O mercado de trabalho da terapia ocupacional no estado de Sergipe

Abstract

Occupational Therapy is a health profession whose main objective is to promote health and well-being through human occupations. In Sergipe, Occupational Therapy is a new profession in the job market, which means that its professional profile is often unknown. The aim of this research is to understand the job market for occupational therapists in Sergipe and their professional profile. Regarding the methodological procedures, this is a cross sectional study, and it is not necessary to use a semi-structured questionnaire with 20 questions, 18 closed and 2 open. The form was created using Google Forms and addressed to occupational therapists working in the state of Sergipe via CREFITO 17. Results: It was possible to observe that most occupational therapists are female, working in child rehabilitation in private clinics, with a predominance of children and adolescents, living under the PJ regime, most of whom have two employment contracts, with an average salary above 5 minimum wages. The greatest difficulties brought by the professionals were: professional dissatisfaction, harmful working conditions, lack of resources and lack of supervision by their Professional Council. Since the number of occupational therapists who responded to the questionnaire was only 7.5% of the professionals registered with the Council, the research needs to be expanded to improve the understanding of the data.