Abstract
to discuss the intersection between being a nurse/being a therapist in the mental health field. exploratory, qualitative study based on a self-report interview conducted with ten nurses from a psychiatric hospital in Rio de Janeiro between June and July 2017. Data were analyzed in the light of Travelbee's theory. Nurses consider themselves therapists because of actions performed in mental health care practice, despite the theoretical fragmentation of interpersonal relationships identified in the distance from the promotion of self-knowledge, which is an essential element in the psychotherapeutic process. the strong relationship between being and doing in nursing stands out and favors the development of satisfactory therapeutic relationships with the hospitalized person.
Highlights
Who is the therapist in the field of mental health (MH) practice? Is it possible to be a mental health nurse without being a therapist? According to historical data, the etymology of the term therapy comes from the Greek, therapeia, first used by Hippocrates with the meaning of providing medical care
The restriction to a particular profession is absolutely contrary to science, illegal and unconstitutional(3). This perspective was stated in the normative opinion of the Brazilian Federal Nursing Council (Portuguese acronym: COFEN) and stems from a request from the Sergipe Regional Nursing Council (Portuguese acronym: COREN-SE) that requested clarifications about nurses’ competence in psychotherapy, defined as a process of self-knowledge that can improve the lives of individuals
Two interviewees have not taken any mental health course, they have been working in the area for over ten years
Summary
OBJECTIVEWho is the therapist in the field of mental health (MH) practice? Is it possible to be a mental health nurse without being a therapist? According to historical data, the etymology of the term therapy comes from the Greek, therapeia, first used by Hippocrates with the meaning of providing medical care. Who is the therapist in the field of mental health (MH) practice? Is it possible to be a mental health nurse without being a therapist? There are several possibilities in the field of care. The focus is on the perspective of mental health care. The restriction to a particular profession is absolutely contrary to science, illegal and unconstitutional(3). This perspective was stated in the normative opinion of the Brazilian Federal Nursing Council (Portuguese acronym: COFEN) and stems from a request from the Sergipe Regional Nursing Council (Portuguese acronym: COREN-SE) that requested clarifications about nurses’ competence in psychotherapy, defined as a process of self-knowledge that can improve the lives of individuals
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