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- The promotion of accreditation of prior learning processes in firms: impact on the worker-organization relationshipPublication . Martins, Helena; Rebelo, Teresa; Tomás, InêsIn an era where the learner’s earlier educational experiences do not always fit with the reality of a rapidly changing employment market, and jobs are not “for life”, accompanied by high rates of experience and knowledge redundancy, along with other contributory discontinuities in career patterns (Dealtry, 2003), the importance of lifelong learning is stressed, conveying to the pertinence of a competence-based approach to learning.
- Escala de compromisso organizacional - afectivo, normativo e de continuidade (ECO-ANC)Publication . Martins, Helena; Rebelo, Teresa; Tomás, InêsA escala de compromisso organizacional (Affectíve, Normative and Continuance Commitment Scales. no original) de Meyer eAllen (1991, 997; Allen, &Meyer, 1990) visa avaliar a relação de vinculação que o trabalhador estabelece com a organização onde trabalha. De acordo com os seus autores, o compromisso organizacional é um constructo tri-dimensional, pelo que este instrumento avalia três dimensões ou componentes (em vez de tipos de compromisso, uma vez que estes podem co-existir no mesmo indivíduo); a componente afectiva (affective commitment - compromisso afectivo), a componente normativa (normative committnent - (compromisso normativo) e a componente de continuidade (continuance (commitment - compromisso de continuidade).
- A promoção do processo de reconhecimento, validação e certificação de competências pelas organizações: impacto na relação do trabalhador com a organizaçãoPublication . Martins, Helena; Rebelo, Teresa; Tomás, InêsO processo de Reconhecimento, Validação, e Certificação de Competências (RVCC), é uma forma inovadora de validar e certificar indivíduos num determinado nível acadêmico, independentemente do seu background escolar. Deste modo, o objetivo principal deste processo em Portugal ê validar as aprendizagens informais e não formais dos indivíduos, atribuindo-lhes uma espécie de equivalência formal. Com o crescente interesse na qualificação dos trabalhadores e o apoio governamental, as organizações portuguesas estão a promover cada vez mais este processo nas suas instalações e horário laboral. Na verdade, várias firmas portuguesas revelam atualmente uma preocupação especial com a aprendizagem organizacional como um fator-chave na sua competitividade. Como consequência, tem havido um crescente investimento em estratégias orientadas para a melhoria das competências dos seus recursos humanos, a fim de potenciar a sua capacidade de aprender e a sua performance. Este estudo explora a relação entre a promoção desta forma de desenvolvimento de recursos humanos e as atitudes (Satisfação com o Emprego e Compromisso organizacional) e comportamentos dos colaboradores para com a onde trabalham. Este estudo transversal na População de Trabalhadores portugueses (N=135) revelou uma melhoria nos indicadores das variáveis estudadas, embora os resultados estatisticamente significativos se concretizassem em termos de Comportamentos de Voz Ativa (Voice Behaviours) nos grupos de trabalhadores que tinham estado envolvidos ou que haviam sido certificados, face aos restantes. Um dos objetivos desta comunicação é promover a investigação nesta área.
- Neuropsychology rehabilitationPublication . Guerreiro, Sandra; Dores, Artemisa Rocha; Castro-Caldas, Alexandre; Barbosa, FernandoAcquired Brain Injury (ABI) is currently recognized by the World Health Organization as being an issue of public health, usually resulting in disorders which impact the different areas of human functioning – biological, psychological and social. Developments in medicine and in acute and sub-acute healthcare now permit a good level of physical-functional recovery. It is the psychological effects however (cognitive, emotional and behavioral) - most persistent in the long term - which are the main cause of the difficulties that ABI patients have in reintegration into their various life contexts. For this reason, ABI has been referred to as a ‘silent epidemic’.
- Significance of virtual reality-based rehabilitation in acquired brain injuryPublication . Dores, Artemisa Rocha; Mendes, Liliana; Carvalho, Irene P.; Guerreiro, Sandra; Almeida, Isabel; Barbosa, FernandoRecent research has shown the potential of Virtual Reality (VR) in the field of rehabilitation, namely neurocognitive rehabilitation. This technology will certainly revolutionize the rehabilitation of the future. Its advantages include greater ecological validity than conventional rehabilitation methods, provision of safe contexts for learning/training, the possibility of programs to be contingent on patient performance, with increasing levels of task difficulty and provision of immediate feedback, and the use of a “game factor” that promotes motivation for participation. These are important aspects in the rehabilitation of patients with acquired brain injury. Patients with this and other types of neurological injuries endure cognitive deficits that cause difficulties in independent functioning and daily-life activities. Their rehabilitation calls for systematic intervention programs that are theoretically grounded and use innovative approaches to their advantage. In this paper we present a review about the advantages of VR in the generalization of acquired skills to real-life contexts, to promote patients' functionality and quality of life, and propose an innovative program of neurocognitive rehabilitation. Research in the field shows positive effects of VR programs, but urges progress in terms of the development of techniques (e.g., facial synthesis and of more research on the impact of these interventions. Future studies should also explore the existence of neuro-anatomical correlates of behavioral changes, contributing to the investigation of the relationship between neural plasticity and behavior and providing evidence for clinical practice.
