Project Description

Project Description: The learning objectives of the course involve professional development and exploration of career objectives specifically related to Child Development. Each student’s fieldwork placement is determined by his/her specific interest in working with children, adolescents, (and their families) and the services provided by the community partners.

Community Partners:* Folsom Cordova Community Partnership Health Education Council A Touch of Understanding Language Academy of Sacramento NEW Lao Family Community Development NEW Placer Nature Center People Reaching Out Project R.I.D.E. Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services Wellspring Women's Center Sutter Medical Center Child Life Program David Reese Elementary School – ASES James Rutter Middle School Theodore Judah Elementary CSUS Associated Students Children's Center NCADD National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc 

Project Description: This class requires 40 hours of field experience/service learning at an assigned public elementary school. Students in this course will work closely with classroom teachers and their students to examine how theory and research in human development applies to public school setting.

Community Partners:Hubert Bancroft Elementary (SCUSD) Sequoia Elementary (SCUSD) Barbara Comstock Morse ElementarY (EGUSD)  

Project Description: This class requires 40 hours of field experience/service learning at an assigned public elementary school. Students in this course will work closely with classroom teachers and their students to examine how theory and research in human development applies to public school setting.

Community Partners:Hubert Bancroft Elementary (SCUSD) Sequoia Elementary (SCUSD) Barbara Comstock Morse ElementarY (EGUSD)  

Project Description: This class requires 40 hours of field experience/service learning at an assigned public elementary school. Students in this course will work closely with classroom teachers and their students to examine how theory and research in human development applies to public school setting.

Community Partners:Hubert Bancroft Elementary (SCUSD) Sequoia Elementary (SCUSD) Barbara Comstock Morse ElementarY (EGUSD)  

Project Description: This class requires 40 hours of field experience/service learning at an assigned public elementary school. Students in this course will work closely with classroom teachers and their students to examine how theory and research in human development applies to public school setting.

Community Partners:C.B. Wire Elementary 

Project Description: This class requires 40 hours of field experience/service learning at an assigned public elementary school. Students in this course will work closely with classroom teachers and their students to examine how theory and research in human development applies to public school setting.

Community Partners:Hubert Bancroft Elementary (SCUSD) Sequoia Elementary (SCUSD) Barbara Comstock Morse ElementarY (EGUSD)  

Project Description: The focus of the experience is on maternal-child and/or family health and wellness in a community-based setting. The overall goal is to provide an opportunity for students to integrate previously mastered and concurrently presented educational content regarding growth and development across the lifespan, communication, professional collaboration, cultural assessment, maternal-child assessment tools and techniques, and wellness education while providing service hours to a community-based partner agency.

Community Partners:Project R.I.D.E. Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services Soil Born Farms Strategies for Change Wellspring Women's Center Bridges After School Program (SJUSD)  

Project Description: The focus of the experience is on maternal-child and/or family health and wellness in a community-based setting. The overall goal is to provide an opportunity for students to integrate previously mastered and concurrently presented educational content regarding growth and development across the lifespan, communication, professional collaboration, cultural assessment, maternal-child assessment tools and techniques, and wellness education while providing service hours to a community-based partner agency.

Community Partners:Project R.I.D.E. Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services Soil Born Farms Strategies for Change Wellspring Women's Center Bridges After School Program: SJUSD 

Project Description: The focus of the experience is on maternal-child and/or family health and wellness in a community-based setting. The overall goal is to provide an opportunity for students to integrate previously mastered and concurrently presented educational content regarding growth and development across the lifespan, communication, professional collaboration, cultural assessment, maternal-child assessment tools and techniques, and wellness education while providing service hours to a community-based partner agency.

Community Partners:Project R.I.D.E. Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services Soil Born Farms Strategies for Change Wellspring Women's Center Bridges After School Program (SJUSD)  

Project Description: Give students hands-on experience with agencies that support families/children

Community Partners:Mission Oaks Recreation & Park District Ethel MacLeod Hart Senior Center People Reaching Oout CASA Salvation Army A.M. Winn Elementary California Protective Parents Association: Court Watch Project 

Project Description: Students will be able to experience the functions, actions of city government and participate in planning events and programs with city and community agencies and citizens as a method to understand the dynamics of city politics.

Community Partners:City of Sacramento Neighborhood Services Division 

Project Description: The course is designed to link sociocultural theories of developmental theories to practice. Sac State students work closely with elementary-aged students to learn how to link theory with practice through formal and informal learning activities. Their experiences with children and the course readings are linked in class discussions and reflective journals.

Community Partners:Tahoe Elementary 

Project Description: Students develop knowledge and skills in working with diverse families in the greater Sacramento community. Student-directed projects developed with input from the community partner provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate their competence in providing support to family service agencies and the families served. Class discussion is greatly impacted by input from students based on their experiences in service learning activities.

Community Partners:NCADD National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. People Reaching Out Sacramento Children's Home Sacramento Crisis Nurseries Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services Project R.I.D.E. Valley Hi Family Resource Center WEAVE Inc. St. John's Shelter for Women & Children Sutter Memorial Hospital-Child Life Specialists William Daylor High School (EGUSD) Lilliput Yolo Family Service Agency Reading Partners 

Project Description: Service learning activities provide an opportunity for students to gain direct service experience, develop skills and demonstrate awareness of the meaning of human diversity, oppression, social justice and advocacy within the social work profession.

Community Partners:Sacramento Mutual Housing NCADD 

Project Description: Community Service Learning presents a unique opportunity to develop a better self-understanding of why one might choose social work as a field of study and discover where you could make a valuable contribution in the future as a professional, volunteer and citizen. It is an opportunity for students to explore the world of practice and find social work meaning in everyday life. The assignments related to this experience are class discussions, a two page summary, and a presentation to the class.

Community Partners:Sacramento National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency(NCADD); Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services: SACA Center; People Reaching Out; Anna Kirchgater Elementary (EGUSD); Wellspring Women’s Center; Sacramento Mutual Housing Association; Community Against Sexual Harm; Folsom Cordova Community Partnership; Ethel Hart Senior Center; Charles Mack Elementary (EGUSD); William Daylor (EGUSD); Sol Collective; Union House (EGUSD); Prairie Elementary (EGUSD); James Rutter (EGUSD); Herman Leimbach (EGUSD); Florin Elementary (EGUSD); Encina High school (SJUSD); Joy of Living; Sutter Middle School (SCUSD); Eskaton; David Reese Elementary - ASES (EGUSD); California Protective Parents Association: Court Watch Project.