Otavio Pohl
Highest Degree Held: M.D.
Specialties: Behavioral Medicine
Types of Clients: Children, Adolescents, Adults, Elderly, Families, Couples
Languages spoken: Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Português
Licensures/Certifications: Medical License (Brazil)
ACT/CBS Background and Training: I studied Behavior Analysis while receiving my undergraduate training in Psychology at UNESP-Bauru. However, after two years in the psychology program, I decided to change my career path to Medicine.
I graduated as an MD at UFCSPA (Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre). Although I was a medical student, I continued to be engaged in studying Behavior Analysis (BA) and Behavioral Psychology. Whenever I could (or whenever my medical studies allowed me to...), I participated in regional and national scientific events related to Behavior Analysis in Brazil (JAC's / AMPBC / ACBS).
I used to participate in an autonomous Study Group dedicated to BA weekly, and I also engaged in organizing scientific events in the area of Behavior Analysis and Mental Health at my University. I co-founded an official group of students (supervised by a Senior Professor) dedicated to study and promote Behavior Analysis at my University; this association is called LIPSIC (Academic League of Behavioral Psychology / Liga Acadêmica de Psicologia Comportamental).
After I finished my medical education, I engaged in some training in FAP at IBAC (Brazil), and some training in ACT at ACBS national and international scientific events, altough I'm not Certified in neither FAP or ACT.
Since I started working as a General Practitioner, I've been thinking, studying, and experimenting in my own clinical practice on how to apply BA/CBS to the medical field. And that's one of my biggest passions: to contribute to the field of Contextual Behavioral Medicine.
I graduated as an MD at UFCSPA (Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre). Although I was a medical student, I continued to be engaged in studying Behavior Analysis (BA) and Behavioral Psychology. Whenever I could (or whenever my medical studies allowed me to...), I participated in regional and national scientific events related to Behavior Analysis in Brazil (JAC's / AMPBC / ACBS).
I used to participate in an autonomous Study Group dedicated to BA weekly, and I also engaged in organizing scientific events in the area of Behavior Analysis and Mental Health at my University. I co-founded an official group of students (supervised by a Senior Professor) dedicated to study and promote Behavior Analysis at my University; this association is called LIPSIC (Academic League of Behavioral Psychology / Liga Acadêmica de Psicologia Comportamental).
After I finished my medical education, I engaged in some training in FAP at IBAC (Brazil), and some training in ACT at ACBS national and international scientific events, altough I'm not Certified in neither FAP or ACT.
Since I started working as a General Practitioner, I've been thinking, studying, and experimenting in my own clinical practice on how to apply BA/CBS to the medical field. And that's one of my biggest passions: to contribute to the field of Contextual Behavioral Medicine.