Development of learning careers and professional identities in social and health professions: from tutoring to self tutoring

The research aims to answer two questions: a) how adult education impacts professional and social development of the health professions and b) are there forms of resistance to the rationalization and privatization of care services? The action-research covered over two years with a sample of 50 Health Care Assistants (Ats Brescia - Italy), engaged in the role of internship guides for students of the threeyear degree for Health Assistants. Identity and professional practices are investigated through two training stimuli: redefine the evaluation form of the internship and articulate the section of competence; use emotion cards to reflect back on identity and social issues.