Health and Wellness Projects (Jan 2024)
General
- Certificate
- 33 learners; teams of 5
- 60 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 1/7 project matches
- Canada
- Academic experience
- Non profit
- Education, Any, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society, Hospital, health, wellness & medical, Academic association
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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January 11, 2024Experience start
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February 18, 2024Mid-term Check-in
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April 15, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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January 11, 2024Experience start
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February 18, 2024Mid-term Check-in
Group project update, including: number of hours contributed (per student in the group), activities/research completed thus far, end goals for the group's project.
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April 15, 2024Experience end
Overview
- Details
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This service learning course will provide an opportunity for you to work with our talented internationally educated health care professionals (nurses, dentists, doctors, physiotherapists, mid-wives, medical lab technologists and pharmacists).
Our students are eager to interact with various health care professionals and clients within a Canadian health care context. Through interactions with various clients and different health care professionals, the students will have the opportunity to communicate virtually with your clients, staff, and address your organization's needs.
These students are in their 4th & final semester, & they are fluent in multiple languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Gujarati, Spanish, Tagalog & Bisaya. They are interested in increasing their knowledge of "real life" Canadian health care. However, they are not licensed health practitioners in Canada. Groups of 1 - 5.
Ideal employers:
Health-related organizations, Non-profit service agencies, Long-term home, Hospitals
- Learner skills
- Teamwork, Problem solving, Research and analysis, Communication, Reflection
- Deliverables
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Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project. The student will complete 60 hours with your organization by April, 2024.
Project Examples
Project examples include but are not limited to:
Projects that respond directly to issues of social isolation, service interruption, etc. for your agency. Projects that assist an agency with policy, program development, etc.Mental health promotion projects within communities. Be a 'friendly virtual visitor' to social isolated individuals such as seniors or individuals with developmental disabilities. Virtually assist running a kids or families-focused group, Community outreach, engagement and/or community development. Social justice and/or advocacy work, including social policy research and/or advocacy
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.