Abstract

DIAS, Alexsandra Marinho; SANDRI, Juliana de Araújo Vieira  and  CUTOLO, Luiz Roberto Agea. Curricular Practicies about human elderling process in the Undergraduate Course in Physical Therapy. Saúde Transform. Soc. [online]. 2012, vol.3, n.1, pp.67-71. ISSN 2178-7085.

This paper aims to know and to analyses the currilar practices about human elderling processo and the elder health in the Physicaltherapy Graduation Course. It used study of case into UNIVALI´s Faculty for indentification and curricular analysis. 54 learning plans were found. Those only four used the elder terminology and refered some aspect from process of human aging. With this study, it was revealed that the course is geared more to the adult and child clinic than to gerontology, and this affords students the confluence of several fields of knowledge and pointed in different sectors Braziliam Public Policy and the need of interdisciplinary work.

Keywords : Aged; Curriculum; Physical Therapy (Specialty).

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