UPDATE OF PROFESSIONALS FOR PRACTICE OF HEALTH EDUCATION WITH GROUPS OF ELDERLY*

Authors

  • Álvaro da Silva Santos
  • Francielle T. N. F. de Mendonça
  • Danielle Duarte Silva
  • Mariana Campos de Souza
  • Letícia de Lima Pacifico
  • Michelle H. P. de Paiva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18554/refacs.v3i2.1089

Abstract

The objective of this study is to describe the experience in conducting an update course for primary care professionals on health education groups with seniors. This is a study of experience report type, which describes the experience of teachers, masters and scholars in the implementation of a training course component of the project "Health Education for Elderly: training needs of health professionals and creating groups in Uberaba. " Participants were 98 professionals. The course took place from May to August 2014. Topics included organizational aspects of health education activities, playful-pedagogical techniques, topics of interest to seniors and main health problems in old age. The training course provided a dialogic interaction space among participants, facilitating discussions on the topic and enabling the development of the form of action in educational practices.

Descriptors: Health education; Elderly; Professional training.

How to Cite

Santos, Álvaro da S., Mendonça, F. T. N. F. de, Silva, D. D., Souza, M. C. de, Pacifico, L. de L., & Paiva, M. H. P. de. (2015). UPDATE OF PROFESSIONALS FOR PRACTICE OF HEALTH EDUCATION WITH GROUPS OF ELDERLY*. JOURNAL FAMILY, CYCLES OF LIFE AND HEALTH IN SOCIAL CONTEXT, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.18554/refacs.v3i2.1089

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