“Isso eu levo para a vida!”: aprendizagem da prática profissional em uma Comunidade de Prática

摘要

The learning of practice demand educational strategies focused on reflective and collective processes, such as the Community of Practice (CoP). From an action research directed to the contributions of a mentoring program for professional development, organized in a CoP, with the participation of six junior occupational therapists and three experienced ones, this paper tries to elucidate relevant features for professional learning on the program. The speech and diaries of the participants at the last evaluation meeting were submitted to thematic analysis and the results indicate the importance of: a space for reflection on a continuous basis; the mentor’s actions in fostering reflection; the exchanges between experts and beginners. The CoP, as a rich design for learning, enabled breaking stereotypies and creating new meanings, favoring the development of all involved.