Education of worker’s health in Occupational Therapy undergraduate courses: contributions to the discussion on evaluation parameters of Brazilian public education.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-6149.v27i2p109-115Keywords:
Education higher, Occupational therapy/ education, Occupational health/education.Abstract
This study aims to investigate actions of research, education and extension developed on worker’s health field in undergraduate courses of Occupational Therapy in public universities in Brazil. It is a descriptive and exploratory research, conducted by two federal universities. The sample was formed by (n=16) Occupational Therapy undergraduate courses (n=15) in public universities. The data obtained demonstrated that the universities approach worker’s health field. They have, in most cases, professors with titration in ergonomics and, in the last three years, (n=08) internship fields, (n=14) extension projects, (n=70) and a final work for undergraduates, (n=20) projects and researches, and (n=29) publications in scientific journals.
Actions to promote sector union and discussions between institutions are needed, to enable experience exchanges and progress in education matter, both in this field and formation of
teachers responsible for worker’s health area.
