INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: REFLECTIONS ON CHALLENGES AND POTENTIALITIES IN BRAZILIAN EDUCATION

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to understand the complexities that involve the process of inclusion of students with schizophrenia beyond the insertion in the educational context, highlighting the need to develop training processes in service to teachers and school education professionals, with the intention of expanding the promotion, diversification and adequacy of pedagogical resources, aiming to foster differentiated methodologies and strategies that enable the global development of these students. students, considering their needs and potentialities. Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder, characterized by alterations in thinking, language, emotions, ability to perceive, etc. Therefore, it is a disease that can lead to cognitive, emotional, interactional, and behavioral impairment of the individual. A descriptive, applied and qualitative literature review was carried out. He has several contributions from scientific authors, including: Arroyo (2014); Costa (2022) and Gadelha, Nardi and Silva (2021). The research contributed with new perspectives and highlighted the importance of understanding the needs and capabilities of students with schizophrenia, in order to put into practice the adaptations, strategies and teaching approaches in the classroom.