1. The Friendship Club
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Peggy Prince Wittman, Crystal Carter, Beth P. Velde, Samantha Swensen, Lindsey Pritchard, and Linnley Meckes
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Program evaluation ,Occupational therapy ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Parent support ,media_common.quotation_subject ,education ,Child Behavior ,Friends ,Developmental psychology ,Interviews as Topic ,Social Facilitation ,Interpersonal relationship ,Occupational Therapy ,medicine ,Humans ,Interpersonal Relations ,Asperger Syndrome ,Cooperative Behavior ,Child ,media_common ,Social facilitation ,Medical education ,Schools ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,medicine.disease ,Southeastern United States ,Self-Help Groups ,Friendship ,Adolescent Behavior ,Asperger syndrome ,Club ,Psychology ,Program Evaluation - Abstract
The Friendship Club is a program designed and implemented by occupational therapy students and faculty to help teach children, ages 8-15, activities related to friendship and skills necessary to maintain friends. The program, a joint effort between university partners, a local parent support group, and a local Rotary Club that provided funding, was deemed successful by participants, parents, and leaders. This article reviews the interdisciplinary development of the club, the program, and its outcomes. Recommendations for the group's continuation are supported by feedback obtained from participants and their parents.
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- 2004
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