Abstract
Objective: To know the perceptions of mental health care workers about the performance of multiprofessional residents in health. Methods: Qualitative study with 17 workers who work in mental health care services. The open interview was used for data collection, as well as the content analysis technique for organization and interpretation. Results: Multiprofessional health residents bring improvements in health care, promote the integration of services and train workers in their care practices. Also, residents are part of the work process in the scenarios where they are inserted. Conclusion: it evidenced that the multiprofessional residents contribute to the work process in the actuation service because they bring improvements to health care. Once they refer users to the health care network, promote the integration of services and train workers in their care practices.