Convergence and discrepancies in guiding documents of the mandatory supervised practice in physiotherapy: an integrative review

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The mandatory supervised practice is a curricular component that integrates the training process of the undergraduate student in Physiotherapy, however, despite its relevance as a legal and normative construct, the official documents do not provide sufficient support for the unification of the criteria for its completion, which can cause irregular practices to occur. OBJECTIVE: Identify the discrepancies and points of convergence in existing official documents and research reports that guide the mandatory supervised internships in Physiotherapy. METHODS: Integrative literature review with consultation to the databases PubMed, SciELO, Virtual Health Library and Capes Periodicals, and to the official documents of the Federal Council of Physiotherapy, National Council of Health, Ministry of Education and the Brazilian Association of Teaching in Physiotherapy. RESULTS: 15 articles published between 2002 and 2017 were analyzed, as well as seven official documents that address internships, pedagogical praxis and legal norms in the context of Physiotherapy. CONCLUSION: There are discrepancies in relation to the number of students per internship supervisor and practice shift, the identity of the professional, their presence during training and the time interval between theory and the mandatory curricular internship. As points of convergence, the recognition of the internship as a mandatory and didactic-pedagogical curricular practice and the moment when the student should be encouraged to develop autonomy and professional responsibility, interaction with the multidisciplinary team and ability to manage patients can be scored.