Thriving with OCA

Authors

Dyanna Reynoso Aguirre, University of Central FloridaFollow
Hermela Shenkute, University of Central FloridaFollow

Streaming Media

Files

Course Code

LDR

Course Number

3215

Faculty/Instructor

Dr. Stacey Malaret

Faculty/Instructor Email

Stacey.Malaret@ucf.edu

About the Author

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Hermela and Dyanna are both LEAD Scholars who are taking a Service-Learning course that focuses on helping people with special needs.

Thank you to Silvia Haas and Ashley Holley for allowing us to work with OCA!

Abstract, Summary, or Creative Statement

Working with OCA taught us how to work and help, people with special needs, more specifically children. Throughout our volunteering we helped kids at OCA with their arts and crafts, made sure they had their needs met and worked on building the skills when they were taught during their group sessions. We learned how to redirect their behaviors to something more positive, and we learned how to better communicate with kids who are nonverbal to make sure their needs are met.

Keywords

OCA; Service-Learning; Special needs; Disabilities

Recommended Citation

Reynoso Aguirre, Dyanna and Shenkute, Hermela, "Thriving with OCA" (2023). High Impact Practices Student Showcase Fall 2023. 62.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hip-2023fall/62