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Visit or Call d Clinic
l.Explain that many people-including adults-avoid going to a
clinic or local doctor to discuss protection because they don't
know what to expect. Besides learning what services are offered
at local family planning clinics, this homework assignment asks
students to rate their comfort level while at the clinic. Hand out
the two-page homework and tell students they can complete the
assignment in one of four ways:
a. They can visit a clinic, complete homework and describe the
way to get to a clink.
b. They can visit a clinic and complete homework.
C. They can call a clinic, complete homework and describe the
way to get to a clinic.
d. They can call a clinic and complete homework.
Whichever version of the assignment students choose, they must
all complete Visit or Call a Clinic. For additional points, they
may complete The Way to the Clinic.
Pass out a local phone directory (or several) and have students
find the clinic section in the yellow pages. Select two or three
conveniently located clinics (or the clinics that have agreed to
participate) from which they can choose. Have them choose in
class so you can control the number of students contacting each
clinic. (If there is only one clinic, consider the alternatives below.)
Have students write the name of their clinic in the space provided
on the worksheet. If the clinics have given you information about
the best times to answer questions, etc., share those with students.
As a general rule, encourage them to visit the clinic in pairs, but
discourage going in groups larger than three. Encourage students
to go with their boyfriends or girlfriends, even those who aren't in
the class. Tell students they should bring back some literature
available from the clink. This could be a pamphlet or a flier
describing services. Remind them that clinics are professional
places and that they should use their best behavior. Additionally,
they should keep to themselves the names of anyone they see at
the clink.
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2. Conduct a brainstorming session to generate some questions that
can be used when visiting the clinic.
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