This paper examines a clinical intervention model, Paper Mosaic Therapeutic Workshop, developed to assist people with physical disability and experiencing exclusion and social vulnerability. This ongoing intervention belongs to the field of occupational therapy and is based on psychoanalytical theory, specifically that of Donald Winnicott. The choice and use of materials in occupational therapy and analysis of the therapeutic potential and reach of this intervention are discussed. These topics are approached through a narrative of the collective construction of the first workshop paper mosaic. The group meetings opened new dimensions regarding clinical experience and existential conditions and suffering experienced by the participants. The therapeutic effectiveness of this intervention, operating in the interface between art and health production, was confirmed by the acquisition of new abilities and roles in relation to others, and closer participation in community life.
Occupational Therapy; Therapeutic Workshop; Art; Production of health
