/23, & 3/30 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. and Monday-Friday of
Spring Break 14th – 18th from 9: 00 a.m.
to 6:00 p.m. for service learning experience. Please direct any questions msimonto@indiana.edu
ISV Trip to South Africa
This summer I will be leading a group of IU students as part of an
International Student Volunteer (ISV) group to South Africa this summer to do a
community development project. Students will have two options.
Students can chose just to participate in the two week service trip or they
have the option of doing the two week service trip plus the two weeks of
adventure travel where they will join other ISV groups in South Africa to tour
and do activities across the country. Students will need to fundraise for their
trip and may be able to get course credit for the trip depending upon their
department. If you are interested we will have information sessions on December
11th from 12:00 -4:00 p.m. (presentations will start at 12, 1, 2, and
3 p.m. for an hour session) in Ballantine Hall Room 344. If students are
interested you can email me at msimonto@indiana.edu .If
you sign up for trip online it is important to use the group code USA-IN-UL004
to identify that you are going with the IU Bloomington group.
Here is a video link about the program that was done by
Larry King. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHkUSlEIsPo&feature=youtu.be
and more information on the work done in South Africa http://www.isvolunteers.org/destination/south-africa/volunteer-projects
ISV is the world’s highest rated volunteer program by over 35,000
student participants with an average rating of 4.85 out of 5.ISV has 34 members
of the U.S. Senate/Congress serving on ISV’s Board of Reference as endorsement
of the on-going volunteer efforts that ISV students accomplish globally. ISV is
certified by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation to
distribute the President’s Volunteer Service Award with a congratulatory letter
signed by President Barack Obama.ISV was named as one of the “Top Ten Volunteer
Organizations” by the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy in conjunction with the
U.S. State Department.
Contemporary Issues in Domestic Violence, SWK S300, Class #12607
This is an online course offered through the
school of social work. This course will explore contemporary issues
related to domestic violence, also known as Intimate Partner Violence
(IPV). Students will review the history of the movement to end domestic
violence. Theories of the cause of domestic violence will be surveyed along
with local, state, federal and international public policy issues. Prevention
and intervention models relevant to social work and other helping professions
will be explored, as well as community level practice and contemporary research
issues. In addition, students will examine the co-occurrence of domestic
violence and racism, homophobia and other forms of oppression to explore the
impact on survivors who are part of other at-risk groups. The relationship
between poverty and domestic violence will be an area of focus. Theoretical and
practical approaches to advocacy, including empowerment based interventions,
will be presented and applied to select case scenarios. The criminal justice
response to survivors and batterers will be surveyed. The course will analyze
research related to the impact of violence on the lives of survivors and their
children and how that affects psycho-social development across the lifespan. If
you have any questions please email Monte Simonton at msimonto@indiana.edu
