New possibilities for the teaching of nursing in mental health: an experience in monitoring

Abstract

This study aimed at reflecting on the possibilities of applying new methodological strategies in the teaching and learning in nursing. The study is a report of an experiment conducted from a monitoring project of a syllabus activity of nursing in mental and psychiatry health. The methodology was developed by introducing the student/monitor in the contents of theoretical practical learning that were performed by means of Active Methodologies in three academic semesters in 2010 and 2011, in the Nursing School of the Universade Federal do Pará, Brazil. The monitor performed activities to support professors as the ‘Ciclo de Estudos Aprender Fazendo’ (Cycle of Studies Learning Experiencing). It was revealed as a strengthening factor the new pedagogical proposal of the course and shown that the monitoring experience is presented as a new possibility of teaching in mental health from the introduction of different ways to approach the topic in class.