Use of theories and methodologies for group work in primary care

• Autor(a) principal: Bittencourt, Mariane
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Cucco, Artur, Silva, Claudia Regina Lima Duarte da, Bertoncini, Judite Hennemann
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/2831
• topic: Atenção básica; Prática de grupo; Processo de trabalho; Ergologia; Saúde Coletiva; Práticas Grupais; Atenção Básica; Ergologia; Atención básica; Práctica de grupo; Proceso de trabajo; Ergología; Primary care; Group practice; Work process; Ergology

Group practices are a significant part of primary care, enacted via health education policies. Given the wide diversity of devices for group work, it is up to the professional responsible for the work process to choose the framework and methodology to be used in these group practices. This study investigates the professionals’ perception of the Family Health Strategy regarding group practices in primary care. A qualitative action research was conducted with 39 professionals from several categories working in health teams in the city of Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Data were collected by means of eight focal groups, audio recorded and transcribed for later content analysis based on Enrique Pichon-Rivière’s group processes and Ives Schwartz’s ergology assumptions. Most professionals had difficulties in suggesting theories, techniques, or methodologies for working with groups. Few of them recognized the term ‘operative group,’ but none associated it with psychiatrist Pichon-Rivière. Traditional methodologies were referred to as being widely used, but the research constituted a space for debating the norms and group practices of the professionals. Given the little theoretical, methodological, and experience knowledge evidenced, the text points to a need for training to develop group practices.