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It is reported that the thesis section is available, to publish abstracts of postgraduate theses in the disciplinary field. Who submits your thesis, must present the title, abstract, key words (include Occupational Therapy), and a summary of 2 to 3 pages of your thesis. And `present it in Spanish, English and / or Portuguese.
The River Model (Kawa): four case studies developed in Chile
Abstract
The following article explain the general concepts of the Model of the River (Kawa) generated from an Eastern/ Japanese Cosmology, offering a view and a qualitative assessment and intervention tool fully focused on the
narrative of the client, represented by the metaphor of a river, through which, it show the central elements of
existence (proposed by the theory) and those meaningful symbols incorporated by the individual, providing
a historical overview and key moments at the same time. At this research are included four case studies
developed by Chilean Occupational Therapy students at Universidad Mayor, with clients at different life
stages, educational level and health condition, inside of a wider project, orientated to translate and to adapt
the Model to the Spanish language and the Hispanic and latin context, introducing an initial discussion about
the cultural potentialities and implications for the discipline using this model in Chile and Latin America.
