EXPERIENCES AFTER PARTICIPATION IN SERVICE-LEARNING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS FINAL DEGREE PROJECT IN PHYSIOTHERAPY

Introduction:
Service-Learning (S-L) is a teaching and learning methodology through which students can learn and apply their knowledge and skills through a service to the community. The 4th year Degree students were asked to complete their Final Degree Project through activities collaborating with various entities. It is part of the Teaching Innovation Project Beyond Physiotherapy: Active Teaching through the Development of Service-Learning Projects. The aim is to describe the experiences of the 4th Physiotherapy students of the USJ who carried out their Final Degree Project in the framework of the S-L.

Methodology:
A focus group was conducted through a recording that, once transcribed, was analysed through the Systematic Text Condensation of Malterud.

Results:
Of the 15 students who participated in the projects, 5 attended the focus group. Three themes were obtained. In the first one: "Choice of theme", two sub-themes appear: Based on the clinical practices and Influence of personal experiences. The second one is "Development of the program", in which two subthemes are obtained: Creation and implementation and "Lights and shades". In a transversal way to this subtheme, the students talk about the general aspects of the degree. In the third theme, "New lines of research", the subthemes arise: Laboratory of Biomechanics, Para-Olympics and New S-L projects.

Conclusion:
The realization of this focus group has served to know in depth the positive aspects and the difficulties that have been found by the students who have carried out their Final Degree Project within an S-L program, serving as a base to improve in the next courses.