scholarly journals Tecnologias de intervenção em terapia ocupacional social: reflexões a partir de uma oficina de produção de fanzine no contexto prisional / Interventional technologies in social occupational therapy: reflections from a fanzine creation workshop in the pris

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 414-426
Author(s):  
Waldez Cavalcante Bezerra ◽  
Clesiane Faustino dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Social Visibility ◽  
Incarcerated Population ◽  
The City

Este artigo reflete sobre o uso da produção de fanzine junto à população carcerária como tecnologia de intervenção em terapia ocupacional social, considerando a necessidade de investimentos teóricos e práticos que norteiem a ação profissional nesse campo de atuação. A experiência relatada ocorreu em instituição prisional da cidade de Maceió-AL, região Nordeste do Brasil. Observou-se que, ao se utilizar o fanzine como um recurso, foram ampliadas as oportunidades de: discussão e reflexão crítica sobre a sociedade e o cotidiano institucional; expressão livre de ideias; autonomia e satisfação pessoal em produzir algo; visibilidade social positiva acerca de quem o produziu. This article reflects upon the using of fanzine production with the incarcerated population as a intervention technology in social occupational therapy, considering the necessity of investments both theoretical and practical to guide the professional acting in said field. The reported experience has occurred in a prison institution in the city of Maceió, state of Alagoas, northeast Brazil. It was observed that when using fanzine as a resource, many opportunities for discussion and critical reflection towards society and institutional routines were created, as well as expressing ideas freely, autonomy and self satisfaction in producing something; positive social visibility of who produced it. Keywords: Prisons, Social Vulnerability, Citizenship, Occupational Therapy/trends. Este artículo reflexiona sobre el uso de la producción de fanzine junto a la población carcelaria como tecnología de intervención en terapia ocupacional social, considerando la necesidad de inversiones teóricas y prácticas que norteen la acción profesional en ese campo de actuación. La experiencia relatada ha ocurrido en una institución carcelaria de la ciudad de Maceió-AL, región Nordeste do Brasil. Se observó que, cuando se utiliza el fanzine como un recurso fueron ampliadas las oportunidades de: discusión y reflexión crítica acerca de la sociedad y el cotidiano institucional; expresión libre de ideas; autonomía y satisfacción personal en producir algo; visibilidad social positiva acerca de quién lo produce.Palabras clave: Cárceles, Vulnerabilidad social, Ciudadanía, Terapia Ocupacional/tendencias.

It is Time for Philosophy to Return to the City

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-216
Author(s):  
Donatella Di Cesare ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Critical Distance ◽  
Global Capitalism ◽  
Critical Reasoning ◽  
The City

Philosophy has been a subversive practice since the time of Socrates. Recognizing no authority other than the persuasiveness of dialectics, philosophy designated a thinking beyond the boundaries of the city: an estranging conception, an elsewhere of thought. It is from this critical distance that philosophy derived its political vocation. In the era of global capitalism, however, philosophy has become institutionalized and lost its subversive potential. To this end, philosophy has accepted that it should no longer pose too many questions, especially the ones which are most fundamental, resulting in a dearth of in-depth public questioning, and the slumber of critical reasoning. Hence, philosophy needs to rediscover its political vocation in order to reawaken consciences and to once again embrace that theoretical and practical commitment which never accepts anything without critical reflection. By doing so, it will be possible to restore philosophy to its original role as a guiding light for the community.

scholarly journals Isolation of pathogenic yeasts in the air from hospital environments in the city of Fortaleza, northeast Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rossana A Cordeiro ◽  
Raimunda SN Brilhante ◽  
Lydia DM Pantoja ◽  
Renato E Moreira Filho ◽  
Patrícia RN Vieira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Hospital Environments ◽  
The City

Accidental communities: Chance operations in urban life and field research

Ethnography ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 312-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Urban India ◽  
Social Visibility ◽  
A Site ◽  
The City

This article explores themes of chance and contingency in relation to field research I carried out in a network of outdoor newspaper libraries in Pune, India. Appearing amid the city’s transformation into a major regional hub linking western Maharashtra into the global economy, the vernacular institution of the footpath library emerges as a lens for bringing a range of issues related to social change in urban India into clearer focus. I show that the street library is not just a quiet place to sit and read but a site of social visibility and cultural assertion for Marathi-speaking migrants in the city.

scholarly journals O acesso vertiginoso na aquisição de máscaras faciais e suas repercussões na saúde pública e de populações vulneráveis/The vertiginous access in the acquisition of face masks and their repercussions on pubic health and vulnerable populations

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 380-388
Author(s):  
Andreia Faranha Da Conceição ◽  
Alan Patricio Da Silva ◽  
Luana Dias De Vargas ◽  
Marjorie Heloise Maruchi ◽  
Andreia Zarzour Abou Hala Corrêa
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Pharmaceutical Interventions

