Occupational therapy students at the University of Pretoria engage in a 7-week service learning fieldwork in their fourth year. This fieldwork takes place in a semi-rural community. The article reports on a successful project where the students enabled adult learners with disabilities to improve their engagement in meaningful activities and trained the learners in selected prevocational skills. The students included a teacher from the centre and she was given the opportunity to expand her skills in teaching as well. The ZOPP model of community planning was used and proved to be a useful tool for students who have limited time for planning, implementation and evaluation of a project.
Oliver M, Oosthuizen L & Casteleijn D (2007) Occupational therapy students' contribution towards enabling potential in a semi-rural community. IOS Press. 63-68.