Art therapy and education between peers connecting the group: an experience report

Rev Bras Enferm. 2020 Jul 1;73(5):e20180958. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0958. eCollection 2020.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Objective: to report the "Talent Workshop: Art Therapy Connects the Group".

Method: this is an experience report of a workshop developed in November 2018, in 3 meetings, at the Family Clinic setting - Rio de Janeiro. Twenty-eight users participated, including diabetics and health professionals. In the first meeting, dynamics was used for presentation. At the second meeting, the circular process and peer education were used to address issues related to diabetes, in addition to exposing talent to workshop participants. At the third meeting, there was exposure of talents to every health unit.

Results: the workshop provided comprehensive, individual and collective health promotion of users, allowing knowledgemultiplicationin their living environment.

Final considerations: the workshop was relevant for health education, changing the understanding of the subject's autonomy about his role in self-care.

MeSH terms

  • Art Therapy / methods
  • Art Therapy / standards*
  • Art Therapy / statistics & numerical data
  • Brazil
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / psychology
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / therapy*
  • Education
  • Health Education / methods
  • Health Education / standards*
  • Health Education / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans