INTEGRATIVE COMMUNITY THERAPY: REPERCUSSIONS ON WORKERS IN A MUNICIPALITY IN THE STATE OF PARAÍBA

Abstract

Objective: To know the repercussions of integrative community therapy (ICT) on professionals in a municipality in Paraíba. Methodology: This is an exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach, the technique used was Bardin's content analysis. Workers from the Specialized Reference Center for Social Assistance, the Reference Center for Social Assistance, the Family Health Support Center and the Popular Education Center of Nova Palmeira, Paraíba, participated in the research. Results: After discourse analysis, the following empirical categories emerged: Benefits of ICT: Resignifying the way of being in which it was observed that there were positive repercussions both in the personal and professional lives of workers; and ICT Circles and their main limitations according to the participants. Conclusion: The activity enables new ways of relating collectively to the other. It is noticeable that the use of this tool provides the development of empathy, resilience, self-esteem, among others. Thus, it becomes necessary to have a greater dissemination of the ICT circles to workers and the general community, thus allowing it to become a means of social inclusion.