La participación de adolescentes en el proceso de fortalecimiento de la salud mental en un centro de salud pública

Abstract

This systematization work is based on the participation of adolescents in the process of strengthening Mental Health, whose purpose was to analyze the active participation of adolescents during the interventions, which were oriented towards the promotion of emotional well-being, construction of skills for daily coping and comprehensive development in the adolescent. This experience was carried out in a public health center in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, through the cognitive-behavioral clinical approach, had as its object of study the participation of adolescents and was developed under the qualitative methodology, from a narrative approach. For this reason, techniques and instruments such as field diaries, direct non- participant observation and logs were used, from which it was possible to collect information on the process experienced and thus critically reflect on the achievements, learnings and limitations that were had within the development of the practices. The results obtained were: As a conclusion of the systematization, a positive change was noted in the participation of adolescents towards activities aimed at the promotion of Mental Health, through strategies such as psychoeducation and activities such as the traffic light of emotions and reflective tree, adolescents managed to develop self-regulation skills, strengthened their sense of belonging and self-concept, thus managing to identify emotional well-being. In addition, the objective was achieved even more extensively than expected, which was evidenced in the active participation in the strengthening of the mental health of adolescents.