Abstract
The focus of this reflective commentary is building authentic relationships with a wider variety of community partners toward greater collective impact and equity in community experiential learning. During my time as Clinical Coordinator in the University of Dayton undergraduate music therapy program, we have added 11 new practicum placement sites with one additional starting Spring 2024. The addition of several of these sites stemmed from music therapy faculty discussions about the desire to serve a greater diversity of clientele in our music therapy practicum courses and expand learning opportunities for music therapy students. In this paper, I describe our decision to diversify placements, identify benefits to diversifying community connections, offer perspective on the need for critical self-reflection, and provide recommendations for educators engaged in community experiential learning.
Recommended Citation
Belt, Courtney
(2024)
"Diversifying Community Connections,"
Research and Reflection on Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Vol. 2, Article 3.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/rrlthe/vol2/iss1/3