MEDEIROS, F. E. S.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4439456452248549; MEDEIROS, Fabrine Emanuelle Silva.
Abstract:
The serious situation of Brazilian penitentiaries is known by all. The problem of
overcrowding, the unhealthy and fertile environment for the spread of disease and the lack of
conditions that guarantee the minimum human dignity are problems that persist for decades
and seem to have no solution. The inmates who enter this space, in addition to dealing with
the processes of mortification of the self and depersonalization that are proper to this
institution, which requires the standardization of the subjects to better control them, need to
deal with a number of other problems that compromise not only their physical health but also
their mental health. The situation of women under deprivation of liberty still has even more
specific problems, since it has increased considerably in recent years, and many of them,
when imprisoned, leave their children under the care of other people and families in a context
of vulnerability. Based on the above considerations, the present work, derived from an
extension project attach to the extension scholarship program of Universidade Federal de
Campina Grande – UFCG, sought to implement groups of integrative and complementary
practices in the regional women's Penitentiary of Campina Grande – PB, as a means of
promoting the mental health of women deprived of their liberty. It was adopted as theoreticalmethodological
conception the participative research through the research and action, with the
participation of 15 women in meetings that occurred on a weekly basis. The implementation
of practices such as: Story Tent, Theater of the Oppressed, Community Therapy, Circle of
Culture and Circular Dances. The main themes women brought to the meetings were: family,
religion, lack of trust that permeates relationships within the institution, and coping strategies
used to survive the prison. The Integrative and Complementary Practices gave women a space
for listening and re-signification of the dilemmas peculiar to the daily life of the prison,
enabling the production of health and life and strengthening affective bonds.
