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The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:

• Service-learning is a method in which students learn and develop through active participation in a thoughtfully organized service experience that meets actual community needs.
• Mentoring by experienced practitioner preceptors prepares students for their transition from student to practitioner.
• Developing networks with community living and school based services enhances future work opportunities and college and community relations.
• Learning from experience is a characteristic of exemplary practitioners.  Practice settings create opportunities for students to refine their skills of reflection and adaptation in response to their practice experience.
• Experience in the practice settings allows learners to demonstrate and enhance their abilities to problem solve, communicate, be flexible, think creatively and take responsibility for their actions.
• Developing and completing an individualized project for others enhances valued skills, such as goal setting, research time management, marketing, consultation, presentation, evaluation, etc.
• Reflecting on and evaluating service-learning experiences with peers and mentors maximizes learning.
• Reciprocity and contribution are highly valued in the field of community living.  Students purposefully find someone who will benefit from their work.