Formação do pedagogo para atuar no ambiente hospitalar: um olhar do graduando de pedagogia

Abstract

This text presents the partial results of a research associated with an extension project of Hospital Pedagogy, developed by the Faculty of Education of the State University of Minas Gerais, which aims to offer pedagogical assistance to children and adolescents away from school due to hospital treatment. The methodology comprised the application of a questionnaire to 25 graduates of the Pedagogy course who acted as volunteers in the extension project in 2019. According to the results, the students revealed that they had no or very little knowledge about Hospital Pedagogy when they joined the extension project. For many, their only experience in the hospital environment was as a patient or companion of a sick family member. In the view of the undergraduates, the biggest problem faced in the development of activities was centered on the work methodology: on “how” to teach and “what” to teach. We consider that the study raised reflections that help to elucidate the role of the pedagogue in the hospital environment, as well as to broaden the discussions about the necessary revision of the curricula of the Pedagogy courses, because only then will it be possible to include contents and/or disciplines that enable the pedagogue working outside the school walls. Although the role of the pedagogue has been expanding over the years and extrapolating non-school spaces, there are indications that, in the hospital environment, the role of this professional is still not clearly delimited.