Introdução: A infeção por COVID-19, ocasionou um colapso nas relações cotidianas, principalmente aos maiores de 60 anos e pessoas com doenças pré-existentes. Foram necessárias intervenções não farmacêuticas à toda população. Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi desenvolver um recurso de baixo custo para grupos em situação de vulnerabilidade social da região do ABC Paulista, São Paulo. Método: Foi desenvolvido um modelo de máscara com materiais acessíveis e de fácil confecção: TNT, amarilho e elástico de borracha natural. Resultados: O processo para confecção foi realizado em 8 etapas: marcação, corte, fixados os arames e os elásticos, feita as pregas, costuradas e embaladas. Foram confeccionadas 100 máscaras. Conclusão: A confecção de máscaras para compartilhamento com pessoas em situação de vulnerabilidade social é uma alternativa para minimizar os riscos de infecção e promover algum tipo de assistência, portanto uma alternativa viável no combate a propagação da pandemia de COVID-19. AbstractIntroduction: The infection by COVID-19, caused a breakdown in everyday relationships, especially for those over 60 and people with pre-existing diseases. Non-pharmaceutical interventions were required for the entire population. Objective: The objective of this study was to develop a low-cost resource for groups in situations of social vulnerability in the ABC Paulista region, São Paulo. Method: A mask model was developed with accessible and easy-to-manufacture materials: TNT, yellowing and natural rubber elastic. Results: The process for making was carried out in 8 stages: marking, cutting, the wires and elastics were fixed, the pleats were made, sewn and packed. 100 masks were made. Conclusion: The making of masks for sharing with people in a situation of social vulnerability is an alternative to minimize the risks of infection and promote some type of assistance, therefore a viable alternative in combating the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.Key words: occupational therapy, facial masks, low cost technology, pandemic, risk groups, Coronavirus. ResumenIntroducción: La infección por COVID-19 causó un colapso en las relaciones cotidianas, especialmente para las personas mayores de 60 años y las personas con enfermedades preexistentes. Se requirieron intervenciones no farmacéuticas para toda la población. Objetivo: El objetivo de este estudio fue desarrollar un recurso de bajo costo para grupos en situaciones de vulnerabilidad social en la región del ABC Paulista. Método: Se desarrolló un modelo de máscara con materiales accesibles y fáciles de fabricar: TNT, amarillamiento y goma elástica natural. Resultados: El proceso de fabricación se llevó a cabo en 8 etapas: se marcaron, cortaron, se fijaron los alambres y los elásticos, se fabricaron, cosieron y empaquetaron los pliegues. Se hicieron 100 máscaras. Conclusión: la creación de máscaras para compartir con personas en situación de vulnerabilidad social es una alternativa para minimizar los riesgos de infección y promover algún tipo de asistencia, por lo tanto, una alternativa viable para combatir la propagación de la pandemia de COVID-19.Palabras clave: terapia ocupacional, mascarillas, tecnología de bajo costo, pandemias, grupos de riesgo, coronavirus. 

Cities of Refuge, Rebel Cities, and the City to Come

2019 ◽  
pp. 253-271
Author(s):  
Giovanna Borradori
Keyword(s):  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Symbolic Capital ◽  
Political Agency ◽  
The Political ◽  
Shared Experience ◽  
The Core ◽  
Political Transformations ◽  
Urban Contexts ◽  
To Come ◽  
The City

As the processes of globalization transform cities into nodes of accumulation of financial and symbolic capital, it is fair to assume that urban contexts have never been more vulnerable to the systemic imperatives of the market. It is thus surprising that cities continue to be the site where the deepest social and political transformations come to the surface. What, then, preserves the city as a space of dissent? The claim of this chapter is that a critical reflection on the political agency of Northern and Southern cities has to start from asking what it means today to occupy the pavement of their streets. The argument explored here is that, in this age of molecular neoliberal encroachment and restructuring, it is a certain experience of dispossession, rather than the quest for identification and recognition, that makes the city the core of a shared experience of refuge and resistance.

A critical reflection on my learning and its integration into my professional practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Sally Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Brain Tumour ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Professional Educators ◽  
Relevant Today ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

This paper, ‘A critical reflection on my learning and its integration into my professional practice’, was successfully submitted for a Master’s programme at the University of Bath (UK) in 2010, whilst Sally was working full-time as a teacher in a large secondary school in an English town 10 miles from the city of Bath. Sally died of a brain tumour in 2013. By making her writings public she offered the knowledge she created as a gift to the development of the educational knowledge-base of professional educators. While the detail of practice, procedures, policies and regulations change, the learning she offers is as relevant today as it was then. Teachers continue to experience tensions, as Sally did, in trying to be true to their values and improve the educational experience of their students in contexts dominated by economic rationalism. Sally’s account will particularly resonate with teachers who are committed as professional educators to struggling to develop their professional knowledge and contribute to evolving, rather than revolving, educational practice that contributes to the flourishing of their students.

