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Saúde na diversidade: Desenvolvimento de serviços de saúde mental sensíveis à cultura
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O presente artigo reflecte sobre o desenvolvimento
de serviços e de profissionais de saúde mental sensíveis
à cultura. A diversidade étnica da população nacional e
internacional é uma realidade crescente, a qual exige
uma resposta do ponto de vista dos serviços de saúde e
promoção de bem-estar global dos indivíduos. A
especificidade destas populações tem conduzido a uma
subutilização dos serviços de apoio existentes, que não se encontram ajustados ao nível da sua competência
intercultural. Apresentamos um projecto de
investigação-acção sobre acesso dos imigrantes aos
cuidados de saúde mental na infância desenvolvido na
Suíça, bem como os principais objectivos de um
projecto de investigação para o desenvolvimento de
serviços sensíveis à cultura em Portugal. Discutimos a
importância da investigação participada, que envolve e
dá voz aos grupos étnicos minoritários e às suas
experiências, necessidades e obstáculos no acesso e
recurso à saúde psicológica. Finalmente, defendemos a
importância de formação de profissionais, não como
uma necessidade das minorias, mas de todos os
indivíduos numa sociedade intercultural.
The present paper reflects on the development of culturally-sensitive mental health services and training of mental health professionals. National and international ethnic diversity is a growing reality, which demands different resources from health services toward the promotion of individuals’ global well-being. The specificities of these populations have led to an underutilization rate of counselling services, which are not adjusted in terms of their intercultural competence. We report an action-research project on access of child mental health care by immigrants, developed in Switzerland, as well as the primary goals of a research project toward the development of culturally-sensitive mental health services in Portugal. We discuss the importance of participative research, which involves and gives voice to ethnic minority groups and to their experiences, needs and perceived barriers in the access to support to their psychological well-being. Finally, we defend the importance of intercultural competence training of clinicians, not as a need of the minorities, but of all individuals in an intercultural society.
The present paper reflects on the development of culturally-sensitive mental health services and training of mental health professionals. National and international ethnic diversity is a growing reality, which demands different resources from health services toward the promotion of individuals’ global well-being. The specificities of these populations have led to an underutilization rate of counselling services, which are not adjusted in terms of their intercultural competence. We report an action-research project on access of child mental health care by immigrants, developed in Switzerland, as well as the primary goals of a research project toward the development of culturally-sensitive mental health services in Portugal. We discuss the importance of participative research, which involves and gives voice to ethnic minority groups and to their experiences, needs and perceived barriers in the access to support to their psychological well-being. Finally, we defend the importance of intercultural competence training of clinicians, not as a need of the minorities, but of all individuals in an intercultural society.
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Competência Cultura Interculturalidade Saúde mental Competencies Culture Intercultural Mental health
Citation
Análise Psicoloógica, 28(3), 505-515.
Publisher
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada