Abstract

SOUSA DAVI, Renata; RODRIGUEZ DOMINGUEZ, Adriana; VINICIUS DE ARAUJO, Marcos  and  MONTANAR FRANCO, Erich. The psychologist in Health Centers: distant reports of SUS. Act.Psi [online]. 2016, vol.30, n.120, pp.71-83. ISSN 2215-3535.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/ap.v30i120.19836.

The research aimed to understand concepts about health and the professional role between psychologists in daily Basic Health Units. Interviews were conducted with psychologists at the metropolitan region of São Paulo. We raised information about the professional trajectory, the daily work, the role of the psychologist, the concepts of health, theoretical orientations, beyond the expectations and challenges. The Content Analysis of the interviews points that the actions of psychologists are still guided by assumptions of clinical practice exercised in the scope of private practice. The data suggests that the professional identity is supported by clinical ideals and the practices are restricted to psychotherapy. However, the necessary changes for a performance in line with the principles of the Unified Health System (SUS) will only occur if the academic and professional spaces transform into democratic environments of intense critical reflection and of production of new knowledge.

Keywords : Psychologists; Health Centers; Professional Role; Unified Health System; Public Health.

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