community-based practice

com·mu·ni·ty-based prac·tice

(CBP) (kŏ-myūn'i-tē-bāst prak'tis) Provision of skilled therapy services within a client's own home or community, with the requirement that the therapist take into consideration the lifestyle of the client and the cultural and social characteristics of the client's community. Typically such a practice provides expert knowledge that is not otherwise available to the client and ends when the needs calling it into existence have been met.