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Service Learning Reflection

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I participated in this service learning programme at Carinya aged Care … Preston Point road Bicton WA. This organisation assists and cares for the elderly and those who cannot support themselves. I started my volunteering on the 31st of June and completed the twenty hours in the weeks that followed. When visiting Carinya, the majority of my time was spent assisting those in the dementia ward, however, I also was able to spend time in other areas of the nursing home including the … I thoroughly enjoyed participating in a variety of jobs, as it gave me a chance to experience many aspects of volunteering in the nursing home and meet a number of different residents and staff members.

When undertaking my service activity, my aims were not only …show more content…

That wee are all created in God’s Image and likeness and the Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of moral vision for our society. It also believes that every person is precious and it calls people to love and treat everyone equally. Carinya Aged Care follows this teaching through the equal treatment of residents and the respect and love shown towards the elderly there. While volunteering, I witnessed all the staff members working continuously to assist the elderly and to create a warm, comfortable and loving environment, through allowing outdoor time, as well as extra blankets for those who were cold and pillows for those in beds. The social teaching also states that every person is precious, which is demonstrated at Carinya through the staff members working together to ensure the medical needs and welfare of the residents are addressed …show more content…

It allows student like myself to venture out of our comfort zone to help those in our society and to discover more about ourselves.
When first beginning the service activities I was a little hesitant with handling and interacting with the elderly. I found the whole process confronting and overwhelming at times, most probably as I was outside my comfort zone however, as time went by, I found myself opening up and becoming more comfortable around the residents which significantly increased the enjoyment and the .. gained from this experience. Entering the dementia ward was confronting as the residents who I was interacting with there, were not those who I would normally be interacting with in society., therefore, this experience had widened my view on those who need support in society and their daily life in comparison to my

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