Ocupación Humana y la práctica de los terapeutas ocupacionales en la Amazônia en Pará: una perspectiva fenomenológica.

Abstract

This paper aims to understand the meaning that occupational therapists attribute to occupations andthe relationships they build with their professional practices. This is a qualitative phenomenologicalorientation that combines theoretical and practical knowledge of the science of occupation andoccupational therapy. The participants were seventeen occupational therapists who work in care andeducation of occupational therapy linked to public service in the state of Pará, Brazil. It was observedthat each occupational therapist is researched and is planning its own occupational therapy, accordingto its area of operation, population served, their own beliefs and values, and perspectives and theoreticalpredictions. The subjects share the idea that occupations are constituents of human life, understandingthem to influence the health, quality of life and social participation of individuals, valuing structuredinterventions on what is meaningful, relevant and necessary for their patients. This research enabled thedevelopment of questions and reflections about the theoretical foundations and practical actions carriedout in the field of occupational therapy. It is believed that studies both in the epistemological field andin the clinical are required for the development of these dialogues, because sharing is the understandingthat the Brazilian occupational therapy, and particularly the development of occupational therapy inthe Amazon region is unique, and very contribute to the development of the profession on the regional,national and international.