Concept mapping: A dynamic, individualized and qualitative method for eliciting meaning

The purpose of this theoretical article is to explore the use of concept mapping as a qualitative research method that is represented as a form of multimodal communication. This framework strives to move mapping beyond quantitative analysis by inserting art and humanness into the process. This proposed framework provides a means to highlight the ways in which people learn, understand, and interpret the world around them. Three categories for understanding have been identified by the authors to help individuals create, interpret, and understand qualitative concept maps. These categories include the following: Voice: Tri-directional Voice and Mutual Absorption; Detail in the Parts & Recognition of the Whole: Uniqueness, Aesthetic Distance and Emplacement; and Sensory Experience: Intellectual + Emotional Investment and Humanness. Each of these categories is interconnected, and informs each other in a dialectical way, therefore creating a piece of visual data with which the participant, researcher and audience can interact

Os impactos dos racismos nas ocupações da população negra: reflexões para a terapia e a ciência ocupacional

No Brasil, os racismos são estruturais e estruturantes, pois estão enraizados nos arcabouços das sociedades, nas relações interpessoais e nas instituições, atravessando as ocupações significativas dos sujeitos e coletivos. Isto explica as disparidades em diversos setores da sociedade brasileira, notadamente na empregabilidade das pessoas negras, bem como nos seus modos de adoecer e morrer. Entendendo o papel que os racismos desempenham nas ocupações das pessoas negras, este estudo propõe sistematizar observações que nos permitam compreender o fenômeno da produção de injustiças, com base em relações racializadas e, eventualmente, sugerir formas de enfrentamento dessa realidade. Desta forma, discutimos como os racismos foram instaurados no Brasil, reunindo elementos para a compreensão da ocupação humana e seus condicionantes. Em seguida, refletimos sobre os conceitos de justiça e injustiça ocupacional, que evidenciam os processos ocupacionais vivenciados pelas pessoas negras. Considerando que na terapia ocupacional e na ciência ocupacional brasileira ainda são incipientes os estudos que relacionam racismos e ocupação, apontamos algumas estratégias para reorientar as práticas profissionais de terapeutas ocupacionais, de modo a torná-las proativas e transformadoras.In Brazil racisms are structural and structuring, since they are rooted in the structure of society, in interpersonal relationships, in institutions, traversing significant occupations of subjects and collectives. This explains the disparities in various sectors of Brazilian society, notably in the employability of black people, as well as in their ways of getting sick and dying. Understanding the role that the racisms play in the occupations of black people, this study proposes to systematize observations that allow us to understand the phenomenon of the production of injustices based on racialized relations and, eventually, suggest ways to confront this reality. Thus, we discuss how racisms were established in Brazil, gathering elements for the understanding of human occupation and its conditioning factors. We then reflect on the concepts of occupational justice and injustice, which bring light to the occupational processes experienced by black people. Considering that, in occupational therapy and in Brazilian occupational science, studies relating racisms and occupation are still incipient, we point out some strategies to reorient occupational therapists’ professional practices to make them proactive and transformative

Civil society organizations in times of pandemic: a report from the concept of collective occupational reconstruction

Introduction: This article reports collective actions developed by participants of two Civil Society Organizations representing people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), located in southern Brazil, during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: To highlight the strategies and actions that comprised part of the collective occupational reconstruction process of the Civil Society Organizations. Therefore, it describes the results of collective processes, based on reflection on the phenomena observed by the authors. Method: This is a descriptive, qualitative research based on an experience report. The practices occurred remotely during the pandemic period (March to December 2020). Results: It was found that social media platforms contributed to maintain collective occupations of the group, facilitating the process of collective occupational reconstruction of Civil Society Organizations. Among the used tools , instant messaging and video calling applications stood out, which facilitated the development of collective practices, thus minimizing the impacts of physical distance. Conclusion: Social media platforms are powerful resources to maintain collective action and occupational reconstruction processes

Os impactos dos racismos nas ocupações da população negra: reflexões para a terapia e a ciência ocupacional

