Circle+of+Friends+Program

I found this Journal Article when doing research for my presentation and thought it was very interesting and one that is very relevant.

The study was conducted a study on students who were involved within a specific Circle of Friends Program. The program was desgined for people who have a disability to increase their sociality and school acceptance among the school community. The study began with two propositions: (a) a firm belief exists that parents of children who are served by the COFP will report a positive core of personal experiences for their children as well as themselves, and (b) sponsors and buddies of the COFP will report a positive impact that the COFP has on stakeholders. The researchers conducted meta-analysis and litriture reviews on many differnt articles which studied the effects of COFP. The researchers came up with 4 main conclusions;
 * 1) A reduction in the level of alienation among parents of children with disabilities
 * 2) Participants regardless of their (COFP) role, felt involvement was a transformative experience
 * 3) COFP provides ecological conditions for the social inclusion of students with a disability
 * 4) Additional resources for the COFP may influence its sphere of influence

This Journal Articel will be very beneficial for teachers who have a student with a disability. This will help a teacher to include the student in the many different areas of school most importantly socially. COFP could be used for any age of students and I think is a great idea to increase awareness of students with a disability.