Training of hospital class of teachers in mental health as a result of existential action research

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the health of the hospital class teacher in the state department of education in Goiás. The methodology used was existential research-action. As a result of the field research, a training course in mental health was proposed in partnership with the actors and authors of the research with the teachers of the Nucleus of Hospital Educational Attendance, using the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) method, a pedagogical strategy of problem-based learning that focuses on student-centered learning. The effective, collaborative and engaged participation of authors and actors in the research brought, as a result, theoretical and methodological insights on the proposed theme. Reflection on the difficulties in attending cases involving mental disorder, greater knowledge about mental illness and its reflexes on behavior, clarification on action procedures and construction of referral protocols.

Keywords

• Classe hospitalar. Formação de professor. Saúde mental. Pesquisa-ação.