Resumo No Brasil, os racismos são estruturais e estruturantes, pois estão enraizados nos arcabouços das sociedades, nas relações interpessoais e nas instituições, atravessando as ocupações significativas dos sujeitos e coletivos. Isto explica as disparidades em diversos setores da sociedade brasileira, notadamente na empregabilidade das pessoas negras, bem como nos seus modos de adoecer e morrer. Entendendo o papel que os racismos desempenham nas ocupações das pessoas negras, este estudo propõe sistematizar observações que nos permitam compreender o fenômeno da produção de injustiças, com base em relações racializadas e, eventualmente, sugerir formas de enfrentamento dessa realidade. Desta forma, discutimos como os racismos foram instaurados no Brasil, reunindo elementos para a compreensão da ocupação humana e seus condicionantes. Em seguida, refletimos sobre os conceitos de justiça e injustiça ocupacional, que evidenciam os processos ocupacionais vivenciados pelas pessoas negras. Considerando que na terapia ocupacional e na ciência ocupacional brasileira ainda são incipientes os estudos que relacionam racismos e ocupação, apontamos algumas estratégias para reorientar as práticas profissionais de terapeutas ocupacionais, de modo a torná-las proativas e transformadoras

“We, quilombola women, know each other’s pain”: an investigation on sisterhood and occupation

Introduction: In Brazil, the quilombola women have been essential for the survival of the quilombo communities. They are responsible for transmitting traditions, preserving natural resources, and caring for the home and the land. Thus, the historical markers of social and family organization guide the production and reproduction of their occupational roles in this context. Objectives: In this article, we reflect on the insurgence of quilombola women from the peculiarity of sisterhood, dororidade, and gender disparity in these women’s occupations. Method: This reflection resulted from a study conducted with nine women residing in a quilombo community located in the interior of the state of Bahia, Brazil, through interviews, escrevivências (live writing) and Photovoice. Results: The study evidenced that occupations performed by the participants are crossed by gender and conditioned by racism and sexism, in addition to the peculiar modes of the internal functioning of the group and the traditional ways of life in this community. Conclusions: Women assume most of the management of the Pinguela quilombo community through the sense of collectivity and union that allows them to combine a continuous network of solidarity and support. In Brazil, studies on the work of occupational therapists with quilombola women are scarce; therefore, we suggest that occupational therapists, in their professional practice, assume an ethical-political commitment and adopt critical perspectives from Afro-LatinAmerican feminism to develop collective practices as a form of intervention

Exploring the concerns of persons with disabilities in Western Zambia

Background: Understandings of disability are rooted in contexts. Despite the world’s significant contextual diversity, postcolonial power dynamics allow influential actors from the global North to imagine that most people across the global South understand disability in one generalised way. When it informs programmes and services for persons with disabilities in the global South, this imagining of a single generalised view could reduce effectiveness while further marginalising the people for whom the programmes and services were designed.Objectives: In the interest of better understanding a contextually grounded meaning of disability, we explored the expressed concerns of two organisations of persons with disabilities and their members in Western Zambia.Method: In this qualitative constructionist study, data collection focused upon life with a disability and services available to persons with disabilities. Data were collected through 39 individual interviews and eight focus group discussions with 81 members of organisations of persons with disabilities. Data were analysed thematically.Results: The participants’ main expressed concern was poverty. This concern was articulated in terms of a life of suffering and a need for material resources. Participants linked poverty to disability in two ways. Some participants identified how impairments limited resource acquisition, resulting in suffering. Others considered poverty to be an integral part of the experience of disability.Conclusion: This study contributes to literature on disability theory by providing a contextually grounded account of a particular understanding of disability and poverty. The study also contributes to disability practice and policymaking through the demonstration of poverty as the main concern of persons with disabilities in this context.</jats:p

