Bahiana holds the IV Meeting of Organizational and Work Psychology

Professionals, professors and students of the Psychology course gathered, from 8 am to 13 pm, on the day June 7, to debate the new configurations of Work and Worker's Health, theme of the IV Meeting of Organizational and Work Psychology of Bahiana. The event took place in Auditorium III of Campus Cabula.

The NEOJIBA orchestra opened the event with a performance. Soon after, Sylvia Barreto, coordinator of the Psychology course, spoke about the importance of offering a current perspective of work relations between precariousness and flexibility observed in the current scenario. “All discussions related to workers' health contribute a lot to the education of students and professionals. For students, it is possible to associate theory with practice, mainly”, evaluates the coordinator.

Erico Rentería Pérez, professor at the Psychology Institute of the Universidad Del Valle (Colombia), presented the Conference “New configurations of work: flexibility or precariousness?”. About the event, the professor emphasizes: “Reflecting pertinent issues, which differ from those discussed in the classroom, broadens the view of students and improves professional training”.

After the Conference, "New organizational designs: daily repercussions on the health of workers and companies" was the theme of the Roundtable composed by the occupational physician, Monalisa Nobre, and by the Human Resources managers of the SABIN Laboratory, Tatiana Ferraz, and of the Legal Department of Bahiana, Sara Saracen. Professor Myla Arouca mediated and closed the meeting.

The event's coordinator, professor Dr. Eliana Edington, highlights that the IV Meeting of Organizational Psychology of Work created spaces to discuss the world of work and academic education: “These discussions are necessary because we live many dilemmas and challenges that directly impact life of the worker”.

Luiza Ribeiro, coordinator of People Development, was present at the meeting and reinforced the relevance of the topics covered: “Pointing out issues that are aligned with the current social, political and economic context to an audience made up mostly of young people is quite enough significant. This scenario totally influences labor relations, so it is necessary to monitor these changes”.

The student Quésia Dias, from the 7th semester of Psychology at Bahiana, reveals that the event helped her in the development of professional skills. She also emphasizes that “worker's health affects the entire labor production chain. With that, the aspects of Organizational Psychology become a vast field for the exchange of knowledge. Through these meetings, we can think of strategies to face these new organizational demands”.