Abstract
The urgency of changes in the field of mental health derived from the redirection of the assistance model introduced the issue of training as a decisive element to support of the Brazilian psychiatric reformation process. This article presents the results of the “Mental health policy in the city of Rio de Janeiro: A study on the methods of training and qualification of mental health teams” research project, which aimed to study how the psychosocial care teams at the psychosocial care centers in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, produce their continuing education agenda in mental health and how the professionals recognize the ways of producing knowledge, thinking, and acting at the place where work and the production of care come together. We use simple observation and focus groups to collect data. The analysis of the material sought to identify the association of the discursive practices, which draw existential territories, with the pedagogical practice in the work process, joined with the analyzer concept. In the investigation process it was possible to identify the production of new knowledge references, produced during work, capable of transforming the labor world and enabling ethical, responsible care, one that is focused on the users’ interests.
Keywords
mental health; permanent education; inter-disciplinary research