O trabalho com grupo de adolescentes no contexto ambulatorial: A construção de um espaço de circulação, acolhimento e elaboração da palavra do adolescente

Abstract

The study entitled: Working with a group of adolescents in an ambulatory context: constructing a space of circulation, receptiveness and elaboration of adolescents word constituted a work that aimed to research the adolescence and this modality of care. It was observed that adolescence has become a focal area of investment for health and education professionals, since it is necessary to develop support andtreatment strategies enabling young people to find spaces of clinical support and social recognition. The group that was the object of this study was formed in the context of the ongoing visits to the Setor de Saúde do Adolescente of the Hospital das Clínicas/UFMG. The theoretical foundation that guided this research was linked to the psychoanalytic field. The group consisted of 10 adolescents of both genders, aged between 14 and 17 years old, regardless of the clinical diagnosis. A total of 25 weekly encounters were performed. The themes discussed by the group were spontaneously chosen, the most noteworthy being family relations, affective and social relationships, and professional future. The group guidance allowed these themes to be further developed, encouraging the construction of a space of circulation, receptiveness and elaboration of adolescents word. It was thus observed the effectiveness of the work with the group of adolescents as a facilitator of new connections, catalyzing the construction of further social links