Grupos de familiares de adolescentes: a percepção dos familiares em um ambulatório do Hospital das Clínicas da UFMG

Abstract

This paper aims at describing the participants' perceptions about the attendance at family group of adolescents in outpatient Bias Fortes , Hospital das Clínicas , Belo Horizonte / MG . The group was coordinated by two social workers and a pediatrician . The experiment was performed in nine meetings in the second half of 2012 , and included the participation of family / guardians of adolescents : father, mother , grandmother, aunt , and neighbor. For the relatives of adolescents , the group is configured as a listening space where through the exchange of experiences framing questions about adolescence favoring the strengthening of ties with the teenager. This report allowed us to recognize the importance of the group for the benefit of family interaction and co-ordinators , who through their reflective and welcoming attitudes also contribute to participants to express ideas and improve relationships with others.