The technical use group in the classroom: contributions to the process of teaching – learning at graduation in occupational therapy

Abstract

This article is a reflection on the use of groups in classrooms and their contributions to the teaching-learning process in the professional practice, in graduation courses in Occupational Therapy. Emerges from the participation and experience of an occupational therapist, in the Program of Teaching Improvement - PAE by the discipline ‘Dynamics and Group Approaches and Occupational Therapy’. The stage was conducted in the first half of 2014 and lasted five months, with a total workload of 120 hours. During any stage of the route, the proposed activities have been agreed between teacher / student / graduate student, using as didactic and pedagogical resources lectures, readings in class, group experiences, dynamic and theater games, manuals and expressive activities, songs and group simulations. The desired reflection in this study made it possible to consider the importance of the implementation of strategies and resources used in higher education, specifically in occupational therapy education. Group techniques can facilitate the thematic related to group practices, used in contexts of performance of occupational therapist, and in other disciplines and content in the classroom, in order to offer a teaching-learning tool that allows students to experience relationships and human interactions.