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Abstract This is a quantitative-qualitative, exploratory and documentary study. It aimed to present the profile of former residents and their perspectives on residency programs in mental health. This study regarded the political-pedagogical projects of three programs in the cities of Belo Horizonte and Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and the application of questionnaires with graduates through the Google Forms platform between 2012 and 2017. 33 former residents participated, mostly women. In the training area, the following were identified: 10 psychologists, 7 social workers, 6 occupational therapists, 5 nurses and 5 doctors. Five categories emerged from the textual and documentary descriptions, namely: Brief contextualization of the programs analyzed, Characterization of former residents participating in the research and the choice of residency program, Practice scenarios and activities carried out, Supervision received and theoretical perspectives, and Evaluation of training experience. It was found that former residents had contact with mental health before joining the programs, chosen by quality criteria. The majority informed that they had access to the political-pedagogical project of the program carried out and assessed that practical and theoretical activities corresponded to what was planned. Teamwork was positive and the workload was negative. The theoretical perspective guiding the psychosocial care in the programs was pointed out, indicating regularity in the references to productions of the psychiatric reform. Almost all, after residency, worked in the field of mental health, thus showing the importance and influence of training.

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