Despliegue de potencialidades colectivas y la influencia en el entorno social en el habitante de calle.

Abstract

The purpose of this research project was to relate the collective potentialities and the social environment of street children and adolescents of a non-governmental organization in Cúcuta Norte de Santander, through the application of the initial occupational profile of the human occupation model (MOHOST), in the sections of (communication and interaction processing skills) and environment. This research is approached from a bibliographical reference (Dunn), who speaks of collective potentialities, with the intention of favoring the capacity of performance to develop an occupational form within a social environment (AOTA). From this, a current social problem in the border area of Cúcuta-Venezuela is exposed, where there are high rates of immigration, which leads to the habitat on the street with a high incidence of children and adolescents, and this population is also involved in extremely complex aspects, such as the consumption of psychoactive substances, sex work, child abuse / exploitation, extreme poverty, and abandonment. In this way, Occupational Therapy considers the aspects of the person, as a unified whole, from a psychosocial work approach; demonstrating their collaboration and preparation to respond to the needs of this population in an innovative way.