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o trabalhar com grupos e ocupações coletivas no Brasil: algumas notas teórico-metodológicas: Working with groups and collective occupation in Brazil: Some theoretical and methodological notes
No full textThis article discusses a conceptualization of working with groups from an expanded logic, circumscribed in a collectivist perspective of occupational therapy practices. Since groups are one of the profession’s forms of intervention, its references, depending on the perspective of the actions and even the contexts involved, are the most diverse to seek solutions to collective needs. Thus, this article aims to: 1 - problematize the collective practices of occupational therapists in Brazil since the 1970s; 2 - document the actions of nine occupational therapists who work from a collective perspective in different regions of Brazil; and 3 - discuss how groups have been thought about/carried out in the practices of occupational therapists. The text describes the general aspects of the narrative research that gave rise to the article, carried out using a participatory model. The results expose a mosaic of experiences, guided by different references and perspectives depending on the contexts and needs of individuals, groups and collectives in territories and communities. The enormous day-to-day challenges faced by professionals who carry out their actions based on paradigms that are different from traditional models and, in a way, go against contemporary trends, are also presented and discussed. Finally, strategies for improving these processes are suggested.
Este artigo discute uma concepção do trabalho com grupos a partir de uma lógica ampliada, circunscrita em uma perspectiva coletivista das práticas da terapia ocupacional. Sendo os grupos uma das formas de intervenção da profissão, seus referenciais, a depender da perspectiva das ações e mesmo dos contextos inseridos, são os mais diversos para buscar soluções das necessidades coletivas. Assim, este artigo objetiva: 1 - problematizar as práticas coletivas de terapeutas ocupacionais, no Brasil, desde a década de 1970; 2 – documentar as ações de nove terapeutas ocupacionais que atuam numa perspectiva coletiva, em diferentes regiões do Brasil; e 3 – discutir de que forma os grupos têm sido pensados/ realizados nas práticas de terapeutas ocupacionais. O texto descreve os aspectos gerais da pesquisa narrativa que deu origem ao artigo, realizada num modelo participativo. Os resultados expõem um mosaico de experiências, orientadas por diferentes referenciais e perspectivas a depender dos contextos e das necessidades dos indivíduos, grupos e coletivos, nos territórios e comunidades. Os enormes desafios no cotidiano dos profissionais que desenvolvem suas ações a partir de paradigmas distintos dos modelos tradicionais, e de certa forma, na contramão das tendências contemporâneas, também são apresentados e discutidos. Ao final, estratégias para aprimorar os referidos processos são sugeridas
Counselling children experiencing mental ill-health and their parents: : School social workers´ experiences from a family systems approach
No full textThis paper examines school social workers’ (SSWs) experiences of counselling children experiencing mental ill-health and their parents. Eight SSWs from elementary schools in a large Swedish city were interviewed online. The interviews were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis.
As a theoretical frame, the study uses Minuchin’s structural family approach. The results indicated that SSWs schedule counselling together with children and parents depending on the degree of mental ill-health, wishes, and consent. The SSWs emphasised structure, role, information, and passing forward. They also took account of the family system as a whole, its parts and its broader context.
This study contributes to the development of future initiatives for school social work counselling with children and their parents. It addresses a gap in the literature, as Swedish SSWs’ work of counselling children experiencing mental ill-health and their parents has not previously been studied or reported in peer-reviewed publications. This paper meets an identified need and demonstrates how social work counselling can be conducted in schools.
 
Developing an effective IPE learning activity for midwifery and medical students: Use of a quality improvement model and researcher-teacher partnership methodology’
Full text linkBackground: There is little guidance available about how to develop effective interprofessional learning activities for midwifery and medical students to prepare them for future collaboration in the workplace.
Purpose: This paper aims to describe how the use of a quality improvement methodology and researcher-teacher partnership approach improved an interprofessional education learning activity developed for pre-registration midwifery and medical students.
Method: Employing a collaborative researcher-teacher approach, two iterations of the learning activity refined over two quality improvement cycles were undertaken. Mixed methods of data collection were used to assess each iteration. Modifications were made to the second iteration of the interprofessional education learning activity based on feedback from the first iteration.
Discussion/Conclusions: Analysis of the second interprofessional learning activity modified according to feedback from the first iteration indicated improved learning outcomes. The study demonstrates the value of using a quality improvement methodology coupled with a researcher-teacher partnership to develop an effective interprofessional education learning activity for midwifery and medical students which has potential to increase workplace collaboration.
 
La grupalidad en sectores populares Argentinos: Género, economía y participación política. Análisis de una experiencia jujeña en la casa de atención y acompañamiento comunitario ‘ángel con amor’ (2017-2021): Groupality in popular sectors of Argentina: Gender, economy and political participation. Analysis of an experience in Jujuy at the ‘Angel with Love’ community care and support centre (2017-2021)
No full textAt the end of the 1990s, due to the impact of neoliberal policies, a politicised popular world began to take shape in Argentina, based on the inscription of organised unemployed workers in the public space. Two decades later, it is still in force, although it has undergone reconfigurations. In this article, we aim to understand the groupness that emerges from processes of participation and popular organisation in north-western Argentina. In order to do so, we address three axes of analysis: 1) The economic-labour issue and its relationship with groupality; 2) Women as protagonists in community organisation processes; and 3) Popular politicity. We believe that these perspectives are relevant to study the processes that make possible and are made possible by the emergence of groupality. The methodological design is qualitative, and focuses on a particular initiative that helps us to understand the characteristics of popular participation and its impact on subjectivities: Casa de Atención y Acompañamiento Comunitario ‘Ángel con Amor’, located in the city of San Salvador de Jujuy. What we present here is the result of the analysis of information obtained from different techniques: semi-structured interviews, documentary analysis, participant observation and participatory feedback.
