Discutindo Lideranças e Associações Comunitárias: reflexões sobre experiências vividas na residência multiprofissional em saúde da família em Sobral-CE

Abstract

T his study presents the partial results of a study carried out by the multiprofessional team of the classes VI and VII of the Multidisciplinary Residency in Family Health program (RMSF) in Sobral, Ce, Brazil. It addresses social participation based on experiences of the neighborhood Vila União. The themes ‘leadership’ and ‘community associations’ were discussed and raised questions, collective reflections and perceptions developed in the training process in the RMSF service. Data collection was based on participant observation and field diary. Analysis was based on Hermeneutic-dialectics. Results reveal a history of community participation in the neighborhood. The perceptions appoint to the existence of solidarity practices and collective work, and also to the manipulation of participation, which subject common interests to personal ones. Hence, this study supports the discussion of social participation and strengthening of practices in a democratic and emancipatory perspective.