- Neuropsychological assessment from traditional to ICT-based instrumentsPublication . Almeida, Isabel; Dores, Artemisa Rocha; Pinto, Paula; Guerreiro, Sandra; Barbosa, FernandoClinical Neuropsychology can be defined as the field of knowledge dedicated to the study of brain (dys)function in its relations to cognition, emotion and behavior. The development of this applied field is associated with the recognition, from several areas of knowledge, that people’s behaviors and reactions are dependent on brain structures (Stringer, Cooley, & Christensen, 2002). This idea had been present in medical practice for several epochs, but it has gradually diminished its presence under the influence of other beliefs. World War II prompted the growth of neuropsychology as a scientific discipline, and revival of interest in brain-behavior understanding (Camargo, Bolognani, & Zuccolo, 2008). The necessity to evaluate, diagnose and rehabilitate cognitive, emotional and behavioral disorders presented by brain injured soldiers constituted a crucial moment for clinical neuropsychological practices. It created large-scale demands for neuropsychological evaluations and rehabilitation programs, promoting the development of observational and experimental studies about brain (dys)functions, and refined examination and intervention methods. In the last decades, with the development of advanced neuroimaging techniques, the knowledge of biological and biochemical basis of brain structures has progressed the understanding of mechanisms underpinning our behaviors and thoughts. These techniques have been widely diffused and used for the detection and localization of brain damage areas (Buckner, Wheeler, & Sheridan, 2001). As a consequence neuropsychological assessment had to change it’s primarily goal and focus of interest away from an emphasis on helping to identify hypothesized lesion locations. It must now assist clinicians in understanding the extension and impact of cognitive, behavioral and socio-emotional consequences of brain injury on people’s life in an integrated basis with current advances (Camargo et al., 2008).
- Computer-based neuropsychological rehabilitationPublication . Dores, Artemisa Rocha; Barbosa, Fernando; Guerreiro, Sandra; Almeida, Isabel; Carvalho, Irene PalmaresNeurocognitive rehabilitation of people with acquired brain injury (ABI) is a part of neuropsychological rehabilitation that has gained increased interest in response to the growing incidence of this type of injury and to the possibility of post-injury survival, often associated with physical and cognitive deficits, as well as emotional and behavioral changes. These problems call for the need of innovative interventions that can overcome the limitations of traditional approaches to ABI.
- Serious games for reading acquisition: a tentative prototypePublication . Sucena, Ana; Falcão Carneiro, João; Restivo, M. TeresaIn this paper preliminary results obtained with a prototype game developed for spelling training are presented. The game is played using an Android tablet and a joystick connected with it via Bluetooth, allowing the user to directly interact. Although in an early stage, the authors believe this approach to have a high motivational potential due to its interactivity with the child undergoing the training. The prototype was tested with second graders. All the children were highly motivated to play the game and the joystick use clearly increased their level of interest. The development of this serious game seems to be a promising approach to early intervention on spelling and reading acquisition difficulties.
- Incidence of burnout among medical dosimetrists in portugalPublication . Gonçalves, Dina; Sucena, AnaBurnout is a pathologic response to chronic occupational stress resulting from the lack of coping strategies that assist the individual to comply with the working demands. Burnout is a cause of serious consequences for both the individual and the organization. Given the lack of studies on the incidence of this disease in medical dosimetrists in Portugal, this study aims to compensate for this gap. The method used for data collection was a survey divided into three parts. The first part was designed to evaluate the sociodemographic and professional conditions of the sample. The second part of the survey was based on the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) and the third part was based on the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). The survey was distributed to all medical dosimetrists working in public and private institutions in Portugal which gave the authorization to participate in this study. We evaluated 17 medical dosimetrists (physicists and radiation therapists), engaged in six Portuguese public and private institutions. Our results reveal an incidence of burnout between 35.3% (CBI) and 88.2% (MBI), manifested by worrying results on the sub-scales of personal burnout, work-related burnout, emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment. For this study, the questionnaires were adapted and tested, having been considered valid for the Portuguese population, however, more detailed formal validation should be carried out in future studies.
- The role of gamification in neurocognitive rehabilitationPublication . Dores, Artemisa Rocha; Geraldo, Andreia; Martins, HelenaNeurocognitive rehabilitation continues to face difficult challenges related to patient and institutional characteristics. This reality requires innovate solutions to increase patient motivation and involvement in the process, turning rehabilitation more meaningful and pleasurable, as well as to help therapists overcome difficulties such as the absence of material and human resources. Innovate rehabilitation techniques have the potential to create motivating, personalized, and ecologically valide tasks. In this chapter, the authors describe the reality of neurocognitive rehabilitation in acquired brain injury and present the advantages nd potential of digital information and communication technologies, especially serious games and gamification. Distinctive elements of these solutions and a reflection on the evolution of this area are presented. In order to establish evidence-based practices, it will be necessary demonstrate unequivocally the development of competences by the patients, supported by theses new solutions, and its generalization to real-life activities in future research. (80-99)