Abstract
Health professionals say they do not feel safe dealing with demands related to sexual violence. In this context, Permanent Health Education, a policy of the Unified Health System that fulfills the requirements of permanent development of professional skills and competencies, has emerged. The aim of this study was to analyze workers’ understanding of work processes and how they are linked to Continuing Health Education for qualification in the Care Network for Victims of Sexual Violence, in management and in the Lilac Area of the Nise da Silveira Women’s Hospital in Alagoas (Northeastern Brazil). This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Three workshops were carried out involving two research groups. The respondents understand the impact that Permanent Health Education can have on the care provided to victims of sexual violence. This is because it is not a plastered training process, but is anchored in learning that provokes them to problematize both their work conduct and the work processes in which they are inserted, valuing the experience that each one carries with the intention of (re)thinking new forms of care and reducing communication noise in the face of dialogue.
Keywords
health education; in-service training; sexual crimes; sexual offenses; continuing education