O estudante de graduação e a vivência em rodas de terapia comunitária

Abstract

Introduction: Academic life is a period of transformation, which inclu‑des preparing for the professional career. In health training, the complexity of the contents generates pressures and stress that reflect on mental health. In this way, Community Therapy presents itself as a space for interpersonal encounters for valuing life history, recovery of identity, selfesteem, perception of problems and possibilities for resolution. General objective: To analyze the perception of undergraduate students in the experiences of Community Therapy meetings and their impact on their quality of life. Methodological trajectory: Exploratory field research, with qualitative approach. As an extension activity was developed meetings of Commu‑nity Therapy aimed at undergraduate student in nursing. An interview was conducted with guiding questions and mixed with narratives of moments lived. The analysis of the data was based on Content Analysis in which culminated in categories –“contributions to health and the quality of life” and “recognition of self and the other”. Results / Discussion: The Community Therapy circles stimulated the development of promotion and protection actions favoring the access and reception of undergraduate students, constituting a challenge in the construction of mental health care. They became spaces of warm encounters and favored the strengthening of bond. Final considerations: During the meetings, the focus given to the valuation of each life history, the rescue of identity, the restoration of confidence and the selfesteem, allowed for a better perception of the daily life and a better resolution of the students’ problems.