Current Webinars
“Occupational Therapy in the analysis of Contextual factors”
Speaker: Nuria Menendez
Nuria Menéndez Álvarez. Doctor in disability psychology. Occupational therapist. Teacher in the Occupational Therapy degree at the Padre Ossó Faculty (University of Oviedo). Field experience working in refugee camps.
Webinar description
Occupational therapy is defined as a profession that addresses people’s well-being through occupation. Although the occupation occupies the tasks of our daily lives, it will be influenced by the context in which it is carried out, so the occupational therapist must be able to analyze the occupation taking into account the culture and context of the person. In addition, it must be taken into account that any limitation in occupation will have an impact on the person’s health. In this sense, occupational therapists must be prepared to analyze and understand any situation of workplace injustice, including those that escape our daily reality. In this way, occupational therapy is positioned as a powerful element with which to empower those populations that find themselves in situations of occupational restriction. Occupational therapy has great value in the face of the global crises we are currently experiencing