Práticas da Psicologia na atenção primária em saúde: relato de experiência de um estágio obrigatório

Abstract

This text presents an experience report of the practices carried out during the compulsory psychology internship in two Basic Health Units (BHU) in the municipality of Santa Luzia do Norte in the state of Alagoas. Since the inclusion of psychology in Public Health Policies, there have been debates about its performance in this scenario. It is expected of these professionals what is proposed in public policy, the principles and guidelines of the Unified Health System in Brazil, which concern the decentralization of management, comprehensive care and community participation. Considering that the psychologizing and individualistic posture differs from the principles of the SUS, the purpose of this experience report is to discuss the possibilities of psychology in Primary Health Care. We start from a social constructionist approach, having Collaborative-Dialogic Practices as a theoretical framework. In order to analyze the experience, we based ourselves on field diaries constructed during the internship, on dialogue with other interns during supervision, selecting episodes that make it possible to identify forms of psychology acting at the BHU, in addition to individual assistance. Some resources brought by the theoretical framework are used, such as: Maintain Skepticism, Avoid abstract and Privilege Local Knowledge, for the construction of actions in the field of prevention and health promotion with the user community. It is expected that the discussions can contribute to the academic and professional training of psychologists.