A PANDEMIA (COVID-19): CONSEQUÊNCIAS PARA A SAÚDE MENTAL DOS PROFESSORES

Abstract

The following article has as its theme the Pandemic caused by the new coronavirus (SARSCOV-2), aiming to understand how this pandemic moment affected the mental health of teachers, since teaching is already considered one of the most stressful professions due to the precariousness of working conditions, devaluation and, accumulation of tasks, identifying the general social context, especially that of Education in times of pandemic, through the interpretation of legal documents published since the beginning of the pandemic; the particularities of the remote education modality and the possible impacts of the pandemic on the health of teachersbased on authors dealing with the subject, among others, Vidal (2002), Bettilo and Martins (2004), Guarezi (2009), Pretto et al (2020). We used the bibliographic review methodology, through a qualitative approach. Finally, it is concluded that investment in technological resources in Brazilian school institutions is essential, as well as in the training of teachers so that they can use these resources with quality; in an emergency way, that government officials provide a close look at these professionals by developing programs with qualified multiprofessionals to develop activities aimed at improving the mental health of teachers.