Pictures of women’s daily life: an experience through the lens of an occupational therapist

• Main Authors: Carine Abrahão Rodrigues Assis, Flávia Liberman, Viviane Santalucia Maximino
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal de São Carlos 2017-06-01
• Series: Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional
• Subjects: Occupational Therapy; Photography; Activities of Daily Living
• Online Access: http://www.cadernosdeterapiaocupacional.ufscar.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/1617/851
• ISSN: 2526-8910; 2526-8910

Introduction: The term “Daily Life” is important to the field of occupational therapy as a structural concept of its theoretical and practical construction. It refers to the details of human life in its dimension of quality of relations between the subject and their doings. This paper reports an intervention research conducted with women in the northwest region of the city of Santos in which, by means of photographs, we sought ways of knowing and intervening in their daily lives. Objective: To experience and discuss photography capabilities as a resource to understand and intervene in the day-to-day activities of women living in situations of vulnerability in the northwest of the city of Santos. Method: The research-intervention was performed with the use of self-photography through three meetings with two different women. Semi-structured interviews and a field diary were used for data collection. Results: The exploration of the daily life through photographs allowed knowing the details and intricacies that make the daily routine unique for each person and that are expressed in gestures, wishes and arrangements in a unique way. Conclusion: Photography proved to be a resource of evaluation and intervention that promotes relational, sensory and affective experiences and expands the perceptions of life of both women and researchers.