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It is reported that the thesis section is available, to publish abstracts of postgraduate theses in the disciplinary field. Who submits your thesis, must present the title, abstract, key words (include Occupational Therapy), and a summary of 2 to 3 pages of your thesis. And `present it in Spanish, English and / or Portuguese.
Contributions to the debate about the beginnings of the professionalization of occupational therapy in Argentina
Abstract
The article discusses the establishment of the Escuela Nacional de Terapia Ocupacional, in Argentina. Emphasizing issues of social construction, the article examines the conditions of emergence of the profession, among which highlights the severe polio epidemic that swept the country in 1956. Within the framework of the sociology of professions, the historiography and gender, the article looks at historical aspects of the professionalization process. The main conclusions indicate the persistence, in the present, a majority of women who choose this profession, traces the origins of the current professional identity and the need to promote qualitative research on the issue.
