Dear Friends!

Occupational Therapy profession in Brazil needs your support!

Issue:

"The Federal Council of Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists of Brazil is very interested in give the Physical Therapists [PTs] the authorization to do the same roles than an OT, thinking about the future separation of this council in 2 independent councils. By that the PTs will be able to do everything that OTs are able to do in ADLs & Function.".

So, the president of COFFITO, federal council, that is a physical therapist, is trying to approve a resolution that will allow them (PTs) to treat the ADLs, IADLs and use assistive technology in therapy program activities. His intention is to exterminate the brazilian occupational therapy.

Kindly express your support for the brazilian Occupational Therapy Profession!

How to prevent this unusual law from being approved

ONE:-

You can sign the online petition against passing this resolution. The petition is in Portuguese, but you can follow these simple translated instructions and fill the form.

The link is <http://www.peticaopublica.com.br/PeticaoVer.aspx?pi=AVDs>

1] Click "Assinar este abaixo-assinado" (Sign this petition)

2] Nome Completo (obrigatório)   write your FULL NAME [REQUIRED]

3] Email (obrigatório)    write your E MAIL ID [REQUIRED]

4] Profissão (facultativo) write your PROFESSIONAL TITTLE [OPTIONAL]

5] CREFITO (facultativo) Write Any CERTIFICATE NUMBER [ OPTIONAL]

6] Outro registro profissional (facultativo) write PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION NUMBER [OPTIONAL]

7] RG (facultativo) Write ANY DOCUMENT NUMBER [OPTIONAL]

8] Data de Nascimento (facultativo) Write your DATE OF BIRTH [OPTIONAL]

9] Comentários (facultativo) write any COMMENTS [OPTIONAL]

10] Privacidade do endereço de Email: CHOOSE ANY ONE OPTION

Privado    [ TO HIDE YOUR E MAIL ID]

Disponível para o Autor do Abaixo-assinado [ E MIAL ID CAN BE SEEN BY THE AUTHOR]

Público [ TO DISPLATY YOUR E MAIL ID]

11] click Assinar Abaixo-Assinado TO SIGN THE PETETION

You can choose if you want to keep your email visible to the author of the undersigned (by clicking "Disponível para o autor do abaixo assinado”) or keep it private (by clicking "Privado”). Just your name and commentary will be visible on internet.

Kindly spend few valuable minutes to fill the form and show that international occupational therapy communities’s support that ADL, IADL & assistive technology application should be used by the skilled occupational therapists only.

TWO:-

You can send an email to COFFITO, expressing the dissatisfaction of international Occupational Therapists community. Email: presidencia@coffito.org.br, diretoria@coffito.org.br (it´s important to send a copy to ABRATO – Brasilian Association of Occupational Therapists - naummesquita@gmail.com, abrato@abrato.com.br).

You can mention that as per the practice in your country [kindly mention your country name & your designation] and international health education standards ADL, IADL & Assisstive Technology can be used only by the specialist Occupational Therapist. Feel free to write your comments.

Kindly do it at the earliest.

For any other assistance and clarification contact ot_indore@yahoo.co.in

Thanking you

Vaithi Perumal,