Jose María Martín Álvarez

Social Area, Technical Management

technical director Poblenou Occupational Therapy Center

Degree in Pedagogy from the University of Barcelona (1993-1998), specialization in Therapeutic Pedagogy. He combined his studies with commercial tasks, customer service, and doing different jobs in organizations in the field of people with disabilities. Currently, and since January 2020, he is the Director of the Aspace Poblenou Occupational Center. He has been working at the Aspace Catalunya Foundation for more than 25 years, starting his relationship through the internships he did at the Aspace Special Education School. He later worked as a school monitor, as a monitor at the Aspace Occupational Center in Numancia, as a monitor at the Aspace Badalona Occupational Center for Social Integration, where he also carried out pedagogical coordination tasks. In this long career at the Aspace Catalunya Foundation, he has been able to go through different services in the social field, carrying out his vocation of service to people with Cerebral Palsy. So, he was linked to the service of Aspace Esports as coach of the football team (2000-2010), winning different medals in the championships of Catalonia and Spain. Highlighting two gold medals in the 7-a-side football championship in Vilafranca del Bierzo (2001) and in futsal in Pallejà (2008). He also coordinated the leisure service "Aspace Llar" (2001-2006) organizing leisure activities in the different centers of Aspace, summer holidays, and support at home for families. He has been working as coordinator and promoter of the "Connexió Aspace" magazine project since 2001.