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Exploring Intersections of Community-Based Learning and Occupational Therapy Curricula

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Amy Kashiwa, University of Puget Sound

Maggie Hayes, University of Puget Sound

This research identifies how community-based learning influences student knowledge of the occupational therapy profession. Student perceptions were analyzed after attending an exhibit on cultural tattooing.

Exploring Intersections of Community-Based Learning and Occupational Therapy Curricula

Abstract:

This Scholarship of Teaching and Learning study uses thematic analysis to understand how a community-based learning experience influenced occupational therapy students' knowledge of the profession. After attending an exhibit on cultural tattooing, student perceptions were analyzed using deductive coding corresponding to seven curricular threads. The themes that emerged from the iterative coding process were socialization to the profession and diversity, equity, and inclusion. In conclusion, a community-based learning activity is a valuable teaching method for making curricular connections and deepening student understanding of the occupational therapy profession. Additionally, students gave explicit examples of increasing cultural awareness for clinical practice.

Keywords:

Community-Based Learning, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Socialization to the Profession

Outcomes:

1. [Caring] Increase interest in developing a community-based
learning activity.
2. [Action] Describe how a community-based learning activity ignites
advocacy and promotes cultural awareness.
3. [Integration] Connect novel learning experiences to curricular
design.

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References:

American Occupational Therapy Association. (2018). Occupational therapy education research agenda–revised. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 72(Supplement_2), 7212420070p1–7212420070p5. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2018.72S218


Bishop-Clark, C., & Dietz-Uhler, B. (2012). Engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning: A guide to the process, and how to develop a project from start to finish. Stylus . 


Hooper, B., Molineux, M., & Wood, W. (2020). The subject-centered integrative learning model: A new model for teaching occupational therapy’s distinct value. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.26681/jote.2020.040201

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