Work Organizational Psychology (POT) Meeting at Bahiana reaches the 8th edition

Discussing emerging themes about Psychology in the workplace, promoting reflections, in order to contribute to the practical performance of undergraduate and postgraduate students and professionals in the field was the objective of the VIII Meeting of Organizational Work Psychology (POT) at the Bahiana, which, in this edition, had as its theme "What's in this POT(E)?: skills for working in Work Organizational Psychology". The event, which takes place annually, is held by the Psychology course, with professor Carolina Vila Nova Aguiar as coordinator.

To talk about the different fields of activity of POT professionals, the event featured psychologist, professor and researcher Daiane Bentivi as a guest speaker. "We have an area that is over 60 years old, here in Brazil, however, only now, we have more postgraduate programs and lines of research for the training of professionals, teachers who work in the area. Ultimately, this provides the growth of this field of work in psychology", said Bentivi, who left constant updating as a path for people who wish to work in the area, "because, in addition to studying, it is good to put this study into practice".

The first semester Psychology student at Bahiana Luana Kelly Gomes Macedo still had a confused idea about Work Organizational Psychology. In her opinion, it was limited only to work in Human Resources sectors. "With Professor Daiane's lecture, I realized that it goes far beyond HR. As I plan to work in research, after this lecture, I see that POT is also a very good field of research." The event also featured a round table on the field experiences of graduates of the Bahiana Luan Gomes, Camila Lima and Augusto Quadros. The chat was mediated by professor Eliana Edington.