Abstract
This study is a report about the intersection of childhood and Primary Health Care based experience, in a Family Health Unit in the municipality of Porto Alegre, based on the Psychology professional center. This experience is part of the educational path at the Primary Care Program of the Integrated Health Residency from the Public Health School of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. From the Mental Health demands of children in this context, which often presented themselves as individual, behavioral issues, and carried an expectation of being corrected, we sought to problematize the logics of care in tension in this scenario, considering the reality of the everyday job. Above all, we aimed to problematize the possibilities of follow up on the children, beyond the referral, in Primary Care. To this end, we presented expanded conceptions regarding childhood, considering that, this period is not just about a developing organic body, but also a subject in constitution. Thus, as a possibility of intervention with children in Primary Care, the use of group device proved to be a powerful strategy for welcoming and involving the team in listening to childhood issues in the Health Unit.
Keywords:
Childhood; Primary health care; Mental health; Psychoanalysis