EXPERIÊNCIAS EXITOSAS NO IF GOIANO - PAPO DE MULHER

Abstract

The World Health Organization (1948) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of infection or infirmity”. Given this concept and knowing that the implications for mental health tend to be neglected or underestimated (Ornell, Schuch, Sordi, & Kessler, 2020), special care is needed in this area, considering that, in the face of a pandemic context, It is important to carry out psychological interventions to minimize negative impacts and promote mental health, as well as at later times, when people will need to readapt and deal with losses and transformations (SCHMIDT et al., 2020). Taking into account that psychological interventions must be dynamic and, primarily, focused on disease-related stressors or difficulties in adapting to the restrictions of the period (Zhang et al., 2020), the Directorate of People Management (DGP), in partnership with the Dean of Extension (PROEX), proposed and implemented the “Papo de Mulher”, a therapeutic group aimed at the servants of the Instituto Federal Goiano, under the supervision of a mental health professional, since certain conditions such as of being a woman, a student and having physical symptoms linked to COVID-19, or previous health problems are factors significantly associated with higher levels of anxiety, depression and stress (SCHMIDT et al., 2020). With the purpose of offering comfort and welcoming, the group is conducted through dynamic communication, with a broad theme, such as: remote work, work overload, health and nutrition tips, information on expected reactions in the context of a pandemic, as symptoms of anxiety and stress, as well as negative emotions such as sadness, fear, loneliness and anger.