Aline Godoy-Vieira, Ana Malfitano, Bonnie Dundee, Ekaterina Firsenko, Kevin Cordingley, Ioulia Louta, Heidi Lauckner y Andrea Yupanqui-Concha
Summary:
This publication offers a theoretical and methodological framework for understanding social occupational therapy from an emancipatory perspective, grounded in historical and dialectical materialism. It posits that human activities should not be understood solely as individual actions, but rather as practices shaped by social inequalities, power relations, and historical conditions. One of its main contributions is demonstrating that professional intervention can be geared not only toward alleviating immediate problems, but also toward strengthening social participation and transforming everyday life. Furthermore, the text provides concrete tools for analyzing activities, proposing actions, promoting radical participation, and intervening within the social fabric. It also highlights the political role of occupational therapy, as it can contribute to challenging oppressions linked to class, racism, patriarchy, and coloniality. Overall, the book provides a useful framework for building critical, collective practices committed to social justice.
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Godoy-Vieira, A., Malfitano, A.P.S., Dundee, B., Firsenko, E., Cordingley, K., Louta, I., Lauckner, H. & Yupanqui-Concha, A. (2025). Terapia Ocupacional Social Emancipatória: Contribuições para um marco teórico-metodológico fundamentado no materialismo histórico e dialético. Publicación independiente. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/391806778_Terapia_Ocupacional_Social_Emancipatoria_Contribuicoes_para_um_marco_teorico-metodologico_fundamentado_no_materialismo_historico_e_dialetico