This week, the Occupational Therapist profession celebrates 40 years of its regulation. The course of Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública celebra 15 anos de criado e realiza a XVI Semana de Terapia Ocupacional e o II Encontro de Egressos de Terapia Ocupacional da Bahiana, with activities to promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences between professors, students, Occupational Therapy professionals and interested parties.

Assim, serão realizadas, nos dias 27 e 28 de outubro uma série de atividades com destaque para o workshop "Avaliação e Adaptação de Ambientes" com Muriel Soubeyran (França), terapeuta ocupacional que acontece na terça-feira, das 08h às 12h. As inscrições podem ser realizadas antes do início das atividades. Toda a programação acontece na Unidade Acadêmica Brotas, located at Av. Dom João VI, n.275, Brotas. More information (71) 3276 8265.

The program will also include workshops, conferences, lectures and round tables. The technical and scientific advances, challenges and perspectives of Occupational Therapy in the areas of Child and Adolescent Care, Adult Care and Elderly Care will be discussed.

Occupational Therapy

Helping people to regain their independence, through autonomy in carrying out daily, work and leisure activities. This is the main job of the occupational therapist, a profession that has been gaining more and more space, as the concern with the well-being and integration of individuals who have some limitations has also grown. According to a survey by Business2.0 Journals, magazine of the American network CNN, Occupational Therapy appears among the ten professions that will be most valued until 2014. On October 13, 1969, the profession was recognized and the date entered the calendar of celebrations of professions related to the health area.

SerTO - Occupational Therapy Service of Bahiana

The Occupational Therapy course at Bahiana is the only one in Bahia with more than ten years. Like the other graduations at the School, the course offers students the opportunity to experience, from the beginning, the routine of the profession. In this way, a free service is offered to the community, which is now assisted by students supervised by occupational therapist teachers specialized in the areas of Attention to Children and Adolescents, Worker's Health and Adult Health Care.

O SerTO, além de um espaço de docência e assistência, é também um laboratório de pesquisa e de construção de novas tecnologias. Com foco na prevenção, manutenção e recuperação da saúde de pessoas com dificuldade ou limitações para a realização de atividades da vida cotidiana, o SerTo oferece atendimentos individuais e em grupo, bem como faz orientação e treinamento do uso de órteses, próteses e adaptações. Todos os serviços são gratuitos

Date: 27 and 28/10/2009

Time: 8: 00 at 18: 00

Hours: 18 hours

Jobs by: 150

October 27th, 2009

8:00 to 12:00 - Workshop - "Assessment and Adaptation of Environments" (40 places)

Lecturer: Muriel Soubeyran - Occupational Therapist (France)

14:00 a.m. -16:00 p.m.

16:00 a.m. -18:00 p.m.

14:00 a.m. -18:00 p.m.

18:30 - Opening conference and commemorative activity for the 10th anniversary of the 1999 class.

- Basketry Workshop (15 vacancies) - Coordination: Lúter Vaz (Plastic Artist) - Memory Workshop (15 vacancies) - Coordination: Prof. Helena Pataro

NOTE: Only the Workshop will be paid (students - R$ 20,00 and professionals - R$ 30,00). To participate in the other activities of the event (workshops and scientific programming) you must fill in the registration form and donate 400 g of powdered milk. Please contact the Postgraduate and Extension Coordination.

October 28th, 2009

8:30 am – Lecture: Profile of the Occupational Therapy Graduate

9:00 – Roundtable: Walking Paths in Occupational Therapy

10: 20 - Range

10:50 am – Roundtable: Occupational Therapy in Child and Adolescent Care

12:30 – Lunch break

14:00 - Round Table: Occupational Therapy in Adult Care

15: 30 - Range

16:00 - Round Table: Occupational Therapy Care for the Elderly

17:30 pm - Closing

More information:

Phone Number: (71) 3276-8265

Email:

- Mandalas Workshop (10 places) - Coordination: 4th semester students TO

SCHEDULE - VXI Occupational Therapy Week

Registration Period: until 28/10/2009

POSTGRADUATE AND EXTENSION COORDINATION, Academic Unit Brotas.

postgrad2@bahiana.edu.br

www.bahiana.edu.br