Name of Organization: (Include hyperlink) J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center The J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center (trudeaucenter.org)
Address:3445 Post Road, Warwick RI 02886
Description of the overall mission of this organization: "Our mission is to promote an enhanced quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities."
Ages of youth served:3-7
Name of Mentor:Richard Polacek
Hours worked: (number, days, times) 5-6 days a week Monday-Friday and Saturdays. Monday-Friday clinical hours 9-1, 1:30-4:00 Home Based on Wednesday night and Saturday mornings
Description of your role and duties: (include administrative or hands-on or both): Come in in the morning get the rooms ready for the clients, Make sure all books and materials are ready for lessons. Make sure clients eat their snacks/lunch, Potty trained (if need be), wash hands as soon as they enter this building. Provide safe and fun places. Work on targeted behaviors and lessons. Complete data both during session and at end of the day making sure all data is recorded.
Description of the culture of the place (how many people are in the office, dress code, communication style) Dress code includes business casual. We do not wear our best clothes in case of clients having accidents on us or throwing up on us. Communication is great at the Trudeau center. They want to hear your input and concerns and how we can improve not only as a team but for a client as well. In the morning there are about 15 people working and in the afternoon there is 10-12 people, Depending on if the clients have a speech that day or not.
Additional Requirements: (travel, etc) Home based is traveling to clients homes.
Special notes on the process of getting this internship:You have to go through interviews and training for cpr/first aid, safety training, fingerprints and DCYF Background and Driving record.
Other internship opportunities with this organization: Training, Home based, Clinical, Opportunities to move up.
What three TAGS would you use to label this internship?
sports, preschool, DCYF, teenagers, administrative, trauma, mentoring, hands-on, art, science, afterschool, dance, curriculum, library, school, leadership, paid,
Your name:Kylie Capaldo
Your cohort: 8
Your email address if others can contact you:Kcapaldo_0049@email.ric.edu
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