Psicoeducación para la salud mental en los usuarios de un centro de salud pública en Guayaquil

Abstract

This systematization work is based on the compilation of the psychoeducational experience developed in a health center located in the city of Guayaquil, where the group with which we worked was very varied, from 11-year-old children to 70-year-old adults, during the author's internship period. The main objective was to compile the lessons learned from the project implemented in pre-professional internships and to be able to analyze this process, identifying the methods and tools applied, as well as what was achieved and what represented difficulty. The methodology used had a qualitative approach, guided by the principles of systematization of experience according to Oscar Jara, thus using instruments such as observation, field diary and documentary review. Importance is given to the value of psychoeducation as an important strategy to talk about mental health and make it a more common topic, in the same way the relationship between professional and users is highlighted, the challenges that the establishment presented in the implementation of projects of this type. However, the process generated a critical reflection based on pre-professional practice, providing significant factors that can be applied to improve interventions in similar contexts.