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A presente investigação surge em sequência da atividade profissional
desenvolvida pela investigadora enquanto coordenadora de formação e do seu
interesse pessoal pela área dos cuidados de proximidade, e desenvolve-se no
âmbito do Mestrado em Estudos Profissionais especializados em Educação –
Especialização em Administração de Organizações Educativas.
Com este estudo pretendemos analisar a formação profissional
desenvolvida em Portugal - país onde não está regulamentada a profissão de
cuidador apesar da forte aposta dos diversos governos na formação e
certificação destes profissionais -, confrontando com a formação profissional
existente, na mesma área, em Espanha e no Brasil - países onde esta profissão
é regulamentada. Pretende-se ainda, contribuir para uma caracterização dos
cuidadores atuais e futuros no que diz respeito à sua formação e compreender
a posição das entidades empregadoras na contratação de cuidadores formais,
procurando-se correlacionar, em ambos os casos, a certificação destes
profissionais com a qualidade do serviço por eles prestado.
O estudo foi desenvolvido segundo uma abordagem metodológica mista,
combinando técnicas de recolha e análise de dados de natureza quantitativa e
qualitativa. Foram aplicados inquéritos por questionário a formandos e a
cuidadores no ativo; e realizaram-se entrevistas semiestruturadas com
diretores técnicos de 10 entidades com atividade na área de cuidados de
proximidade.
Embora a contribuição da formação para o desenvolvimento da atividade
profissional do cuidador seja relevada por todas as partes auscultadas, os
resultados evidenciam a necessidade de esclarecer as entidades prestadoras de serviços na área dos cuidados de proximidade quanto às diferentes medidas de formação e quanto aos diferentes níveis de certificação de cuidadores.
This research follows on the professional activity developed by the researcher as training coordinator and her personal interest for the community care area, and it develops within the scope of the Master in Professional Studies specialized in Education - specialization in Administration of Educational Organizations. This study intends to analyse the professional training developed in Portugal – a country where the profession of caregiver is not regulated despite the strong commitment of the various governments in the training and certification of these professionals -, comparing to the existing professional training in the same area in Spain and in Brazil – countries where this profession is regulated. It is also intended to contribute to a characterization of the current and future caregivers regarding their training and to understand the position of the employers in recruiting formal caregivers, seeking to correlate, in both cases, the certification of these professionals with the quality of the service they provide. The study was developed according to a mixed methodological approach, combining quantitative and quality data collection and analysis techniques. Surveys were carried out through questionnaires to trainees and to active caregivers; and semi-structures interviews were conducted with technical directors from 10 entities with activity in the community care area. Although the contribution of the training to the development of the professional activity of the caregiver is noticed by all the parties surveyed, the results highlighted the need to clarify the service providers in the community care area regarding the different training measures and the different levels of certification of the caregivers
This research follows on the professional activity developed by the researcher as training coordinator and her personal interest for the community care area, and it develops within the scope of the Master in Professional Studies specialized in Education - specialization in Administration of Educational Organizations. This study intends to analyse the professional training developed in Portugal – a country where the profession of caregiver is not regulated despite the strong commitment of the various governments in the training and certification of these professionals -, comparing to the existing professional training in the same area in Spain and in Brazil – countries where this profession is regulated. It is also intended to contribute to a characterization of the current and future caregivers regarding their training and to understand the position of the employers in recruiting formal caregivers, seeking to correlate, in both cases, the certification of these professionals with the quality of the service they provide. The study was developed according to a mixed methodological approach, combining quantitative and quality data collection and analysis techniques. Surveys were carried out through questionnaires to trainees and to active caregivers; and semi-structures interviews were conducted with technical directors from 10 entities with activity in the community care area. Although the contribution of the training to the development of the professional activity of the caregiver is noticed by all the parties surveyed, the results highlighted the need to clarify the service providers in the community care area regarding the different training measures and the different levels of certification of the caregivers
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Cuidadores Certificação Formação profissional Regulamentação da profissão
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Instituto Politécnico do Porto. Escola Superior de Educação