Muñoz Jaime Phillip, Provident Ingrid M, Hansen Anne Marie Witchger
Department of Occupational Therapy, Duquesne University, 219 Health Sciences Building, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282
Occup Ther Health Care. 2004;18(1-2):151-69. doi: 10.1080/J003v18n01_15.
SUMMARY This paper describes creative instruction strategies that prepare students for community-based practice. These educational innovations are designed to prepare graduates to understand occupation-based service delivery in community settings, to develop community-built programs that are responsive to community needs, and to understand how to both secure funding for and market occupational therapy services in the community. The process and products of collaboration between instructors in an administration and a community-based practice course are described. Outcome data from students and community partners are presented. Strategies for successful community partnerships and recommendations for continued development of these educational approaches are presented based on these data.