ASSÉDIO MORAL NO TRABALHO EM BANCOS: LACUNAS E POSSIBILIDADES DA GESTÃO DE PESSOAS

The present study aimed to identify the perceptions of human resources professionals from banking institutions about how workplace bullying occurs and how actions are taken to prevent it. The ​​human resources area has, among its attributions, the establishment of policies that guide the behavior of members in organizations. Regarding bullying, it was observed, in the specialized literature, several concepts and definitions, which allow different interpretations. The research corpus was built by conducting interviews and analyzing documents, which were analyzed using an argumentative narrative. It was found that all banks studied are, in the officially adopted speech, against disrespectful attitudes at work, however, they limit themselves on the dissemination of the code of ethics. As for the definition of workplace bullying, it was found that this field is still under discussion, since the institutions show divergences, mainly regarding isolated attitudes.El objetivo de esta investigación que se presenta, reside en identificar las percepciones de los profesionales de gestión de personas de las instituciones bancarias sobre el acoso moral y las acciones desarrolladas para combatirlas. El área de gestión de personas tiene, entre sus atribuciones, el establecimiento de políticas que orientan el comportamiento de las personas en las organizaciones. En lo que trata del acoso moral, observó en la literatura especializada, varios conceptos y definiciones, que permiten diferentes interpretaciones. El corpus de la investigación se ha construido mediante entrevistas y análisis de documentos, que fueron analizados a través de narraciones argumentativas. Los resultados encontrados indican que aunque los bancos estudiados presentan, en su discurso oficial, una posición en contra las actitudes irrespetuosas y no funcionales, la documentación formal a este respecto es limitada a solamente a los códigos de ética de las instituciones. Con respecto a la caracterización de lo qué és el acoso moral, se encontró que este és un campo aún en discusión, ya que las instituciones tienen una posición divergente, especialmente en relación con actitudes aisladas.O objetivo desta pesquisa foi identificar as percepções de profissionais de gestão de pessoas de instituições bancárias sobre as ocorrências de assédio moral e as ações desenvolvidas para combatê-las. A área de gestão de pessoas tem, dentre as suas atribuições, o estabelecimento de políticas que orientam o comportamento dos indivíduos nas organizações. Sobre o assédio moral, observou-se, na literatura especializada, diversos conceitos e definições, que possibilitam diferentes interpretações. O corpus da pesquisa foi construído por meio da realização de entrevistas e análise de documentos, que foram analisados utilizando a narração argumentativa. Apurou-se que todos os bancos estudados se colocam, no discurso oficialmente adotado, contra atitudes desrespeitosas no trabalho, porém limitam-se a divulgar códigos de ética. Quanto à caracterização do que é o assédio moral, apurou-se que este é um campo ainda em discussão, uma vez que as instituições possuem posicionamento divergente, principalmente em relação às atitudes isoladas.DOI: 10.21714/2178-8030gep.v.21.6617

Trabalhadores em processo de reabilitação profissional: percepções sobre o grupo de Terapia Ocupacional

This research aimed at verifying the perceptions of workers undergoing professional rehabilitation through occupational therapy group intervention. The study was qualitative and adopted thematic analysis. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 5 workers in sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders. Participants mentioned that the group intervention is carried out through different activities such as simulation of school tests (access to high education), interviews of employment, discussions about perspectives for the future, professions’fairs, and consultancy with workers who have passed through the program and by the group intervention. According to the reports of the participants, the occupational therapy group intervention is of great importance as it provides guidance, stimulates learning, promotes professional qualification and vocational rehabilitation. In addition to these practical aspects and benefits for rehabilitation, participants stated that the groups provide emotional well-being, satisfaction, and reduce negative thoughts and unwanted feelings.Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo verificar a percepção de trabalhadores submetidos à reabilitação profissional por meio da intervenção grupal desenvolvida pela terapia ocupacional. O estudo foi qualitativo e utilizou a análise temática. Foram realizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas, com 5 trabalhadores afastados por distúrbios músculo-esqueléticos e em reabilitação profissional no INSS de São Carlos – SP. Os participantes mencionaram que a intervenção em grupos é realizada por meio de diferentes atividades como simulação de provas escolares (acesso à educação superior), entrevistas de emprego, discussões sobre perspectivas para o futuro, profissionais e consultoria com trabalhadores que passaram pelo programa e pelas intervenções em grupo. Também foi relatado que a intervenção em grupo, proposta pela terapia ocupacional, é de grande importância, pois fornece orientação, estimula a aprendizagem, promove qualificação profissional e a reabilitação vocacional. Além desses aspectos práticos e dos benefícios para a reabilitação, os participantes declararam que os grupos oferecem bem-estar emocional, satisfação pessoal e redução de pensamentos negativos e sentimentos inadequados