Projeto Y de Riso, Sorriso e Saúde: 5 anos de palhaçoterapia na Universidade Federal do Ceará

Abstract

The following article aims to report the experience of the extension project “Projeto Y de Riso, Sorriso e Saúde” at the University Hospital Walter Cantídio, the Cancer Institute of Ceará and hospitals of Fortaleza; te project gives its members a practical perception, through the use of clown-therapy, of the need to humanize health care; it acts on academic formation through the integration of Medical, Nursing and Psychology students. Through five years of action, the Project believes in recovering the main role of the health care professional in patient and family care during their stay in the hospital, and also in valuing and improving ethical e moral values in academic formation.