Activities in the formation of occupational therapist

Abstract

The activities are considered central elements in the complex and contextual construction of the occupational therapist process, we emphasize the importance of its teaching in the formation of this professional. We present the results of a research that aimed to map and analyze the formation of occupational therapists, focusing on the teaching activities and the resources offered in the graduation courses of public universities in the São Paulo state. To this end, the Pedagogical Projects and the specifi c subjects of Activities and Resources were analyzed;
the courses coordinators were interviewed and questionnaires were applied to the professors involved in the teaching of this topic. It was possible to trace the profi le of the institutions in relation to teaching activ ities, teachers, laboratories, evaluation processes and integration with research and extension. It is concluded that the teaching of the subject has a common core, but it occurs uniquely in courses depending on the adopted curricula, as well as the training and perspective of the teachers. It endorses the need of activities to structure as a fi eld of knowledge and in the formation to integrate theoretical concepts structuring to the profession to the practical dimension of the doings.