Here at Douglas College, as part of our
Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied
Psychology
we would like to offer our students the
opportunity
to applied their theoretical and 
conceptual knowledge
that they have gained in the classroom in
a community setting
the course that i'm teaching right now it's called
application of psychological knowledge, which we also
label as service-learning as part of
this course
students are matched with community
partners to provide a minimum 45 hours of service
I with place through the Service
Learning with the
Coquitlam school district and I was
originally placed
at an elementary school in Coquitlam teaching dance as I have a dance
background and then I was that following
that I went to a
elementary school a community school
that from summer camp
so I was a camp leader there as well
through my placement I really learn how to
become a mentor and a leader
to different groups of children and
essentially that's preparing me for my
future career goals in teaching and counseling 
during my practicum at Croften Manor
which is a
independent living as well as an assist
care facility
for seniors I work one-on-one seniors
but
also in large group to assist them in
any way that I can including physical
exercise
social support and just
improving their quality of life as much
as I can. My practicum has helped me I think
because
it has reassured me that I have chosen the
right career path and
has given me the confidence that I can
work in this field and be successful
this class is not just about
volunteering service. there's a very important
learning component
that occurs here at Douglas College where
our students will receive supervision
mentorship as well as weekly interactive
seminars on what they're doing out in
the community
so in a way the course content and the
community work is meaningfully connected
this service learning experience provides our students
the opportunity
to explore perspective careers to learn about organizations to develop networks
but most importantly to give back to the
community
and to develop civic responsibility
