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Summer Camp 1973: Recreation, An Approach To Behavior Modification, Christine Elizabeth Erni
Summer Camp 1973: Recreation, An Approach To Behavior Modification, Christine Elizabeth Erni
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At the culmination of the highly successful first annual Bridgerland Special Olympics, the author decided that more recreational activities needed to be provided for the exceptional (handicapped) children of this area. Academic and vocational programs were rapidly increasing but little was being done to help these exceptional children develop their social and recreational skills. Besides, college students found interaction with the children from the Exceptional Child Center and the Benson Instructional Workshop to be so educational and rewarding that they wanted to plan other recreational activities. Consequently, interested students met in May 1973 to plan a summer camp for these …