"A Daily Born and Dying": Dynamics of Affective-Semiotic Self-Regulation Involved in Early Intervention Practices
Nara Jesus Brito1, Vívian Volkmer Pontes2, Vania Bustamante3
1Postgraduate Program in Psychology of the Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil. narabrito21@gmail.com.
Insights
Early intervention for Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome (CZS) in Brazil involves complex affective-semiotic processes. Understanding these dynamics improves professional support for affected children and families.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Developmental Pediatrics
Background:
- An epidemic of Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome (CZS) births occurred in Brazil (2015-2016), with Bahia having the highest incidence.
- Official health guidelines advocate for interdisciplinary early intervention teams for affected children and families.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the regulation and affective-semiotic mediation processes in early intervention for children with CZS.
- To understand the subjective experiences of healthcare professionals providing this support.
Main Methods:
- Narrative analysis of a professional's experiences in a public health service in Salvador, Bahia.
- Application of Cultural Psychology and Semiotic Dynamics theoretical-methodological foundations.
Main Results:
- Identified meaning construction, symbolic action, and affective-semiotic regulation as key processes.
- Professional care for CZS children involves disquieting experiences, intersubjectivity, and emotional dynamics.
- These processes facilitated the professional's adaptation in regulation, mediation, and performance.
Conclusions:
- Reflections on healthcare practices highlight their impact on the quality of assistance for CZS.
- Effective early intervention requires understanding and integrating affective-semiotic dynamics.
- Professional adaptation is crucial for providing quality care to CZS children and their families.
Abstract:
From 2015 to 2016, an epidemic of births of children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome emerged in Brazil, and the state of Bahia concentrated the highest incidence of cases. The official health guidelines recommended that the affected children and their families should be supported by interdisciplinary teams of early intervention. This paper aims to deepen the comprehension of regulation and affective-semiotic mediation processes involved in the early intervention with children with Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome and their families. It focus on the experiences of a professional interviewed in a public health service in Salvador, Bahia - Brazil, through narrative analysis and the theoretical-methodological foundations of Cultural Psychology of the Semiotic Dynamics. These approaches allowed the understanding of the processes of construction of meanings, symbolic action and affective-semiotic regulation. The care of Congenital Zika Virus Syndrome children by professionals relates to disquieting experiences, inter subjectivity, meaning construction, affections and symbolic actions. These dynamic processes allowed the professional to better adapt to regulation and affective-semiotic mediation, as well as her own performance in face of children and their families. This analysis emphasizes the reflections of health care practices and their repercussions in the quality of the assistance.
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