Perspectives and challenges of coordinating a relationship education program
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2018.4.29350Keywords:
Marital relations, Health promotion, Psychossocial intervention.Abstract
This study investigates the perspectives and challenges about coordinating the marital education program “Viver a dois: Compartilhando este desafio”. Ten group interviews were completed with 28 health professionals who coordinated the program. Thematic analysis was performed with Nvivo software. Four themes were identified. The challenges were the establishment of therapeutic alliance, the need to deal with unexpected events and the need to keep a balance between the structured activities of the program and the coordinator’s personal style. As perspectives, the program filled a gap in psychoeducational tools to work with couples by offering active and playful possibilities for the health professional who work with couples and families. The offer of interventions that focus on prevention and promotion of marital health broad the set of actions available to health professionals.
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