A team at stake, with the whole sea behind them. Work Processes and Production of Mental Health

Abstract

The article discusses the working processes of the interdisciplinary and the inter–institutional team Puente de Tierra, a territorial experience of play with children and young people in contexts of poverty in the city of Rosario. It describes the playful device and its registration/tension with respect to public policy. Then, the work process is reconstructed during the period studied, ordering the information around four relevant aspects. In addition, conceptualizations are articulated: on the one hand, the difficulties of the practice, and on the other, the clinical resources and tools that are available to face them. The team at stake involves a collective network linked to the production of mental health, where the per–elaborative, creative and critical–thinking dimension is central. Finally, reflections and new questions are outlined.