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The Need for Mental Health Resources in Migrant Farm Working Families
Get PDFThe focus of my capstone project is on providing mental health resources for migrant workers and their families. Language barriers and cultural differences are a big obstacle for these parents. Because of this, it is hard for parents to seek help. Language barriers can make communicating one’s struggles with healthcare providers difficult. These topics can be difficult for anyone to put into words, but it’s especially challenging for those who may not speak the same language as the healthcare professional. Per my experience cultural and language barriers are a big obstacle these families face. This could be because they can often face discrimination, they are scared of there’re legal status and they lack the support of their family. My main focus for this capstone is to provide services and support mental health within the immigrant community. There is a need for delivering mental health information and resources to migrant farmworkers and show them positive coping skills so they can better their mental health. To help inform migrant farm working families about mental health disorders and resources around their community that are free for everyone. Due to this I created a one-hour workshop at a MSHS in Salinas, CA that caters to migrant seasonal farm worker families who have preschool age children
Mental Health and the Well-Being of Adolescents
Get PDFThis capstone project focuses on adolescents’ mental health and well-being. Before the age of twenty-five 70% of mental health disorders start to develop which is why it’s important to teach adolescents ways to improve their mental well-being along with the signs of mental disorders (Kutcher et al., 2008). According to the World Health Organization, many of those adolescents\u27 mental health conditions go unrecognized or untreated. Those illnesses often go unrecognized and untreated because of the stigma that follows mental health including cultural differences. Because of those differences, many adolescents will go into adulthood still struggling with their mental well-being and being unable to cope with life stressors because of the little knowledge they have. Since there is a stigma around mental health there is a need to educate adolescents about mental health and show them ways they can better their mental health. To help inform adolescents about mental health I created a one-day workshop that would educate them about mental health illnesses common in the adolescent years, along with factors that contribute to poor mental health and coping strategies they can use when faced with life stressors. The workshop was taught in a rural community school called Chualar Union School and was taught to early adolescents ranging from the ages of 11-13
The Importance of Maintaining Healthy Relationships in Middle Childhood
Get PDFMy Capstone Project focuses on the importance of healthy relationships in middle childhood, ages nine to eleven. Middle childhood is a sensitive time period in the lifespan . Fourth and fifth graders in particular (9-11 years of age) are gaining a greater perception of the world around them as they are anticipating adolescence. These factors can have an influence on their peer relationships. In completing service learning at Henry F. Kammann elementary school in Salinas, California, I have learned that most students have dealt with peer conflicts (bullying, discrimination). As stated in an article called Middle Childhood, “Children in this age range are beginning to face issues of anxiety, depression, behavioral issues and more…” (Haring, 2023) It is important that they understand the significance of healthy relationships/how to ensure the success of relationships. To meet a service need, I will conduct a set of three lessons to a group of fourth and fifth graders that teach the importance of healthy friendships/relationships. These lessons will not only offer knowledge and awareness, but a setting where individuals can connect with each other as well. The lessons will focus on three areas. First, I will teach the importance of healthy peer relationships and relationship maintenance. Second, the students will be taught the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships, as well as red flags and what to watch out for. Finally, students will be taught techniques on how to be a good friend. The expected location is to be Henry F. Kammann Elementary School
Implementing Anti-Bias Curriculum in the Kindergarten Classroom
Get PDFThe capstone project will be centered on teaching about diversity and inclusion to four to five-year-old children in a predominantly Latino elementary school. There is a lack of cultural, racial, and family representation in the early childhood curriculum which makes it difficult for some students to establish their identity and sense of belonging in school. The lack of diverse representations also makes it difficult to instill compassion, kindness, and empathy in multicultural and other diverse settings. To help with the problem, the installation of an anti-bias curriculum can lead to the creation of a community that supports all dimensions of human differences. Therefore, I developed three lessons for kindergarten children that promote appreciating diversity and treating people with respect regardless of their background. To start I will have a subtopic about family diversity centering on the different shapes and sizes of family variety. Then I will implement a lesson on cultural diversity by showcasing worldwide celebrations. Lastly, a subtopic on skin color will focus on why people have different skin tones. These three activities will generally focus on the acceptance of others to increase children’s development of inclusiveness. This will take place in Landmark Elementary in Watsonville with a group of primarily Latino kindergarten students
Increasing Emotional Regulation for First Graders
No full textThis capstone project focuses on emotional regulation skills in first graders. In first grade, children tend to go through a variety of different emotions each day. One of the biggest challenges when it comes to working with first graders is how they manage those emotions. Self-regulation is a child’s ability to manage their emotional behaviors (Clark et al., 2020). When young children are overcome with emotions, their natural responses can potentially cause negative outcomes. When emotional dysregulation occurs, children tend to react with aggression which can take the form of hitting, screaming, kicking, etc. While observing at the after school YMCA program, I noticed many of the first graders react with physical or verbal aggression whenever they feel strong negative emotions. This demonstrates a need for improving self-regulation in order to prevent situations where children can be physically and emotionally harmed, which can also help to encourage more positive outcomes. Based on this need, I developed a series of three lessons that teach emotional regulation skills. The goal was to help children recognize emotions, communicate their emotions, and cope with emotions. My participants were a group of first graders, aged six and seven, who are enrolled in an after school program at Spreckels Elementary School
