TY - GEN
T1 - From cognitive ergonomist to psychotechnologist: a new professional profile in a multidisciplinary team in a centre for technical aids
AU - Federici, Stefano
AU - Corradi, Fabrizio
AU - Mele, Maria Laura
AU - Miesenberger, Klaus
PY - 2011/8
Y1 - 2011/8
N2 - Abstract. The aim of this work is to introduce the professional figure of the psychotechnologist, with particular reference to the specific contexts of application of the assistive technology assignation process in a centre for technical aids. The main differences between the role of psychotechnologists and the professional figures of cognitive ergonomists and clinical psychologists in a multidisciplinary team for assistive solution assignation are described. Psychotechnology is any ‘technology that emulates, extends, amplifies and modifies sensory-motor, psychological or cognitive functions of the mind’ [6, 20]. This definition highlights both the intrasystemic relation between any technology and the user and the interactive role of any artefact within the interaction process. In this perspective, the role of the psychotechnologist in a centre for technical aids is to analyse and evaluate the components emerging from the dynamic relation between user and technology in order to facilitate better autonomy, interaction and participation for people with disabilities.
AB - Abstract. The aim of this work is to introduce the professional figure of the psychotechnologist, with particular reference to the specific contexts of application of the assistive technology assignation process in a centre for technical aids. The main differences between the role of psychotechnologists and the professional figures of cognitive ergonomists and clinical psychologists in a multidisciplinary team for assistive solution assignation are described. Psychotechnology is any ‘technology that emulates, extends, amplifies and modifies sensory-motor, psychological or cognitive functions of the mind’ [6, 20]. This definition highlights both the intrasystemic relation between any technology and the user and the interactive role of any artefact within the interaction process. In this perspective, the role of the psychotechnologist in a centre for technical aids is to analyse and evaluate the components emerging from the dynamic relation between user and technology in order to facilitate better autonomy, interaction and participation for people with disabilities.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84865477244
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-60750-814-4-1178
DO - 10.3233/978-1-60750-814-4-1178
M3 - Conference proceedings
SN - 9781607508137
VL - 29
T3 - Assistive Technology Research Series
SP - 1178
EP - 1184
BT - Everyday Technology for Independence and Care. AAATE 2011
A2 - Gelderblom, Gert Jan
A2 - Soede, Mathijs
A2 - Adriaens, Leon
A2 - Miesenberger, Klaus
PB - IOS Press
CY - Amsterdam
ER -