title: Activators of processes of change: a proposal oriented to the transformation of educational practices and the training of health professionals.
abstract: This paper investigates an educational proposal articulated through a policy of the Ministry of Health, which aims to promote changes in the training of health professionals. An inter-institutional partnership promoted the training of specialists as Activators of Processes of Change. This study analyzes the characteristics of a post-graduate semi-distance-learning course, examining the transformation potential of health praxis. It involves the analysis of documents and interviews published in official reports of the course addressing competency profile construction, the political-pedagogical project and management and evaluation of the proposal. The analysis of data and information used the principles of the meaning interpretation method as a reference. The educational praxis of the tutors was transformed, since students became professionals in change activation. 698 activators were qualified, with a loss of 12.9%. The characteristics of the proposal enhanced participants' involvement in the construction of new capacities, highlighting the broadening of analysis and intervention in reality. Eliciting the potential of individuals and the group, and the spaces for reflection proved to be the main achievement in the construction of educational projects, in the context of the Unified Health System.
authors: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brasil, valeriavl@ufscar.br.
authors: Valeria Vernaschi
authors: VV
authors: Lima
authors: Faculdade de Saúde Pública, USP.
authors: Laura Camargo Macruz
authors: LC
authors: Feuerwerker
authors: Instituto Sírio-Libanês de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital Sírio-Libanês (HSL).
authors: Roberto de Queiroz
authors: Rde Q
authors: Padilha
authors: Instituto Sírio-Libanês de Ensino e Pesquisa, Hospital Sírio-Libanês (HSL).
authors: Virginia Alonso
authors: VA
authors: Hortale
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male