Aktywność prozawodowa uczestników warsztatów terapii zajęciowej – szanse, wyzwania i dylematy
Professional Activity of Occupational Therapy Workshops – Opportunities, Challenges, and Dilemmas

Author(s): Magdalena Kocejko, Angelika Greniuk
Subject(s): Sociology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: employment; occupational therapy workshops; people with disabilities; vocational activation
Summary/Abstract: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities indicated new directions of activities regardingthe professional activation of people with disabilities. Focusing on the open labor market raisesquestions about the role of institutions such as occupational therapy workshops (hereinafter: WT Z) andrequires defining a new profile of the activities of these entities also in the area of supporting the pro--vocational activity of their participants. In response to the need to define and clarify the directions ofactivities in this area, new „Standards for the operation of Occupational Therapy Workshops” have beendeveloped as part of the systemic project „Active disabled people – tools to support the independenceof disabled people”. They clearly define the role of WT Z, which is to support in achieving the maximumpossible degree of independent living mainly through two paths: professionalization of the participantand social inclusion.. They are entirely oriented towards the subjectivity and self-determinationof WT Z participants. The aim of the article is to present the results of evaluation studies conducted bythe authors on the pilot implementation of the Standard in WT Z in the dimension related to their pro--professional role. Research has shown numerous determinants of the effectiveness of related activities.They are both external and internal in nature. The results of the presented research may be a contributionto further discussion on the actual place of WT Z in the system of professional activation ofpeople with disabilities, considering the directions resulting from the Convention. The article concernsunpublished results of evaluation studies of the pilot implementation of the Standards in WT Zs in 72selected workshops throughout the country, which were carried out in 2022–2023. The evaluation studywas conducted on behalf of the Polish Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

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