Terapia ocupacional em contexto de catástrofe

In the wake of Castanheira de Pera disaster in 2017, Médicos do Mundo implemented Hope Mission, with aim providing people humanitarian support. It involved Equipa Técnica Rua [Technical Street Team], for community intervention. This consisted one occupational therapist, two final year Occupational Therapy degree students, nurse, and local facilitator. was first time Portugal that professionals participated a mission context disaster. this interventional study, therapy three strands: Home, adaptation context, insertion support products, teaching energy conservation, counselling; Institutional, implementation group activities to promote sharing solving problems, creation healthy habits/routines population; Community, terms health education, cultural artisanal such as tapestry or commemoration World Mental Health Day. We intend raise awareness about oOccupational intervention encourage autonomy participation.