Let Your Fingers do the Walking

Let Your Fingers do the Walking

ESE380 : The Class : Commander Troy : Pensive Pat : Resources

Find a local phone book for the area in which you work or think you may be working. Based on the ideas from the online lesson, Exploring Distant Galaxies, explore the phone book to see what kind of services are available in your community. Print the check-off list below and mark the services available in your community.

	Behavioral Health Services	Human Resources	Occupational Therapist
	County School Superintendent	Job Services	Physical therapist
	Dentist for children	Juvenile Justice	Speech pathologist, therapist
	Doctor who understands	Legal advocacy/ Ombudsman	Social Services
	Eye Specialist for children	Legislators	United Way
	Family counseling	School District	Victim's Rights
State Ed. Dept	Transportation	Support Groups	Vocational Rehabilitation

Analyze the list for missing services. Write a plan for how you would mitigate the missing services in your community. Post it in WebCT.

Rubric

Excellent: The list is organized and specific to one locale. There are at least 20 names and phone numbers from a diverse group of service providers. The student shares findings with others. In the case of the BJ assignment, the names were developed after talking with a specialist in the field and there is a WebCT listing of 20 or more agencies or groups who provide services.

Good: There is evidence of a search with at least 10 agencies and phone numbers represented in the list.

Once you have finished you should:

Go on to Online Lesson 2
or
Go back to Pensive Pat

E-mail J'Anne Ellsworth at Janne.Ellsworth@nau.edu
Course developed by J'Anne Ellsworth