Challenges and advances in the management process of a psychosocial care center of a countryside municipality of northeast Brazil

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the process of work adopted by professionals involved in the management and care of a Psychosocial Care Center and the appropriateness of the physical structure of the unit and the mental health practices. Methods: qualitative, descriptive study held at the Psychosocial Care Center, in a city in the countryside of Ceará, Brazil, with nine professionals, between the months of September and October, 2014. We used a semi-structured data collection; data were categorized and analyzed according to Minayo. The authorization was obtained from the CEP-UECE under protocol CAAE: 36971014.0.0000.5534. Results: there is a lack of coparticipation between management and workers, shortage of financial resources and inadequate physical structure, which confirms the fragmentation of the work process. Conclusion: it is essential that there is an implementation of measures that consolidate the psychiatric reform, and that professionals interrelate in a co-participative way, aiming at the quality of care.