The importance of capacity building and training for those working with older people in Centers-Day

Authors

  • Sônia Azevedo Menezes Prata Silva Fuentes PUC-SP
  • Daniela Figueiredo Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal).
  • Elisabeth Frohlich Mercadante PUC-SP
  • Flamínia Manzano Moreira Lodovici PUC-SP
  • Ceneide Maria de Oliveira Cerveny PUC-SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i3p233-251

Keywords:

Aging, Listening space and expression, Free time, Elderly, Training.

Abstract

Reflections discussed here originated from workshops developed to provide a space for elders to express themselves and to be heard as well to provide  better socio-cultural  interactions and improvement in their wellbeing and quality of life. These workshops were conducted at a Center Day for Elderly in São Paulo, Brazil, from September 2011 to February 2013, as part of a PhD project entitled “Geras Vitalis”. Service gaps and lack of gerontological knowledge by care-takers and directors from the institution where the work was undertaken were observed during the workshops. These shortcomings, in our view, can exacerbate inappropriate behavior, contributing to a lower quality of life of the older people, as well as those who deal with them in everyday life. As a result of this study, we suggest training programs, where gerontological interventions are oriented by components such as counseling, psychological and educational listening and, if necessary, the use of “Case Management”.


Author Biographies

Sônia Azevedo Menezes Prata Silva Fuentes, PUC-SP

Psicóloga, doutoranda em Psicologia Clínica pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. Mestra em Gerontologia/PUC-SP.

 

Daniela Figueiredo, Universidade de Aveiro (Portugal).

Licenciada em Ciências da Educação pela Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de Coimbra; Doutorada em Ciências da Saúde pela Universidade de Aveiro, Professora Adjunta da Escola Superior de Saúde da Universidade de Aveiro; Membro do Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Serviços de Saúde (CINTESIS.UA) / Portugal.

 

Elisabeth Frohlich Mercadante, PUC-SP

Antropóloga e Doutora; Docente, Pesquisadora do Departamento de Ciências Sociais: Antropologia e do Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Gerontologia/PUC-SP.

 

Flamínia Manzano Moreira Lodovici, PUC-SP

Professora Doutora; Docente, Pesquisadora, linguista filiada ao Departamento de Linguística da FAFICLA/PUC-SP, e docente/pesquisadora do Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Gerontologia da PUC-SP, Brasil.

Ceneide Maria de Oliveira Cerveny, PUC-SP

Doutora em Psicologia (Psicologia Clínica), pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brasil (1992). Professor assistente-doutor da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brasil.

 

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Published

2014-09-30

How to Cite

Fuentes, S. A. M. P. S., Figueiredo, D., Mercadante, E. F., Lodovici, F. M. M., & Cerveny, C. M. de O. (2014). The importance of capacity building and training for those working with older people in Centers-Day. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 17(3), 233–251. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2014v17i3p233-251

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2014)

Section

Papers

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