Diseño de un programa de alfabetización en salud mental en los docentes de la Institución Educativa Técnica Agropecuaria y Empresarial Pozo Azul de San Pablo Bolívar (IETAEPA).

Abstract

Teachers are a necessary and fundamental entity in the process of mental health care for their students, especially in developing countries where mental health services for children and adolescents are almost nonexistent, consequently, the responsibility of inculcating and diagnosing mental health falls on teachers and staff of educational institutions, making the school or college one of the most important scenarios for the promotion and prevention of mental health; the purpose of this research was to design a mental health literacy program for the teachers of the Institución Educativa Técnica Agropecuaria y Empresarial Pozo Azul de San Pablo Bolívar, through a study with a qualitative approach, carrying out a documentary review and an analysis of the teachers' perception of mental health, thus allowing the knowledge of this phenomenon and developing new intervention strategies; the scope was descriptive, having as population the teachers of the IETAEPA, the type of sample used was non-probabilistic by convenience, and consisted of 2 teachers with whom an interview was conducted individually, the categories of study were: Mental health, teaching and teaching. A superficial knowledge of mental health was found in teachers, visualizing it as something for which they are not directly responsible, it is important that they are literate to improve their perception and understanding of mental health, clarifying that it is part of the well-being and quality of life, even reaching the detection of symptoms and reduction of social stigmas.