Professional Activity

[From 2009, February to the present] – Instituto para a Formação Humana e Social

This institute is part of the Associação para a Investigação e Debate em Serviço Social (Association for Research and Investigation in Social Work), a national non-profit organization. The institute has the aim of developing the competences and skills of the social sciences professions throughout (principally) the promotion of courses of continuum education.

Management Functions in Institutions

[From 2011, February to the present] President of the Pedagogic Council

 

Courses Coordination

[From 2011, September to the present] Pedagogic Coordination of the Post-Graduation in Social Intervention with Seniors Populations (in Oporto)

[From 2011, September to the present] Pedagogic Coordination of the Post-Graduation in Criminology e Social Intervention (in Vila Real)

[From 2011, June to the present] Pedagogic Coordination of the Post-Graduation in Social Intervention with Seniors Populations (in Guimarães)

[From 2011, Mars to 2011, September] Pedagogic Coordination of the Post-Graduation in Criminology e Social Intervention (in Oporto)

Courses Conception/Design

[2011] Specialization Course of Animation for Seniors Populations (72 hours)

[2011] Post-Graduation in Criminology and Social Intervention (96 hours)

[2011] Post-Graduation in Social Intervention with Senior Populations (96 hours)

[2009] Short Course in Ethical Decision Process (12 hours)

[2009] Short Course in Basic Criminology (12 hours)

Unit and Courses Taught

[2011, September and October] Unit of “Introduction to Criminology” in the Post-Graduation of Criminology and Social Intervention (in Vila Real – 12 hours)

[2011, September] Unit of “Deontology and Intervention” in the Post-Graduation in Social Intervention with Senior Populations (in Guimarães – 12 hours)

[2011, Mars and April] Unit of “Introduction to Criminology” in the Post-Graduation of Criminology and Social Intervention (in Oporto – 12 hours)

[2011, February] Short Course “Basic Criminology” (in Oporto – 12 hours)

[2010, February] Short Course “Basic Criminology” (in Oporto – 12 hours)

[2009, July] Short Course “Ethical Decision Process” (in Oporto – 12 hours)

[2009, April] Short Course “Basic Criminology” (in Macedo de Cavaleiros – 12 hours)

[2009, January] Short Course “Basic Criminology” (in Oporto – 12 hours)

[From 2005, September to the present] – Instituto Superior Politécnico Gaya

Private higher education institution located in Vila Nova de Gaia

Positions

[2010, September to the present] Adjunct Professor

[2005, September to 2010, August] Assistant Professor

 

Management and Administrative Functions

[From 2009, December to 2011, Mars] Coordinator of the Technological Specialization Course in Social Work and Communitarian Development (Financed by European Social Fund)

[From 2007, September to 2009, December] Member of the Scientific Council

[From 2007, September to 2009, December] Member of the Pedagogic Council

[From 2007, September to 2009, December] Coordinator of the Social Work Bachelor’s Degree

Courses Conception/Design

[2010] Institution Responsible for the proposal of the Socio-Educative Intervention Master’s Degree (Accepted by the Portuguese General Direction of Higher Education)

[2009] Coordinator of the group that proposes the creation the Technological Specialization Course in Social Work and Communitarian Development (Accepted by the Portuguese General Direction of Higher Education)

Courses Taught

[From 2009, December to 2011, Mars] Technological Specialization Course in Social Work and Communitarian Development

• Taught the units of “Introduction to Social Work”, “Contemporary Social Problems”, “Justice and Social Reinsertion” and assured the orientation of final field practice

 [From 2005, September to the present] Social Work Bachelor’s Degree

• In the current academic year, teaches the units of “Project Conception and Development”, “Ethics and Deontology” and “Social Policy: Historic Evolution”
• In past academic years taught the units of “Communitarian Psychosociology”, “Social Work Contexts and Practices”, “Social Services Quality”, “Contemporary Social Challenges Seminar “, Professional Integration Seminar”, “Social Work Theories and Models”, “Academic Integration Seminar”, “Socio-Cultural Mediation”, “Criminology and Social Reinsertion”, “Professional Identity Seminar”, “Social Policies I”, “Social Policies II”, “Community Studies I”, “Community Studies II” and the assured the orientation of final field practice and final research projects

Community Extension Activity

[From 2008, September to 2010, July] Responsible for the implementation (in partnership with a non-profit organization) of the Neighborhood Community Movement

• This movement has the aim of analyze the global situation of the inhabitants of the intervention area (Oporto) and consequent development and promotion of a social response based on informal solidarity (neighborhood net) for the promotion of empowerment of the population.

