OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF REGULATION

This week, the Occupational Therapist profession celebrates 40 years of its regulation. The course of Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública celebrates 15 years of creation and carries out the XVI Occupational Therapy Week and the II Occupational Therapy Graduates Meeting of Bahiana, with activities to promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences between professors, students, Occupational Therapy professionals and interested parties.

Thus, on October 27th and 28th, a series of activities will be carried out, highlighting the workshop "Assessment and Adaptation of Environments" with Muriel Soubeyran (France), occupational therapist who takes place on Tuesdays, from 08 am to 12 pm. Applications can be made before the start of activities. All programming takes place at the Academic Unit 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, in addition to being a space for teaching and assistance, it is also a laboratory for research and construction of new technologies. Focused on the prevention, maintenance and health recovery of people with difficulties or limitations to carry out activities of daily living, SerTo offers individual and group care, as well as providing guidance and training on the use of orthotics, prostheses and adaptations. All services are free

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