Community Disaster & Referral Plan
Overview
The is a practical assignment designed to familiarize you with the scope, nature, and extent of crisis services available within your local community and to familiarize yourself to the importance of being able to employ a community in action in time of a crisis. In developing this assignment, keep in mind this is a resource for you to use when serving clients in need of referrals to community resources, when responding to a community disaster, and to ensure you have a plan for self-care when responding to disasters. Community Disaster & Referral Plan. Upon completion of this assignment, you will have a reference for your personal use that is readily available and easily accessible. Refer to the resources provided in the “Community Disaster and Referral Plan Resources” found in the assignment link in Canvas.
Instructions
Your paper will be formatted in 3 sections: Referral List, Disaster Plan, and Treatment Plan using current APA style (professional version) for the following sections:
- Title page with the name of location or service area (ex. Central Virginia Area, Nashville Area, etc.),
- Table of Contents (see “Online Writing Center sample and template papers” provided in the “Community Disaster and Referral Plan Resources” found in the assignment link in Canvas) and use Word Reference tab to develop your TOC (use Word Help feature, as needed),
- Three (3) level I APA section headings: Referral list; Disaster Plan; Treatment Plan,
- Reference page,
- An abstract is not required.
- Length: 10-11½ pages of body,
- Follow the template below to format your paper and each section. This is not a narrative paper since it is a resource guide. Please note, the template may reformat or view differently as part of the instructions document in Canvas. It is recommended that you download these instructions to Word to see the actual formatting.
Title page: format in current APA style per the Online Writing Center (found under the Resources tab in the upper left corner of Canvas) Template and Sample papers.
Table of Contents
- Format in current APA style per the Online Writing Center (found under the Resources tab in the upper left corner of Canvas) Template and Sample papers.
- Include the 3 main headings and the subcategories for your Referral List (ex. Bereavement, Counseling, Food, Shelters)
- Length: ¼ page
Referral List
Develop a list of referral sources for your community dealing with various types of crises that may be experienced by your community. This plan will be a resource that you can use in your career. Include as many different types of referral categories to meet the needs across the life span. Community Disaster & Referral Plan. Examples include counseling, shelters, food pantries, support groups, free clinics, pregnancy centers, aging, mental illness, disabilities, career, etc. Make sure that this is original work and that you do not copy (plagiarize) but you do not need to cite each referral.
The referrals should be for your service location (current or future residence or service area). If you live in a rural area, expand your service area to include other surrounding counties in order for you to be able to meet the required resources.
Referral list and formatting:
- 50 referral sources (no more than 10 hotline/internet sources),
- Number the referrals continually 1–50,
- Format: single spaced,
- Categories
- Alphabetize the categories,
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- Include these in the Table of Contents under the Referral List
- Use APA level 2 subheadings for each category (ex. Bereavement, Counseling, Food, Shelters),
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- At minimum, include the following information:
- Name of service provider
- Phone number
- Address
- Summary of services – the summary must be stated in your own words and cannot be taken directly from the source.
- You do not need to cite and references the referrals
- Example:
Bereavement/Grief and Loss
- Name of service provider
Phone number
Address
Summary of services: a brief statement (ex. Offers free bereavement counseling to children and adolescents.)
- Name of service provider
Phone number
Address
Summary of services
- Name of service provider
Phone number
Address
Summary of services
Community Disaster & Referral Plan
- Helpful Hint: Some states, such as Texas, have a state registry through the Texas Health and Human Services called 2-1-1 Texas identifying resources across the state. Check your state to see if there might be something similar. It is helpful to keep bookmarked on your computer for quick access with clients. The Texas 2-1-1 is included under the in the “Community Disaster and Referral Plan Resources” found in the assignment link in Canvas as an example.
- Length: 8½ -9 pages