What needs to be done? Occupational therapy responsibilities and challenges regarding human rights

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 60-66

  Galheigo, Sandra Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Culture; Occupational therapy theory; Professional education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STANDARD;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LATIN AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; POLITICS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79952799136     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00922.x     Document Type: Article

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