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The Vital Role Of School Bus Drivers In Supporting Students With Special Needs, Georgina Solano Zepeda
The Vital Role Of School Bus Drivers In Supporting Students With Special Needs, Georgina Solano Zepeda
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This capstone project addressed the challenges faced by new and experienced bilingual school bus drivers who transport special education students. According to the California Department of Education, transportation must be provided at no cost to those special education students ages 3-21 who are eligible as part of related services. The training for school bus drivers typically covers safe driving, vehicle operation, and basic student management. However, they often receive minimal or no specialized training to work with students with special needs. California had an estimated 38,000 school bus drivers in 2020, making it one of the states with the highest …
Breaking The Silence: What Isn't Being Said About Grieving Students, Robin Farian
Breaking The Silence: What Isn't Being Said About Grieving Students, Robin Farian
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The focus issue addressed in this Capstone Project is how well teachers are trained to support a student who is grieving. This is an important issue for teachers because a student who is grieving is in a very vulnerable place, and the way a teacher responds can be very beneficial or detrimental to the student. An argument is made that teachers should be better prepared for a situation where a student is struggling with grief. Considerations of the issue should include the perspectives of teachers who have experience teaching grieving students. Three action options emerged from an analysis of the …
Better Budtender Training, Vincent Mcdonald Castillo
Better Budtender Training, Vincent Mcdonald Castillo
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
A survey conducted by the cannabis education program in the Monterey County Health Department (MCHD) concluded that around 57% of users in the county do not feel educated enough in the subject to form their own educated opinions about cannabis use (Cannabis Education Survey 2022). The MCHD decided to address this concern by collaborating with local dispensaries to provide an educational course in video form for budtenders. This video provides factual information on consumption methods, how differently they may affect people and the recommended time to wait before operating a vehicle. Following this education, consumers of cannabis will have reliable …
Evaluating Post-Training Engagement, Alyssa B. Trinity, Caitlyn D. Gonzalez
Evaluating Post-Training Engagement, Alyssa B. Trinity, Caitlyn D. Gonzalez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Impact Launch (IL) is a collective of social impact professionals dedicated to creating sustainable and equitable change. IL provides strategic planning, project design, collaborative capacity building, coaching, and leadership intensives. Similar to those who’ve undergone other training programs, alumni of IL’s leadership training are prone to becoming disengaged with the tools and stagnant in their learning. The purpose of this project was to begin efforts to increase alumni engagement with the tools and each other through conducting a series of interviews. Six alumni were interviewed to collect feedback on how IL can better support engagement. The major expected outcome for …
Addressing The Need, Laurel Fry
Addressing The Need, Laurel Fry
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Community Solutions is a nonprofit agency that provides comprehensive spectrum of prevention intervention treatment and residential services to the communities of Santa Clara and San Benito. They provide services and support to help children, families, and individuals overcome the challenges of mental health issues substance abuse, trauma, severe family dysfunction, sexual and domestic violence, and human trafficking. With the growing need of mental health services, new graduates are needing assistance in obtaining a career. This project is to create and present a training to help assist these new hires in obtaining a career. It is expected that those who attend …
Assessing Professionals Working With Latinx Families With Special Needs In Monterey County, Jose Francisco Hernandez Rivera
Assessing Professionals Working With Latinx Families With Special Needs In Monterey County, Jose Francisco Hernandez Rivera
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Special Kids Connect (SKC) is a nonprofit organization serving children with disabilities and their families in Monterey County. This capstone project concentrated on the professionals working with children as part of SKC’s Early Start Intervention Program. The project’s objective was to discover local agencies' professional development training needs that serve Latinx families with disabled children between 2 to 8 years. Seventy-five child-care providers, early intervention service professionals, regional center staff, and school district personnel responded to the survey. They indicated an overall 60 % needed an understanding of systems related to IEPs, Early Start Services, Developmental Screenings, Social-Emotional Screenings, Regional …
Job Club Reset, Richard Espinoza
Job Club Reset, Richard Espinoza
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The Department of Rehabilitation has a program in place called Job Club for incoming clients. This project is a consolidation and revision of the current Job Club training presentations that is a part of the Department of Rehabilitation’s employment process. The Job Club training provides training in Soft Skills, Resume Writing, and an understanding of Professionalism in the sense of current Western American Culture. Unfortunately, the problem with the Job Club training was that it did not effectively communicate information to the audience. The contributing factors of this problem was that the presentations were very lengthy, lacked visual aids, had …
An In Depth Analysis: Following The Potential Long-Term Effects Of Loss Of Engagement On Students, Stephanie Zavala
An In Depth Analysis: Following The Potential Long-Term Effects Of Loss Of Engagement On Students, Stephanie Zavala