A fines de la década de 1990, por el impacto de políticas neoliberales, fue configurándose en Argentina un mundo popular politizado, a partir de la inscripción en el espacio público de trabajadores desocupados organizados. Pasadas dos décadas, aún se encuentra vigente, aunque atravesó reconfiguraciones. En el artículo nos proponemos comprender la grupalidad que emerge a partir de procesos de participación y organización popular, en el noroeste argentino. Para ello abordamos tres ejes de análisis:1) Lo económico-laboral y su relación con la grupalidad; 2) Las mujeres como protagonistas en procesos de organización comunitaria; y 3) La politicidad popular. Creemos que estas perspectivas son pertinentes para estudiar, con un anclaje de realidad, los procesos que posibilitan y son posibilitados por la emergencia de la grupalidad. El diseño metodológico es cualitativo, y pone foco en el recorte de un fenómeno particular que nos ayuda a comprender las características de la participación popular y el impacto en las subjetividades: Casa de Atención y Acompañamiento Comunitario ‘Ángel con Amor’, situada en la ciudad de San Salvador de Jujuy. Lo que presentamos es producto del análisis de información obtenida a partir de diferentes técnicas: entrevistas semi-estructuradas, análisis documental, observación participante e instancias participativas de retroalimentación
Street groupwork in Kolkata
No full textThe authors use the term ‘street groupwork’ to present the practices of Bharat Bhavna (literal translation: India thinking), a community-based movement in the Maniktala district of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal. Notions of time and place are used to contrast street groupwork with more formalised groupwork, referencing the Gandhian notion of swadeshi, a commitment to immediate surroundings. This is not a parochial devotion, and the chapter explores how street groupworkers build alliances with other groups, linking groupwork with community organisation. Street groupwork is fluid, inventive and improvisational, and the group leaders live the lives of the community with whom they work. The style of their work is best described as immersive and the range of activities is enormous, from small group Indian dance classes to large-scale environmental and social justice campaigning. An explicit social and political philosophy lies at the heart of street groupwork – the Maniktala manifestation is environmental and socialist – with a mission to educate ‘the street’ to develop political awareness through group activities. The authors make the case that it is important to recognise the groupwork in street groupwork, and its significance for the wider family of group practice
Social Exclusion, Inclusion and Mental Health Social Work in Australia
No full textIn this paper, we reflect on some aspects of our experience as mental health social workers, in relation to Peter Huxley’s work on social inclusion and quality of life. We argue for the value of measurable outcomes in the domains of inclusion and quality of life in the Australian context. In this light, we survey some key aspects of the development of mental health social work in Australia with a focus on social exclusion and inclusion
From Person to Policy: The influence of the early work of Peter Huxley
No full textThis paper reflects on two major early works of Peter Huxley; Mental Illness in the Community (Goldberg and Huxley, 1983) and Common Mental Disorders: A Bio-Social Model (Goldberg and Huxley, 1992). These works provided a conceptual and empirical basis for new concepts such as the ‘mental health system’ and a ‘whole population’ framework. These models, along with their evidence-based description of psychosocial factors associated with mental health difficulties, contributed to the developing field of mental health promotion and subsequently, public mental health. Goldberg and Huxley used their deep understanding of these two elements to integrate the growing evidence in social psychiatry, and to provide the conceptual framework and evidence for a new language for psychiatric disorder; one which began to balance the influence of the social with the biological in the biopsychosocial model of mental healt
Measuring Social Inclusion: The challenge of compulsory voting
Full text linkThis brief paper reflects on the measurement of an important aspect of social inclusion - active citizenship through participation in voting. It highlights some of the challenges of understanding voting and its implications for the measurement of citizenship for people with mental illness. Given the challenges, it concludes by acknowledging that the work undertaken by Peter Huxley makes a significant contribution to the measurement of an important aspect of social inclusion
Supported Employment and Social Inclusion: Recognizing the contributions of Peter Huxley
No full textEmployment is a critical element in strategies promoting the social inclusion and recovery of people with mental health conditions. Employment is not only a determinant of health and well-being but also a powerful way to counteract stigma and social exclusion. Starting in the 1990s, visionary mental health leaders such as Peter Huxley recognized the importance of effective interventions to help people successfully work in open employment. Initially developed and researched in the 1990s, Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is now recognized as an evidence-based practice and the standardized model of supported employment for people with serious mental illness. This essay briefly summarizes the evidence regarding the effectiveness of IPS and describes its geographic expansion to over 20 countries worldwide and to new populations beyond people with mental health conditions