Service to Others
Humanics in Action
Each year, Springfield College students, faculty, and staff participate in Humanics in Action Day, where they participate in service projects throughout the community. The day brings the College community together to help better the community around them.
Pride Cares
The Pride Cares peer-to-peer program offers a unique opportunity for our students to receive training so they can serve as support for other students who may be experiencing a mental health challenge. The program aligns with our Humanics philosophy of service to others. The training helps the students to better understand mental health, such as depression and anxiety, and to identify warning signs and learn how to connect with their peers who need the help.
Occupational Therapy Adulting Academy
Second-year graduate students in the Occupational Therapy program have the opportunity to see the entirety of the occupational therapy process in action—from evaluation to discharge when they lead Springfield College Adulting Academy workshops for participants from the local community. Students are responsible for selecting and completing assessments to best capitalize on the interests and strengths of the Academy participants. Students further develop individualized plans of care for each assigned participant, developing individual and group treatment sessions to meet identified treatment goals. Students gain experience in written and oral communication through daily documentation and debriefings with their classmates and professors.
Physical Therapy and Community Mobility Clinic
With Springfield College offering free physical therapy services to people in the local community living with mobility issues, and who face economic challenges, they aren’t the only ones who benefit. Our students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program work with these individuals to provide clinical services and develop educational offerings. These kinds of opportunities help the students prepare for future leadership roles, among many other benefits. The students are supervised by our faculty members, who are licensed physical therapists.
AmeriCorps
Through the AmeriCorps Program, you can serve in schools (grades K through 12), where you can facilitate interventions targeting risk factors that lead to dropping out of school, low attendance, behavioral/disciplinary issues, and course failure.
