Interning at the Martin Gipson Socialization Center: Promoting Reintegration and Mental Wellness
Poster Number
17B
Format
Poster Presentation
Faculty Mentor Name
Matthew Normand
Faculty Mentor Department
Psychology
Additional Faculty Mentor Name
Todd Fabian
Additional Faculty Mentor Department
Department of Psychology
Abstract/Artist Statement
The Martin Gipson Socialization Center is part of Stockton’s Community Re-Entry Program, a behavioral-based program that is funded through county and other state funding sources. It is a drop-in facility that provides services for adults with a mental illness diagnosis. Services include small, subject-based courses, in which consumers learn various independent living skills. In addition, the center provides leisure time usage, part-time employment jobs, referral needs, and other opportunities that promote wellness in patients’ daily functioning. Through these various services, individuals learn to reintegrate into the community and maintain their overall quality of life.
As the student intern, my responsibilities were to develop rapport with consumers in various recreational activities, teach health and wellness classes to small groups, and write progress notes for billable patients. A typical day’s activities involved engaging with individuals in billiards, dominoes, karaoke, etc. I would also work individually with consumers in promoting their social skills.
The classes were based on a topic’s skill area decided upon by the program. Topics I taught included medication education, social skills, and anger management. Depending on the specific skill area, I had the option to give consumers worksheets, make the class discussion-based, or both. After, I would write the necessary progress notes for each billable patient. Here, their progress was measured on three criteria: 1) percentage of correct or appropriate responses on a given lesson, 2) the number of times consumers disrupted the class, and 3) the numbers of times they needed to be prompted to answer discussion questions.
Location
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
Start Date
29-4-2017 10:00 AM
End Date
29-4-2017 12:00 PM
Interning at the Martin Gipson Socialization Center: Promoting Reintegration and Mental Wellness
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
The Martin Gipson Socialization Center is part of Stockton’s Community Re-Entry Program, a behavioral-based program that is funded through county and other state funding sources. It is a drop-in facility that provides services for adults with a mental illness diagnosis. Services include small, subject-based courses, in which consumers learn various independent living skills. In addition, the center provides leisure time usage, part-time employment jobs, referral needs, and other opportunities that promote wellness in patients’ daily functioning. Through these various services, individuals learn to reintegrate into the community and maintain their overall quality of life.
As the student intern, my responsibilities were to develop rapport with consumers in various recreational activities, teach health and wellness classes to small groups, and write progress notes for billable patients. A typical day’s activities involved engaging with individuals in billiards, dominoes, karaoke, etc. I would also work individually with consumers in promoting their social skills.
The classes were based on a topic’s skill area decided upon by the program. Topics I taught included medication education, social skills, and anger management. Depending on the specific skill area, I had the option to give consumers worksheets, make the class discussion-based, or both. After, I would write the necessary progress notes for each billable patient. Here, their progress was measured on three criteria: 1) percentage of correct or appropriate responses on a given lesson, 2) the number of times consumers disrupted the class, and 3) the numbers of times they needed to be prompted to answer discussion questions.