The Community Action Poverty Simulation (CAPS) is a unique, interactive experience designed to help participants appreciate what it may be like to live in poverty. Students across the University of Alaska Anchorage programs will explore the realities of living with a small budget, limited time, and high stress by role-playing as familial units challenged by a specific set of circumstances. It is designed to help us “re-think” poverty and explore how we as individuals and collectively through our work, our school, or our profession, find new ways to assist those facing disparity everyday.
The overall goal of this interprofessional learning event is to bring together students, faculty, individuals in the community and representatives from local organizations to begin a dialogue addressing challenges faced daily by the many who live with disparity in our community. We hope to foster interprofessional collaboration among participants as we explore coordinated community outreach and access to social and health services.
An integral ingredient to the success of this activity is the volunteers who will be asked to portray various community roles embedded in the simulation design. Volunteers will join the learners through the simulation activity and enhance their learning during the debriefing. This is an opportunity to share meaningful experiences and insight for future providers who will have to deliver team-based, patient-centered care for one of Alaska's most vulnerable populations.
Event Date: Friday, 4/14/2023
Event Time: 8:00am - 11:00am
Event Location: University of Alaska Anchorage, Main Campus
To volunteer for this interprofessional education simulation activity, please complete the form below.