Strategies for Helping Collegiate Athletes Cope with Mental Health and Financial Issues
Get PDFThis capstone project focuses on collegiate athletes’ mental health and financial problems and how they can cope with them. The project is founded on the belief that there is an apparent demand for services offering practical coping mechanisms and financial guidance to collegiate students. Thus, the project includes a one-day workshop to equip student-athletes with strategies to manage mental health and financial issues. The workshops will take place on the main campus at California State University Monterey Bay (CSUMB). It was about engaging with a wide range of athletes from across campus and equipping them with convenient tools and support. The target population for this intervention is student athletes aged 18-24 from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds and various academic disciplines. Addressing the mental health and financial concerns among college athletes is a pathway to psychological well-being, effective coping, economic stability, and improved academic and athletics performance
The Routledge Handbook of Latinx Life Writing
No full textThe Routledge Handbook of Latinx Life Writing provides an in‑depth introduction to Latinx life writing, taking a historical approach to the study of a variety of key Latinx life writers, genres, and thematic concerns. This volume includes chapters on fundamental genres of Latinx life writing including memoir, autobiography, oral history, testimonio, comics and graphic texts, poetry of protest, and theatre to more fully depict the breadth, dynamism, and vibrancy of Latinx life writing. Latinx people continuously engaged in the empowering act of telling their stories and narrating their lives, producing writing that at various times and in various ways expressed their joy, expressed their rage and anguish, and ultimately, asserted their subjectivity all the while indelibly contributing to the American literary landscape.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/fac_books/1086/thumbnail.jp
Spatial and Temporal Variability in Nutritional Physiology of Pyropia perforata
Get PDFThe red alga, Pyropia perforata, commonly referred to as nori, is ubiquitous in intertidal communities throughout coastal California and offers high nutritional value to marine herbivores. However, California rocky shores are dynamic ecosystems, with dramatic abiotic and biotic shifts resulting in environmental heterogeneity. Research has shown that seaweed nutrient physiology is impacted by environmental heterogeneity, yet there is sparse data on how internal nitrogen and total protein content change as a result of environmental heterogeneity. Here, I studied the impacts of seasonality, geography (spanning 4° of latitude from Northern to Southern California), and the onset of environmental heterogeneity on internal nitrogen percentages and total protein content in the nutrient rich, broadly distributed red alga P. perforata. Percent nitrogen and total protein in P. perforata were found to be higher in northern sites compared to southern sites, suggesting a spatial influence on nutrient physiology. Moreover, the winter and spring seasons had higher % nitrogen and total protein compared to summer and fall, further suggesting a temporal effect on nutrient physiology. Cultured P. perforata also exhibited an increase in % nitrogen and total protein as nutrient concentration increased, an effect that was consistent whether the nitrogen source provided was nitrate (NO3-) or ammonium (NH4+). There was little evidence, however, of a correlation between abiotic factors (including temperature, solar radiation, day length, chl ɑ , wind speed, Coastal Upwelling Transport Index, Biologically Effective Upwelling Transport Index , and estimated nitrate) with % nitrogen and total protein. However, solar radiation, daylength, and sea surface nitrogen concentration were significantly correlated with % nitrogen. Overall, there is evidence from this study that % nitrogen and total protein in P. perforata vary as a function of time and space. Furthermore, environmental nitrogen concentration can be used as a proxy for internal nitrogen content
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training Tracker
Get PDFThis capstone project focuses on developing a tracking system for the Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) program offered by AIM Youth Mental Health. The program, which helps both youth and community members address trauma and mental health crises, lacks an organized system to track participant data. This project addresses this gap by creating a comprehensive Excel spreadsheet that records essential participant information. The tracker will document data starting from 2022 and will be updated regularly as new trainings occur. By implementing this tracking system, AIM Youth Mental Health will be able to demonstrate the program\u27s effectiveness to potential funders and stakeholders, ultimately increasing community participation and outreach. The project resulted in an improvement agency wide in organization and access to program information which met expected outcomes of this project. Agency next steps to address the problem include continuation of the YMHFA training and research of youth mental health
Benefits of Afterschool Programs on the Academic Achievement and Social Development for Upper Grade Elementary School Students
Get PDFAfterschool programs provide beneficial support for students by offering tutoring, homework help, and enrichment/teach programs that reinforce classroom learning. These programs help young students build essential math, reading, and critical thinking skills. My capstone project explores the positive impact of afterschool programs on upper elementary school student\u27s academic achievement and social development. Through the use of literature review and interviews with administrators, expanded learning coordinators, and teachers, the result findings revealed that afterschool programs are crucial in helping students meet their academic and social needs. It is also important to note that school-based academic support programs are safe in supervised environments where enrichment/teach programs are implemented and considered as critical factors in promoting student success