Letter to the Sender: a Method Proposal in Clinic of Activity

Abstract

The Clinic of Activity acts in the relationship between activity and subjectivity through interventions that seek to promote health for the workers. For this purpose, it uses methods such as self-confrontation and instruction to the double. This study analyzed the processes of semiotic mediation in interactions during an intervention with seven participants to evaluate the effectiveness of a new technique named Letter to the Sender. The generated corpus passed through microgenetic analysis. We considered five markers that concern a good method in Clinic of Activity, and they were adopted as categories of analysis: (a) subject as an observer of himself; (b) construction of new meanings and means of action; (c) dialog as a tool to elaborate on the activity; (d) emergence of controversies; and (e) expansion of the power to act. The technique led to discussions, controversies, creation, and strengthening of bonds, as well as construction of new action horizons. The activities were set in motion, which enabled the development and expansion of the power to act, as well as the emergence of exotopy and new perspectives regarding the experienced situations. Thus, the Letter to the Sender proved to meet the goals of the Clinic and was considered effective for interventions in workplaces and to promote health for the workers.