The reach of occupational therapy in local development 1

• Published in: Cadernos de Terapia Ocupacional da UFSCar Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 443 - 462
• Main Author: Correia, Ricardo Lopes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: São Carlos Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar), Department of Occupational Therapy 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Community; Economic growth; Occupational therapy; Social sciences; Brazil

Introduction: The questions of local life comprise a scheme of meanings produced daily and are taken by socio-economic processes that produce vulnerabilities as threats to the cohesion of networks of participation. Projects in Local Development can facilitate participatory engagements that take into...