O Mundo da Saúde (Apr 2020)
Contributions of the Human Development Group to Matrix Support
Abstract
Matrix support ensures specialized assistance for health teams, enhancing group practices in Primary Care. In this sense, Chapecó, in Santa Catarina, created an initiative that seeks to train professionals to attend groups. The aim of this study was to understand how the Human Development Group contributes to matrix support between Family Health teams and the Extended Family Health and Primary Care Center. Therefore, a qualitative research method based on the Freirean Itinerary was applied, based on the stages: thematic investigation, encoding and decoding, and critical unveiling. The information was obtained through four Culture Circles with 19 Family Health nurses, between April and June 2018. This study explored the general theme “relationship between professionals within the Family Health team and the Extended Family Health and Primary Care Center: The Human Development Group as a technology in the matrix process”. Among the results, it was observed that the Human Development Group provides matrix support for mental health, which may be considered an effective action as it integrates the health team through working with groups and promotes the transformation of practices. With such potential, the Human Development Group entails an interprofessional relationship and collaborative work between the teams and enables a better understanding of one another's work, with respect to space, time and knowledge, while at the same time equipping professionals to work with Interactive Groups.