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This capstone paper examines the various factors influencing student engagement and academic performance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This report addresses the following research questions: (1) "What might be the long-term effects of loss of engagement on children after the COVID-19 pandemic? (2) What are the primary factors that affect student engagement? In a review of the literature, this paper examines the research on natural disasters, extreme weather conditions, truancy, and summer vacations to project the impact on interrupted education. In order to fully consider the impact of the year-long Shelter-in-Place order on a local middle school, this …
Increasing Awareness Of Mandated Reporting And Child Abuse, Madison Mulcahyzelenski
Increasing Awareness Of Mandated Reporting And Child Abuse, Madison Mulcahyzelenski
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Mandated reporting of child abuse and neglect laws were enacted to require reporting of possible abuse or neglect at the earliest possible stage from those who interact with children. However, many individuals in occupations that are mandated to report abuse or neglect do not realize or are not properly informed that their occupation falls under the laws of mandated reporting. To address this lack of awareness, I created one in-service training session for the staff of Morro Bay Aquatics that covered the laws surrounding mandated reporting, how to fill out a suspected abuse report, and how to identify abuse when …
Core Advocate Training Information, Paola Sauceda
Core Advocate Training Information, Paola Sauceda
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
CASA of Santa Cruz County is a non-profit 501(c) 3 agency that trains and supports court appointed special advocates for foster children from newborn to 18 years of age. Advocates are volunteers who are required to go through thirty-five hours of core service training, and CASA offers four core trainings throughout the year. Volunteers are required to commit to seeing the child for two to four hours a week, for up to two years. However, every case varies in length, and at times a case may require additional hours per week and may go on longer than two years. There …
High School Students With Learning Disabilities: Self-Advocacy Skills In The General Education Classroom, Adam P. Castro
High School Students With Learning Disabilities: Self-Advocacy Skills In The General Education Classroom, Adam P. Castro
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This study took an exploratory look into the perceptions of special education students and participating teachers in the use of self-advocacy skills in the general education classroom. A sample group of 5 mild to moderate high school graduation diploma track students with Learning Disabilities participated in a systematic self-advocacy training. After students practiced the self- advocacy skills in the real class setting, qualitative data was collected in the form of interviews, questionnaires and a focus group. Themes were discovered pertaining to the positive changes these students made, the ongoing challenges these students continue to face and strategies to improve self-advocacy …
Preparing Relative And Near Kin Caregivers : Evaluation Of Roots, Betsaida Macias Gonzalez
Preparing Relative And Near Kin Caregivers : Evaluation Of Roots, Betsaida Macias Gonzalez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Family and Children’s Services at the Monterey County Department of Social and Employment Services, MCDSES, strive for children’s stability and safety. In Monterey County, there are too many unsuccessful relative and near kin placements. Relatives and near kin caregivers are mandated to complete ROOTS training, Relative Offering Ongoing Ties and Support. ROOTS' curriculum intends to increase caregiver's knowledge to prepare and guide them in becoming a stable home for a child in need. The evaluation of ROOTS, a knowledge based pre/posttest, demonstrated the caregivers' appreciation of support and it gave a broad understanding of the knowledge gained by the caregivers.
Senior Capstone Project Final Research Report : Social Justice 2.0 -- Civil Rights, Cultural Diversity, And Equal Opportunity At Monterey County Department Of Social And Employment Services, Germaine Caldwell
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Monterey County Department of Social and Employment Services is federally mandated to provide non-biased services to disadvantaged residents. During these financially challenging times, it is especially imperative for agencies to distribute cost-efficient, effective services. This project utilizes electronic training to employees on discrimination-based regulations, decreasing expense and increasing community well-being.
Factors That Affect Fathers' Participation In Parent Training For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mark W. Wenzler
Factors That Affect Fathers' Participation In Parent Training For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mark W. Wenzler
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
This research study investigated the factors that affect fathers' participation in parent training for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Thirty-nine fathers of children with ASD completed a voluntary and anonymous online survey rating how several factors would affect their participation in parent training for fathers of children with ASD. Additionally, two focus groups were held, consisting of a total of ten fathers of children with ASD from the Central Coast region of California. These fathers described their previous participation in parent trainings and cited specific factors to include and avoid in parent training programs for fathers of children with …
Senior Capstone Project Final Research Report : Gaining Domestic Violence Victims' Trust In Monterey County Law Enforcement, Brooke Ashley
Senior Capstone Project Final Research Report : Gaining Domestic Violence Victims' Trust In Monterey County Law Enforcement, Brooke Ashley
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
Domestic violence victims can feel re-victimized when Monterey County law enforcement are involved. To assist with this problem, a domestic violence training for local law enforcement was collaboratively formed to their expressed needs. A workshop was also formed for women at the shelter to gain their trust in law enforcement.