 

Other Activities

[From 2009, April to the present] Investigator of the institution I&D Center in the research field of “Society, Policies and Organizations” with the project “Neighborhood Community Movement”

[2006] Member of the group that worked in the adequacy of the Social Work Bachelor’s Degree to the Bologna Model

[From 2001, November to the present] – Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro

Public higher education institution located in Vila Real

Positions

[From 2002, October to the present] Collaborator

[From 2001, November to 2005, November] Field Practice Monitor

 

Management and Administrative Functions

[From 2003, September to 2005, July] Member of the Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Coordination Committee

Courses Taught

[From 2002, October to the present] Social Work Bachelor’s Degree

• In the current academic year, teaches the unit of “Vitimology and Risk Behaviours”
• In past academic years taught the units of “Crises Interventions”, “Field Practice Seminar”, “Clinical Social Work”, “Social Policies”, “Social Protection Policies”, “Social Work Ethics and Deontology”, “Written of Reports and Proposals”, “Clinical Social Work Theories”, “Social Work Intervention Contexts”, “Behavioral Change Techniques”, Family Therapy” and the assured the orientation of field practice and final research projects

Other Activities

[From 2004, September to 2005, July] Member of the group that worked in the adequacy of the Social Work Bachelor’s Degree to the Bologna Model

[From 2009, January to 2009, July] – Instituto da Segurança Social

Public national institution responsible for the implementation and management of social policies

Position

Supervisor

Description

Supervision of the professional staff and educative staff of two Lares de Infancia e Juventude (Homes for Children and Youth – social response where children’s at risk are institutionalized) in the ambit of DOM (Desafios, Oportunidades e Mudanças – Challenges, Opportunities and Changes) Plan

[From 2002, October to 2005, September] – Projecto Homem de Vila Real

Non-profit private institution that intervenes in the drug abuse area

Position

Coordinator of the Drug Abuse Direct Intervention Team

Description

Responsible of all the management of the team, including the coordination, structuration of all the primary and secondary prevention activities. That includes, but not limited to, the promotion and realization of prevention activities and the contact with drug users and drug users families in order to work them motivation for treatment.

The prevention activities included, but not limited to, the creation and implementation of courses about “Drug Abuse Primary Prevention” (for the professionals of the Municipal Drug Abuse Primary Prevention Plan of Macedo de Cavaleiros) and about “Drug Abuse Primary Prevention in Schools”(for teachers of the primary schools of the Municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar)

[From 2002, October to the present] – Several Institutions

Several private institutions that work in the Professional Education

Job Description

Teaching of units in professional courses

In Continuum Education Courses

[2011, July] Unit “Maus Tratos e Violência no Idoso” [Elderly Violence] in II Intensive Training in Intervention and Creation of Gerontological Best Practices (Oporto: Portugal) – Institution: CMStatus

[2008, August] Unit “Ética e Deontologia na Prática Gerontológica” [Ethics and Deontology in Gerontological Practices] in course “Social Gerontology: Professionals Interventions in Aging Process (Oporto: Portugal) – Institution: RRMindCenter;

[2003, June] Unit “Toxicodependência” [Drug Abuse] in Nursing Licentiate Degree Complement (Chaves: Portugal) – Institution Chaves Superior School of Nursing

[2003, Mars e April] Unit “Mediação Familiar” [Family Mediation] in the training “Family and Drug Abuse”, financed by the Portuguese National Institute of Drug Abuse (Vila Real: Portugal) – Institution: Portuguese Federation of Institutions of the Drug Abuse Field (

[2003, Mars and April] Unit “Prevenção Primária e Famílias” [Primary Prevention and Families] in the training “Family and Drug Abuse”, financed by the Portuguese National Institute of Drug Abuse (Vila Real: Portugal) – Institution: Portuguese Federation of Institutions of the Drug Abuse Field (

For Secondary Equivalence Courses

[From 2010, February to 2010, April] Unit “Instituições de Apoio à Comunidade” [Community Support Institutions] (50 hours) in Adult Education Course in Family Assistant and Community Support – Institution: Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos

[From 2009, September to 2009, December] Unit “Ética Profissional e Legislação Laboral” [Professional Ethics and Work Legislation] (25 hours) in Adult Education Course in Family Assistant and Community Support – Institution: Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos

[From 2009, September to 2009, November] Unit “Ética Profissional” [Professional Ethics] (25 hours) in Adult Education Course in Sport Management – Institution: Colégio Internato dos Carvalhos

[2004, September] Unit “Como Lidar com Pessoas em Situações Especiais: Toxicodependências” [how to deal with persons in Special Situations: Drug Abuse] in Adult Education Course – Institution: Núcleo da Cruz Vermelha de Sabrosa

[2002, October] Unit “Como Lidar com Pessoas em Situações Especiais: Toxicodependências” [how to deal with persons in Special Situations: Drug Abuse] in Adult Education Course – Institution: Núcleo da Cruz Vermelha de Sabrosa