Conducta autolesiva e ideación suicida en la adolescencia: desafíos en la Educación Profesional y Tecnológica

Abstract

This article aims to communicate the results of the research entitled “Pedagogy of presence applied to the prevention of suicidal ideation and self-harm in adolescence”, developed at the Federal Institute of Rondônia. The objectives of the study were to contribute to the pedagogical management of the problem of suicidal ideation and self-harming behavior in adolescents, through theoretical reflection and transfer of two educational products. The research was developed in a qualitative approach, based on the Educational Action Research methodology. The results indicate that the school is both a factor of stress and illness and it has the potential to contribute to the promotion of students' mental health, self-care and care for others. It is argued that an omnilateral training, supported by the Pedagogy of Presence is capable of favoring the understanding of the structural and conjunctural factors of our time - which favors the reduction of personal frustrations, the flexibilization of the notions of failure and success among adolescents, and the development of cognitive and socio-emotional skills, in addition to what has been stimulated by neoliberal education reforms.