Date

5-2025

Document Type

Capstone Project (Open Access)

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Department

Health, Human Services and Public Policy

Major

Collaborative Health and Human Services

Abstract

Social isolation is a silent, yet extreme issue that many people in the United States are facing everyday that bleeds into many aspects of an individual’s life. In order to address this issue within the community, Safe Families for Children Monterey Bay implemented this capstone project. Safe Families for Children Monterey Bay is a preventative measure organization that works to help support families in crisis in order to keep children out of the foster care system and families together. The community served by this agency are primarily single-parent families with children who are facing social isolation. The purpose of the social/emotional learning workshop implemented through the creation of a curriculum and held at Soft Heart Farm in La Selva Beach, California, was to connect youth who are facing social isolation while also learning and enjoying activities based on anxiety management techniques. Through a focus group done at the end of the workshop with the participants, the workshop was found to meet the expected outcome of connecting the participants and creating enjoyment for them, but it did not necessarily meet the expected outcome of the participants learning and resonating with the anxiety management techniques. I recommend that my agency continues implementing this workshop and work towards shaping it to be even more applicable in the future.

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