THE CARE OF A COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH FROM A COURSE OF TRAINING

Abstract

This is the report of an curriculum experience with undergraduate students from psychology occurred in a context of Primary Health Care, which worked in partnership with community health workers in identifying and addressing on home visits to the cases of registered users at the Family Health Unit of Candeal (Salvador-Ba) who have mental disorders. The practice aimed to qualify them in developing and implementing interview scripts and constructing genograms, developing skills for contact with patients in psychological distress and with their families. The dynamics of the work led the students to understand the routine of a Family Health Unit, it has also supported the actions of community health workers next to identified families, it built family monitoring tools, contributing to the work of health professionals of USF, and it appreciated the actions of community psychology in the context of primary health care. The results of this practical activity were compiled and the data collected in interviews conducted by students were statistically analyzed and presented in graphs and tables herein, which were presented to teams of health