This article furthers the discussion on the training of health professionals according to the guidelines of the Psychiatric Reform by reviewing the steps taken by the country from the appearance of the first reform movements until the development of the current care model, an alternative to hospital-centered models. The article also presents the experience acquired in the Training Course on Day-Care in Mental Health, whose objective is to train health care professionals in mental health. Moreover, it also discusses possible strategies and proposals for assuring that the received training also involves practice, which would be reflected in differentiated multidisciplinary care and in a possibly larger autonomy of clients.
psychiatric reform; mental health care providers; permanent education in health