For the last Saturday, i went to a trip visiting the day care center and the salvation army boys home. It was an educational trip organized by our counseling lecturer and the committee from our course. In the morning, we visit The day care center, it actually is a center for those female who are recover from mentally sick, and also some who are still sick. although it is establish for female, they also accepting daily care for male patient which they come in day and back at night.
The residents inside is just looks like ordinary people, some of the even have children, they come in because their family member having difficulties take care of them. . They have freedom inside there, not much restriction for those who are recovered, just they have to take their medicine on time and take part in the activity inside the center. They can go outside with the permission of the staff. And ya they are not staying their for free, instead they are charged a monthly fee by center according to their financial status.
one thing i feel very impress that residents inside have their own skill, some of them are good in gardening, some of them are good in dancing, some of them is good on ceramic craft. They are independent, washing their own cloth and keeping their staying place clean. They said they are very happy staying in there, some of them staying there for a long time up to 10yr, they take it as their home and dun want to go back when they have chance to do so.
At first the center officer give us a brief talk about the center and then we have to join in the gym exercise session with the residents, i have to admit that they are good in dancing and i can't follow their steps>< After that, the counselor which in charge to the center, give us some learning about her jobs, there are few things i learn from her is that she said when you feel that you are out of focus toward the client's talking, change your pose, and learn to listen to your parents, it is the foundation on learning listening skills.
Next, we having our lunch at Bercham food court, the food there is damn nice especially the hong kong chu chang fen, and the langkap pau, yummy~ then we continue our visit to the salvation army boys home. It is a home for those single parent kids, their age group is between 6 to 16 yrs old. At first, we are introducing each other, then we are playing games together, the first game is the dancing, quite a childish dance move prepared by us, and it only attract the interest of the younger kid there, those who are in secondary school are not interested on it, they just see the show beside, and then forced to join in....feel sorry for them...then the next game is holding hand randomly and make into a circle without loose the hand. then we have some improv game, i enjoy it very much, and it is the happiest time compare to previous game....XD
honestly speaking, when at the salvation army there, i didn't interact much with the kids there, so in the result i didn't get approach much too...quite a realistic and sad moments after think back...^^" but even at the normal circumstances, i also quite less interact with people, especially for those who i not close with....they reason i can think of it is i lack of confident and i am a passive person.this is not a good habit so i have to learn to be more initiative.
In this trip i have seen quite alot of things that i haven seen before, and i glad i have the experience on it, it helping me on deciding which career field which i going join in industrial training. I have knew that i prefer to deal with normal people compare to those who are sick...and another thing is that i wonder am i suit to be a counselor?
here is the link of some picture taken during the trip.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?id=555742893&aid=163339&s=0&hash=f3c4f7cac172c7d3f134f3d43a8ada6d
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