Occupational therapy education: bridging theory and practice together in Portugal

Abstract

In Portugal, there are currently four occupational therapy schools. These are the Alcoito School of Health, School of Allied Health Technologies of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, School of Health Sciences of Leiria and School of Health of Beja. Only Alcoito School of Health has a WFOT approved educational programme but all of these schools are committed to and follow the general recommendations of the WFOT Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational Therapists.