Intensive Fellowship · Florianópolis, Brazil

Labor-Court
Expert Practice

Labor forensic physiotherapy — from examination to report

A 5-day immersion at the Forensic Physiotherapy Office in Florianópolis, living the real routine of a physiotherapist expert witness: physical-functional examination, ad hoc opinion, work-system examination, rebuttal and labor-court expert report — with real expert writing alongside the mentor.

On-site & immersiveAccommodation included · JurerêABFF membershipFISIA for 2 years

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Discover Forensic Physiotherapy (in Portuguese) ↗

For physiotherapists. Based on Brazilian labor law and court procedure · Taught in Portuguese.

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Wallace das Chagas Lucas

Prof. Dr. Ricardo WallaceCourt-appointed expert, TRT-12, since 2016

Expert · TRT-12Ad hoc consultant · MPT-12Editor · Tratado de Fisioterapia ForensePhysiotherapist since 1991

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At the source

Learn from the creator of Forensic Physiotherapy.

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Wallace is the creator of this discipline — Forensic Physiotherapy —, established with ABFF in 2009, and is known by many as its “father”. He is also the creator, editor and author of several chapters of the Tratado de Fisioterapia Forense — now in its 2nd edition — covering the general part and 16 areas of practice.

Anyone who wants to work in forensic physiotherapy without knowing Prof. Wallace’s work has not yet completed their training.

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Why join

Theory is everywhere. Living a real expert’s routine from start to finish is very rare.

Labor-court expert work is one of the most respected areas of physiotherapy in Brazil — and one of the least taught in practice. Here you follow real examinations and actually write the documents an expert delivers.

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Learn by example

You follow real expert examinations and, alongside the mentor, write the documents an expert actually delivers.

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The expert’s three roles

Court-appointed expert, legal consultant (ad hoc opinion) and independent auditor of the work system.

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Real expert writing

Ad hoc opinion, work-system report, rebuttal and labor-court expert report.

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Ongoing tutoring

The mentor keeps supporting you after the week, during your first cases.

What you will actually learn

Five days, from examination to report

Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (with a lunch break), at the Forensic Physiotherapy Office in Florianópolis (Av. Mauro Ramos, 1480, Centro). Wednesday afternoon: on-site practice in a company.

Monday

Morning — Labor forensic physiotherapy and the physical-functional expert examination

Afternoon — Following a physical-functional expert examination.

Tuesday

Morning — The ad hoc labor expert opinion (parecer)

Afternoon — Writing a real ad hoc labor expert opinion.

Wednesday

Morning — The work-system expert examination (forensic workplace audit)

Afternoon — On-site practice in a company: the work-system expert examination.

Thursday

Morning — Writing the real work-system expert report

Afternoon — Writing a real labor-court rebuttal (manifestação impugnativa).

Friday

Full day — Writing a real labor-court expert report (laudo pericial)

Full day: writing the report from start to finish alongside the mentor.

Your mentor

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Wallace das Chagas Lucas

Physiotherapist expert witness · CREFITO 10 and 8 / 14.404-F

Very few physiotherapists in Brazil sign reports as experts appointed by the Labor Courts. Dr. Wallace is one of them: he has worked for TRT-12 since 2016 and is the creator, editor and author of several chapters of the Tratado de Fisioterapia Forense (2nd edition, ABFF), the reference work in the field.

He is also an ad hoc consultant to the Labor Prosecution Office (MPT-12) and an arbitrator at the Physiotherapy Arbitration Chamber. He works as court expert, legal consultant and independent auditor — the three roles you experience during this week.

30+years in practice

20+books published

TRT-12court-appointed expert

Full biography (in Portuguese) →

What is included

Far more than the sessions

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Ongoing tutoring by the mentor

Support with your cases even after the fellowship ends.

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ABFF membership

Membership of the Brazilian Association of Forensic Physiotherapy, after passing an exam.

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FISIA platform for 2 years

Access to ABFF’s platform for legal physiotherapy documents for 24 months.

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Real documents written

Ad hoc opinion, work-system report, rebuttal and expert report.

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Certificate of completion

Issued by Instituto Wallace on completing the 5 days.

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Accommodation included

Accommodation for 1 person in Jurerê, Florianópolis, during the fellowship.

Format & fee

How the fellowship works

◈ On-site, on demand

On-site sessions at the Forensic Physiotherapy Office in Florianópolis: Av. Mauro Ramos, 1480, ground floor, Centro — Florianópolis/SC, Brazil, with on-site practice in a company.

Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (with a lunch break).

Accommodation included for 1 person in Jurerê, Florianópolis.

On demand: open weeks follow the mentor’s schedule (no fellowships in December or January).

Activities are conducted in Portuguese and based on Brazilian labor law.

Fellowship fee

On request

Includes accommodation in Jurerê. Registration fee: USD 200, charged in Brazilian reais at the exchange rate of the contract date.

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Limited places — individual supervision

How to apply

From interest to a secured place

Places are limited and supervision is individual, so every application is reviewed personally by Prof. Dr. Ricardo Wallace.

Pre-application

A short form about your education, practice and goals. No cost.

Reply within 72 h

The Administration tells you by e-mail whether you were accepted and which weeks are open.

Week and agreement

You confirm your week and sign the bilingual online agreement.

Place secured

The USD 200 registration fee — charged in Brazilian reais at the day’s exchange rate and paid through the link at the end of the agreement — secures your place.

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