Background:

the training of Occupational Therapists of the Universidad de La Frontera is carried out through innovative curricula; therefore, it is committed to methodological strategies to develop critical and reflective thinking, teamwork with social responsibility, Learning and Service arises.

Objective:

to know the perception in relation to learning and service, in 5th level students in the psychosocial intervention module of the Occupational Therapy course at the University of La Frontera.

Methods:

qualitative, descriptive, exploratory study was carried out through an intrinsic case study. The non-probabilistic, intentional sample of cases by criteria and for convenience, made up of 20 students, after signing the informed consent, formed two focus groups. For data analysis, progressive reduction and grouping into descriptive categories was used. Guba's criteria of rigor and Emanuel's ethical aspects were used.

Results:

from Level I, 332 units of meaning emerged, grouped into 4 descriptive categories coded according to the objective of the study: meaning of the concept, development of generic competences, facilitating factors and impeding factors, conflict resolution and continuous learning for the first as competences; for the second, learning by doing and meaningful learning; for the third teaching aid and community communication; for the fourth personal aspects and interpersonal relationships.

Conclusions:

the students attribute great value to this Learning and Service methodology; it allows them to develop relevant competencies for essential professional use for the therapeutic bond, visualized generic competences: conflict resolution, continuous learning, and critical and reflective sense.

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