The psychosocial rehabilitation as a care strategy: perceptions and practices developed by workers of a mental health service

Abstract

The actions developed in the Psychosocial Care Centers are confronted with clinical and operational impasses when assessed from the perspective of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. The study, conducted in a CAPS in São Paulo aimed to know how the concept of Psychosocial Rehabilitation is assimilated by its workers, as they relate it to their practices and how they perceive the institution to which they belong to. The methodological approach was qualitative. Study participants were 08 professional workers. For the production of data semi-structured interview was used, and for the analysis the Thematic Analysis technique was used. It was found that the practical conduct of care actions in mental health must be grounded by understanding concerning the nature of the Psychosocial Rehabilitation process. It was also observed that workers perceive critically institutional conducts that prioritize interventions within the service and are little articulated in relation to external contexts. The study suggests that working with the Psychosocial Rehabilitation strategy requires flexibility in facing different challenges, ensuring the community’s presence in the process. It also points to the need of creating instruments to monitor and evaluate the services