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Dobbs-Oates begins discussion with defining service-learning and the positive outcomes of engaging in the practice. The author explores a service-learning project in an upper-division course for students majoring in Human Services at Purdue University entitled Skills for Helping Professionals in Individual, Family, and Group Settings. The project is designed as a multi-step, collaborative service-learning project. The author describes each phase in detail from team creation, developing a full proposal to carrying out the project and team/individual reflection. She follows discussion of the course design with discussion of each embedded high-impact element. She concludes with discussion about the fit of service learning with family sciences and the payoff of engaging in such practices.
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Dobbs-Oates, J. (2017). Service Learning in a Helping Skills Course. In: Newman, T., Schmitt, A. (eds) Field-Based Learning in Family Life Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39874-7_17
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