Questioning Care in Mental Health: Professionalization of Home Health Care Based on In Home Therapeutic Services

<p><em>This article aims to present how to operate home health care practices. It describes  the influence of the experience given by the Italian psychiatric reform in democratic societies, with emphasis on the intervening dimensions and replacement services. The study indicates the guid...

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Main Author: Rachel Gouveia Passos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Essentia Editora IFFluminense 2016-04-01
Series:Vértices
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Online Access:http://essentiaeditora.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/4913
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Summary:<p><em>This article aims to present how to operate home health care practices. It describes  the influence of the experience given by the Italian psychiatric reform in democratic societies, with emphasis on the intervening dimensions and replacement services. The study indicates the guidelines and strategies established for the promotion of health care in individuals under psychological distress in the deinstitutionalization process. It also addresses the professionalization and the performance of caretakers in home services. Based on a review of the literature, this paper poses some questions to guide the ways outlined for the construction and establishment of professional practices by mental health caregivers.<strong></strong></em></p>
ISSN:1415-2843
1809-2667