一个在“典型的”过夜夏令营中为发育障碍儿童设立的专门项目：拉玛营地的提克瓦项目。

A specialized program for children with developmental disabilities within a "typical" overnight summer camp: Camp Ramah's Tikvah Program.

作者信息

Blas Howard I

机构信息

Tikvah Program, Camp Ramah in New England, 35 Highland Circle, Needham, MA 02494, USA.

出版信息

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2007 Oct;16(4):875-86, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2007.05.008.

DOI:10.1016/j.chc.2007.05.008

PMID:17823062

Abstract

The Tikvah Program is an overnight camping program at Camp Ramah in New England that serves campers with a range of developmental disabilities. The program has evolved over its 37-year history and includes a camping program, vocational training program, and inclusion program. Select graduates are hired by the camp for summer employment. The Tikvah Program offers a model for serving campers with special needs within a larger "typical" summer camp. Although serving the needs of such campers offers unique challenges, the presence of such a program in a regular summer camp offers tremendous opportunities and benefits for campers with special needs and more typically developing campers.

摘要

提克瓦项目是新英格兰拉玛营地的一个过夜露营项目，为一系列发育障碍的露营者提供服务。该项目在其37年的历史中不断发展，包括一个露营项目、职业培训项目和融合项目。部分毕业生会被营地雇佣进行暑期工作。提克瓦项目为在一个更大的“典型”夏令营中为有特殊需求的露营者提供服务提供了一个模式。虽然满足这些露营者的需求带来了独特的挑战，但在常规夏令营中有这样一个项目为有特殊需求的露营者和更具典型发育水平的露营者带来了巨大的机会和益处。