Health education and bonding: an experience with Education by Work for Health Program (PET-Health) in the health service network of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

This paper presents the experience of a nursing scholar and a social work preceptor who worked at the Education by Work for Health Program (PET-Health) with the goal of broadening the debate on the power of work environment bonding and its association with health education. This narrative included undergraduate professionals in service and the impact on health education. The report utilized the history of a person who used mental health services through various points of care as the common thread of experience. The student-shadow method and field diary were used as tools. The results from the program experience suggested that the students discovered a way to provide care outside the classroom and closer to the real needs of the users.