A inserção da psicologia na rede de assistência social de Juiz de Fora: entre práticas e saberes

Abstract

This dissertation examine the psychology insertion in Social Assistance Policy. It aimed at understanding the discourse about the practices psychologists and the subject positions produced in the social assistance policy in Juiz de Fora/MG. The research is justified by the recent establishment of the National Social Assistance Policy (PNAS), that became possible because of the Unified Social Assistance System (SUAS), the inclusion of psychology professionals to work among social vulnerability and infringement of rights. It was developed a qualitative study that consisted in an interview with psychologists from Social Assistance Reference Centers (CRAS) and Specialized Reference Centers of Social Assistance (CREAS). As a methodological and analytical reference it was used the Discourse Analysis Foucault, whose genealogical research enabled us to identify the subject positions, the conditions of discursive events and game knowledge/power in Psychology practices developed in Social Assistance equipment as well as the possibility of analyzing the speeches present in some government documents and the Federal Councils of Psychology and Social Work, which seek to provide parameters and guidelines for action in the Social Assistance Policy. The results point to a practice still under construction and therefore it has many challenges. Thus, we see a blurring of the place of psychology in social assistance policy, which the debate about the specificity versus generalization of performance is presented and discussed. Another important aspect of this research refers to the debate about the clinic listening as a differential of the professional of psychology as well as a trend individualized and decontextualized action, which seeks to address the individual and the family, disregarding the macro-structural aspects that keeps social inequality. The research highlights how challenging it is to act on Social Assistance considering the lack of material and structural conditions for carrying out the work, which shows a lack of political and a State neglect when it comes to Social Publics Policies. Therefore, the research identifies a need of thinking new psychologies, opened to the knowledge beyond Psychology practices field. Besides the new psychologies have to be able to effectively build knowledge and practices that promote resistance to the capitalist model of production of social inequalities and significant changes in conditions lives of people who seek social protection.