“…Occupational therapy in the social field has also received increasing emphasis as a main rather than subsidiary practice area in low- and middle-income countries, such as South Africa, due to its potential to effect social change (Duncan & Alsop, 2006; Guajardo, Kronenberg, & Ramugondo, 2015). However, occupational therapists often do not feel adequately prepared for working in community-based practice settings, in particular, those requiring a community development focus (Lauckner, Krupa, & Paterson, 2011; Leclair et al, 2016; Restall & Ripat, 2008). The need for adequate preparation of occupational therapists to work in community-based practice settings has significant implications for the training of occupational therapists, including the necessity to find efficient educational strategies to develop occupational therapists’ skills and competencies to be able to work effectively with communities.…”