Extra Credit in PSY 255:

 

Interview someone with an exceptionality.  Make sure you have their permission to interview them and to write a paper on your findings.  Answer the following questions in the form of a typed paper, double-spaced, font of twelve, one-inch margins:

 

1)      What is the nature of your exceptionality?

2)      How has it impacted your life as a student?

3)      How has it impacted your life as an employee?

4)      How has it impacted your life socially?

5)      What services have been the most helpful?

6)      What services have been the least helpful?

7)      What information do you think is the most important for someone is the human services field to have when working with people with exceptionalities?

8)      How should people refer to you in terms of your exceptionality?

9)      If you wrote a book about your life, what would you title it?

10)  Is there any other information you would like me to include?

 

This is due at the beginning of class on Monday, April 5th, 2004, and is worth up to 25 points.