Students as Buddies: A Proposal for Smoothing the Path towards a Broader Life Experience through Recreation
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in British Journal of Occupational Therapy
- Vol. 49 (4) , 111-114
- https://doi.org/10.1177/030802268604900405
Abstract
Recreational experience may offer the mentally handicapped person much-needed opportunities for personal growth and for social involvement. Barriers in the form of personal and community-imposed limitations exist to thwart such opportunities. A ‘buddy’ programme linking mildly/moderately mentally handicapped individuals with nonhandicapped age peers is proposed as one solution to this problem.Keywords
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