Occupational Therapy among the ten professions of the future, until 2014

Occupational Therapy is among the most sought after professions worldwide and will have greater recognition by the year 2014, according to a release from CNN communications network (click here and check it out).

What is it?

"Field of knowledge and intervention in health, education and social action, which brings together technologies aimed at the emancipation and autonomy of people who, for reasons related to specific issues (physical, sensory, psychological, mental and/or social), present , temporarily or permanently, difficulties in entering and participating in social life." (USP, 2003)

What are you doing?

It takes care of people with problems that interfere or limit the execution of their daily activities, considering their desires, affections and culture in the search for the expansion of their occupational performance, their autonomy, reconstruction of their daily lives and social participation.

How to do?

In Occupational Therapy, work, leisure, as well as playing and daily activities are therapeutic resources for the development and transformation of man.

What are the areas of expertise?

In comprehensive care for children and adolescents
In comprehensive health care for the Elderly
In comprehensive adult care

Where does the professional work?

- Clinics
- Offices
- Health centers
- Community Centers
- Rehabilitation Centers
- Psychosocial Care Center
- Community Centers
- Households
- Companies
- Schools and Nurseries
- Hospitals
- Penal Institutions
- Institutions for the Elderly
- Among others

Audience

Its clientele consists of different population groups (children, adults and elderly) at risk or with changes in biopsychosocial and occupational aspects, that is, physical, sensory (hearing, vision, memory and others), psycho-emotional (mental disability,) disorders emotional problems, mental illness and others), illnesses and accidents at work.

The course

The Occupational Therapy course at Bahiana it is recognized by the MEC, through Decree No. 76.186, of 1975; it lasts for 4 years. Its purpose is to provide generalist training, enabling graduates in different areas of professional practice.