Therapeutic Workshops and social changes in people with mental disorders

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the impact of the therapeutic workshops and the social changes in people with mental disorders from the point of view of the experience of the workers of a Center of Psychosocial Attention. Method: A descriptive, qualitative study developed with seven professionals from a Psychosocial Care Center in a city in the Northeast of Brazil. The data production was performed through a semi-structured interview and analyzed by the Descending Hierarchical Classification, after processing in the IRaMuTeQ software. Results: Were presented in two segments: the first one portrays the reality of the work of the professionals in the Center for Psychosocial Care, while segment two emphasizes the professionals' perception about the therapeutic workshops as a tool for social reintegration. Conclusion: The use of therapeutic workshops contributes to the effectuation of social change on mental illness and social inclusion of people with psychic disorders in the daily family, in the community, encouraged by the multidisciplinary approach.

Primeira internação psiquiátrica: um olhar do cuidado a partir da experiência do paciente

“…As oficinas terapêuticas para usuários com sofrimento psíquico são um importante instrumento para ressocialização e reinserção, pois permitem o desenvolvimento de ações e trabalho em grupo, o agir e pensar de forma coletiva, mantendo abordagem no respeito à diversidade e à individualidade de cada usuário (Ibiapina, Monteiro, Alencar, Fernandes, & Costa Filho, 2017).…”

Mental health nurses: conceptions about professional qualification in a Psychosocial Care Center

“…The challenges faced by nurses were related to professional dynamics within the service and they demanded to overcome the separatist perspective of the professions and to elaborate a joint approach along with other professionals -thus forming an interdisciplinary team -which is not easy, since the process of professional training imposes, as a rule, incorporating the need to establish territories of professional action (8) . Therefore, this interaction can leave the professional feeling restless, since it requires something more from each of the constituents of the team.…”

“…The Casa Viva Psychosocial Care Center had its singularities in the interdisciplinary care building process and the nurse was an articulator of the care practice to overcome the so-called traditional resources, in which therapeutic communication, interpersonal relationships, and individualized care are inserted (8,12) . The results showed a work proposal that required nurses to integrate knowledge with a diverse group of professionals (8) .…”

“…In spite of the complexity involved in the restructuring of nursing actions to work at Casa Viva Psychosocial Care Center, the absence of a training program aimed specifically at the professionals was verified. Acting in the field of mental health requires overcoming obstacles, refusing determinism and crystallized knowledge; for this reason the professionals must commit to the project of transforming the care by transforming themselves and consolidating the practice in a team, seeking their integration and a distribution of power (8) .…”

“…The chronology of the events during the period under investigation was also considered. The concepts applied in the data analysis were: deinstitutionalization and psychosocial rehabilitation (8)(9) .…”