The psychopedagogue activity in the hospital context

Abstract

The performance of the hospital psychopedagogue is a Brazilian reality in hospitals that adhered to the humanization policy proposed by the Ministry of Health in 2002. Since then, hospitals have come to recognize the importance of the performance of non-medical professionals for the construction and circulation of knowledge of an interdisciplinary nature, allowing to bring to the scene the biopsychosocial aspects of the patient, allowing greater effectiveness in treatments .Objective: This article aims to identify and describe the performance of psychopedagogues in the hospital context and the methodological bases that support their practice. Methods: This is a literature review in the integrative model, from access to the Capes Periodic and Virtual Health Library (VHL) platforms, using the databases: LILACS and SCIELO and MEDLINE. Inclusion criteria were: peer-reviewed articles, last 10 years, using the keywords “psychopedagogy” and “hospital”, available electronically, in Portuguese, English and / or Spanish, whose results corresponded to the psychopedagogue’s performance in the hospital context. Results: The results show that the performance of this professional has undergone changes throughout the history of the construction of the psycho-pedagogical field, but there are still few records regarding the consolidation of his work with hospitalized children and adolescents, as well as about his work with family members and their families. involved in their school process. Conclusion: The performance of this professional gains space in multidisciplinary teams and is necessary, both preventively and therapeutically, and should be valued by teams of health professionals, seeking an integrative view of hospitalized children.