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This article reports on a multi-method impact evaluation of a therapeutic summer camp program for children and youth with learning disabilities and related psychosocial problems. The study examines the degree to which program objectives were achieved through a pre-camp, post-camp, follow-up design using a series of standardized instruments, camp evaluations, and interviews with parents. The results indicate that the campers reported less social isolation, experienced modest improvements in self-esteem, and expressed high levels of satisfaction with the camp. The measures for social skills generally failed to register significant changes, although parents reported improvements in the areas of cooperation, responsibility, and self-control.
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Michalski, J.H., Mishna, F., Worthington, C. et al. A Multi-Method Impact Evaluation of a Therapeutic Summer Camp Program. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 20, 53–76 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021467503588
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