Acolhimento no Centro de Atenção Psicossocial para álcool e outras drogas: concepções dos trabalhadores de saúde Reception in the Psychosocial Care Center for alcohol and other drugs: concepts of health professionals

This is an exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach and the purpose of learning the concepts of reception of the health professionals of the Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAPS AD) of the city of Sobral, in the State of Ceara. The study was conducted with four health professionals in charge of conducting the activities of reception. For the collection of information, a script of semi-structured interview was used. The findings suggested the categories trial and port of entry; the reception as a device providing a restart, of resumption of tr eatment and maintenance of the connection of the user to the health device. In relation to the factors which need to be developed for the qualification of the practice of reception, the need to improve the communication arose, as well as a reduced time for the reception and the devel opment of the ambulatory reception.