PEDAGOGICAL INTERVENTIONS WITH HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AT THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SANTA MARIA/RS

Abstract

This research addresses the theme of Hospital Pedagogy. Its general objective is to understand the importance of pedagogical interventions carried out for hospitalized children at the University Hospital of Santa Maria, and its specific objectives are to understand the importance of pedagogical proposals in hospital contexts; to verify which pedagogical activities are carried out by the volunteers of the Educa HUSM Project; to identify the relevance of this project for the volunteers of the Educa HUSM Project and for the hospitalized children; and to suggest pedagogical activities to be carried out with children in the hospital context. It uses as a basis the fundamentals of qualitative research, of the descriptive documentary research type, using the analysis of reports from volunteers participating in the Educa HUSM project in 2023 for data collection. The results observed through the research and the analysis of the reports indicate that playful interventions are crucial for the development of hospitalized children, promoting the creation of bonds with educators and allowing them to continue feeling part of society, through this inclusive and humanized education. It is concluded, therefore, that it is extremely important for hospitalized children to have access to education professionals, more precisely pedagogues, who can assist them in coping with the stages of their respective medical treatments through playful interventions, in order to make them calmer and more comfortable, allowing them to maintain contact with the outside world and continue their physical and emotional development processes.