scholarly journals Spatiotemporal clustering, social vulnerability and risk of congenital syphilis in northeast Brazil: an ecological study

2020 ◽  
Vol 114 (9) ◽  
pp. 657-665
Author(s):  
Carlos D F de Souza ◽  
Michael F Machado ◽  
Divanise S Correia ◽  
Rodrigo F do Carmo ◽  
Luis E Cuevas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Congenital Syphilis ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Northeast Brazil ◽  
Spatial Clusters ◽  
Annual Increase ◽  
Statistical Correlations ◽  
Control Programmes ◽  
Spatiotemporal Clustering

Abstract Background To investigate the spatial distribution of congenital syphilis (CS) and its association to social vulnerability indexes in northeast Brazil. Methods This was an ecological study referring to all cases of CS and CS deaths recorded in the northeast region of Brazil from 2008 to 2015. Data were obtained from three Brazilian information systems. We examined statistical correlations between CS indicators by state and municipality and their socioeconomic and social vulnerability characteristics. We used Bayesian empirical local models to identify fluctuations of the indicators. Spatial statistical tests were used to identify spatial clusters and the municipalities at high risk of CS. Results The incidence of CS ranged from 2.1 cases/1000 live births (LB) in 2008 to 6.9/1000 LB in 2015, with an annual increase of 19.9% (p < 0.001). The mortality coefficient of CS ranged from 2.9/1000 LB in 2008 to 6.5/1000 LB in 2015, resulting in an annual increase of 15.1% (p < 0.001). Nine spatial clusters were identified. Cases of congenital syphilis occurred in well-defined spatiotemporal clusters and in areas with high levels of social vulnerability. Conclusions CS incidence is associated with social vulnerability. CS control programmes should target spatial clusters and populations with high levels of social vulnerability.

scholarly journals Binge drinking and associated factors among adolescents in a city in southeastern Brazil: a longitudinal study

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Oliva Jorge ◽  
Raquel Conceição Ferreira ◽  
Efigênia Ferreira e Ferreira ◽  
Miriam Pimenta Vale ◽  
Ichiro Kawachi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binge Drinking ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Southeastern Brazil ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Belo Horizonte ◽  
Substance Involvement ◽  
The City

Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate changes in the frequency of binge drinking and associated factors in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. The sample consisted of 436 adolescents. Data collection involved the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. Ordinal logistic regression was used in the multivariate analysis. An increase in the frequency of binge drinking was found among adolescents who lived in areas of greater social vulnerability (OR = 1.64; 95%CI: 1.01-2.68), those whose mothers consumed alcoholic beverages (OR = 1.75; 95%CI: 1.05-2.92), those whose fathers consumed alcoholic beverages (OR = 2.02; 95%CI: 1.11-3.68), those with an increased risk of tobacco use (OR = 2.82; 95%CI: 1.07-7.42) and those who attended religious services (OR = 2.10; 95%CI: 1.30-3.38). Knowledge regarding factors associated with a change in the frequency of binge drinking among adolescents can assist in the establishment of public policies directed at health promotion and the prevention of adverse health conditions.

scholarly journals “Ayudarnos es parte de nuestra cultura”. Estrategias de los migrantes ante la crisis económica: El caso de la población senegalesa en Granada

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Rosalía López Fernández ◽  
José Manuel Maroto Blanco
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Social Vulnerability ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Immigrant Population ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
Shared Culture ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Los efectos de la crisis económica han tenido un profundo impacto en el conjunto de la población, aunque la repercusión para la población inmigrante extranjera en general se ha visto magnificada por una serie de condiciones de partida que ya los situaban en posiciones de vulnerabilidad social. En este texto se pretende mostrar cómo los inmigrantes senegaleses de la ciudad de Granada han sufrido igualmente los efectos de esta crisis y cómo han puesto en marcha una serie de estrategias, basadas en el sentimiento de una cultura compartida y de una identidad senegalesa, mediante las cuales han hecho frente a la desatención institucional que ha sido justificada principalmente en términos económicos. El análisis de estas estrategias pone de manifiesto la manera en la que el colectivo senegalés afronta la crisis con menores costes sociales y personales, amortiguando el impacto negativo que la reducción de recursos públicos destinados a la atención de la población inmigrante ha tenido.  The effects of the economic crisis have had a profound impact on the whole population, although the impact for the foreign immigrant population has been magnified due to a serie of initial conditions which allocated them in positions of social vulnerability. This text is intended to show how Senegalese immigrants of the city of Granada have also suffered the effects of the economic crisis and how they have developed certain strategies based on the feeling of a shared culture and a Senegalese identity whereby they have faced the crisis and the institutional neglect that has been justified primarily in economic terms. The analysis of the strategies shows how the Senegalese community faces the crisis with the lower social and personal costs, cushioning the negative impact that the reduction of public resources destined to the attention of the immigrant population has had.

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