The student in the field: an experience in child health training in the Brazilian Amazon

Abstract

The article aimed to report the immersion experience in the practice field of a Psychology student from  Federal University of Pará, while participant in Projeto  Multicampi Saúde: Atenção à Saúde da Criança,  during the care provided to the guide-child, the  family, and the community according to activities that had the purpose of training students and professionals of the service, directly in the Basic  Health Unit (UBS) and adjacent territory. The  trajectory traveled by the student was outlined,  carried out in the municipality of Cametá, Pará, during  June 2019, reporting the experience in six  main activities: monitoring the Child’s Handbook use  with the Unit’s professionals; construction of the  Singular Therapeutic Plan for the guide child/family;  mapping of the municipality’s mental health network;  health education actions; listening groups; and  training for the UBS professionals. The results show  that the immersion experience in the territory,  experiencing health care, was enriching in dimensions  of teaching, service, and management. Immersion in  the field of practice proved to be a powerful training  space for future professionals, using the in-service  training model.