Summer Internship Experience (5D) by Chan Chi Chung

An Elderly Home

chaninet — 2020-09-21 01:04:55 UTC

Charlie
I was employed as an Assistant Caretaker in an elderly home set up by Po Leung Kuk.

Hong Kong Aids Foundation

2020-09-22 06:19:25 UTC

Meldred
Position : Assistant, caretaker

Mission : to limit the spread of HIV infection in the community and provide support for those affected by HIV/AIDS.

Vision : promoting HIV knowledge and increasing the awareness on HIV prevention among EM communities. Also, we hope to mobilize peer power on HIV prevention intervention by forming peer educator groups.

Hong Kong Aids Foundation

2020-09-22 06:21:06 UTC

Jess
- Distribution of HIV test kits & inform people about their test result
- planning to set up condom machines in MTR stations and universities
- recording videos about safe sexual activities and post them to the foundation's webpage
- having meetings with those affected by HIV/AIDS individually to understand their situation and providing assistance if necessary

Elderly Home

pmk160064 — 2020-09-22 06:21:20 UTC

Rain
There is a talent show by us
We performed magic trick ,drama, and hosted mini games for them to play
Some elderly even sang with us. When we were going to left, they wanted us to stay for a longer time.
We stayed and chatted for a hour. They say they really have a lot of fun and helped them pass through a boring day.

Communication skills

2020-09-22 06:21:36 UTC

Helping Hand

pmk160018 — 2020-09-22 06:21:47 UTC

Simon(take care of elderly)
mission:helping the elderly to enjoy happy life. take care of pensioners through good housing and professional care such as the provision of therapists, social workers and nurses.
vision:all vulnerable groups can live as normal people

Time management

pmk160058 — 2020-09-22 06:22:01 UTC

helps you learn to manage your time better by maintaining a balance between your work and personal life, without harming any of them.

Kary ^+^

Children Hospital

2020-09-22 06:22:06 UTC

Sheila
There is an accident happened. One of the patients fell down and got hurt. I was shocked and don't know how to deal with it.

the skills for take care of the elderly

2020-09-22 06:22:13 UTC

such as how to help them to have a shower and help them at the meal time

adapt to different unexpected things

2020-09-22 06:22:25 UTC

Cathy
you may need to think of the solution immediately when something happen

the sentence of sharing the personal experiences

pmk160093 — 2020-09-22 06:22:41 UTC

->I will never forget the time when…
->When this happened to me…/ During one of the times this happened to me…
->A memorable/ shocking/ typical/ bad/ terrible/ frightening/ sobering/ disappointing/ great/ life-changing/ good experience (that/ which) I had is…
Yoyo Wu(@.@) ∠( ᐛ 」∠)＿

Better control of emotions

2020-09-22 06:23:29 UTC

Mandy

Community CareAge Foundation

2020-09-22 06:24:11 UTC

Daisy
mission and vision: provide diversified and professional care services for elderly to enhance their quality of life

job: a helper of the workshop in nursing home

Hong Kong Down Syndrome Association

2020-09-22 06:24:31 UTC

Meldred
Position : Promoter, caretaker, assistant in vocational training for patients with down syndrome

Mission: to be a resource promoting public awareness, education and advocacy supporting individuals with Down syndrome and their families.

Vision : promoting personal growth and enabling affected individuals to complete vocational training and find employment. Also
campaigning for people with Down syndrome and other disabilities to be more fully included in society.

Making connection

pmk160058 — 2020-09-22 06:25:32 UTC

senior employees, clients, fellow interns, who can provide guidance, advice and help you in future job searches
Kary

Nursing home(Joyce)

2020-09-22 06:25:45 UTC

We chat with the elderly. They share about their memorable experiences in life
-delighting: their tradition, talent, family, what they enjoy
-depressing: family/lover was gone, harshness of life
Special incident: some elderly cry or being emotional

Pet centre

2020-09-22 06:25:53 UTC

Rice
The duties are cleaning of the floor and tank, also weeding and feeding the animals there. Also, sometimes need to play with the dogs and cats there, to make them happier and forget about the past sad experience.

Have you ever thought of ( exp of intern)

pmk160075 — 2020-09-22 06:26:07 UTC

Example : a reporter responsible for local
—> have you ever thought of interviewing some famous politicians and celebrities?
Make reader interested on your sharing ^_^

Celica Sze_φ(･_･

Don't be afraid to ask for help (Wing)

2020-09-22 06:27:07 UTC

You may find it hard to take care of the elderly and do not understand their needs, so you learn to ask the professional workers for help.

Elderly home

2020-09-22 06:30:50 UTC

Donald
Main duties:
take care of the elderly , chat with them , clean up their beds and floor ,tidying their room

Learning about the feelings about people with chronic/terminal feelings

2020-09-22 06:31:04 UTC

Mel
After spending time with the patients, I had the chance to listen to their personal stories.
- The difference in our perceptions of life (normal/ill)
-The pain and suffering that they have to go through
-Learning life lessons from their stories ( details in next column lol)

An eye-opening experience

chaninet — 2020-09-22 06:34:12 UTC

A once-in-a-lifetime-experience

chaninet — 2020-09-22 06:34:22 UTC

I volunteer to pay my weekly visit to this organization. I will bring my friends to serve this organization too!

chaninet — 2020-09-22 06:34:34 UTC