GROUP TECHNOLOGY IN PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN ACTION-RESEARCH AND PERMANENT HEALTH EDUCATION

ABSTRACT Objective: to discuss the process of Permanent Health Education conducted with professionals working in Psychosocial Care Centers, on using Group Technology in psychosocial care. Method: this is an action-research where 66 workers from 29 mental health services in a Midwestern Brazilian using Maguerez Arch as data collect strategy. Data was presented according to the chronology of the gathering meetings and discussed from Freire's conception of problematizing education. Results: the participants identified “the lack of knowledge about what group dynamics is and how to use it properly” as a problem to be addressed, having the following as causes: low adherence of users to group activities; poor worker competence in conducting and planning therapeutic groups; little theoretical mastery on group dynamics; inadequate handling of silence and group techniques. The following themes were chosen for theorization: motivation, participation, communication, planning, group structuring and coordination, use of techniques and group experiences. In the action phase, the participants built 16 proposals for interventions, 13 related to the construction of learning spaces and three to the reorganization of group service practices. Conclusion: using the action-research method in this process of Permanent Health Education allowed workers and their teams to exercise critical analysis on working with groups, as well as to become aware on the restrictive aspects of this practice, which led them to find more effective ways for using group technology in mental health care.

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MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN THE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL

Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0104-07072016003020015 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

João Mário Pessoa Júnior ◽

Raionara Cristina de Araújo Santos ◽

Francisco de Sales Clementino ◽

Ellany Gurgel Cosme do Nascimento ◽

Francisco Arnoldo Nunes de Miranda

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Education ◽

Psychiatric Hospital ◽

Professional Practice ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Psychosocial Care ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Mental Health Education ◽

Professional Qualification

ABSTRACT This study aimed at identifying the opinion of professionals about mental health education and professional practice in the psychiatric hospital. It is a descriptive, exploratory study with qualitative approach, developed with 60 professionals of higher education in two psychiatric macro-hospitals in Rio Grande do Norte. Data were collected through a questionnaire, then transcribed, processed according to the Alceste software and subjected to content analysis. The results were structured in two thematic axes and their respective themes: thematic axis 1 - Professional practice in mental health, and thematic axis 2 - Mental health education. The confluence of asymmetries and differences in the performance of the teams in the psychiatric hospital were evident. The resulting scenario reflects the current political and ideological discrepancy of the current Brazilian process of Psychiatric Reform, considering the challenges of implementation and professional qualification in the field of psychosocial care.

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Continuing health education for qualification of professional practice in Psychosocial Care Centers

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0155 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 75 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Nathália dos Santos Silva ◽

Fernanda Costa Nunes ◽

Johnatan Martins Sousa ◽

Raquel Rosa Mendonça do Vale ◽

Luzana Eva Ferreira Lopes Nogueira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Service ◽

Health Education ◽

Health Service ◽

Professional Practice ◽

Psychosocial Care ◽

Community Mental Health Service ◽

Care Model ◽

Thematic Content Analysis

ABSTRACT Objective: to describe and analyze a strategy of continuing health education to manage the quality of professionals’ work in Psychosocial Care Centers. Method: this is a research-intervention carried out in Psychosocial Care Centers in the state of Goiás, Brazil, with the participation of 58 professionals. Data were collected in 2016 through seminars and workshops. Thematic content analysis was carried out. Results: professionals associated the Singular Therapeutic Project to the record of performed procedures and described the need to develop skills for correct completion and interpretation of procedures, use of a record software and computerization of processes. The qualification strategy used was considered to be effective in making improvements to the work carried out feasible. Final Considerations: the study presents a qualification strategy for community mental health service teams to guide the care model for territorial care centered on users.

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