title: Service learning can make occupation-based practice a reality: a single case study.
abstract: ABSTRACT Service learning is philosophically congruent with the objectives of progressive occupational therapy curricula. This article presents a case-based research study that examined the attributes and outcomes of a service-learning course that included Level I fieldwork. Analysis of the case study identified three themes: (a) the translation of theory to practice, (b) the value of contextual learning, and (c) the gestalt of occupational awareness. Service learning can be considered a pedagogical [2] model that promotes the synthesis of conceptual models to clinical practice. Furthermore, it enables students to develop a professional and personal philosophy of occupation earlier in their careers.
authors.affiliation: Kerryellen Vroman and C. Douglas Simmons are affiliated with the Department of Occupational Therapy, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire.
authors.forename: Kerryellen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vroman
authors.forename: C Douglas
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Knight