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      O papel do Psicólogo Translated title: The role of the psychologist

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      Estudos de Psicologia (Natal)
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          O trabalho profissional do psicólogo deve ser definido em função das circunstâncias concretas da população a que deve atender. A situação atual dos povos centro-americanos pode ser caracterizada por: (a) a injustiça estrutural, (b) as guerras ou quase-guerras revolucionárias, e (c) a perda da soberania nacional. Ainda que o psicólogo não seja chamado para resolver tais problemas, ele deve contribuir, a partir de sua especificidade, para buscar uma resposta. Propõe-se como horizonte do seu quefazer a conscientização, isto é, ele deve ajudar as pessoas a superarem sua identidade alienada, pessoal e social, ao transformar as condições opressivas do seu contexto. Aceitar a conscientização como horizonte não exige tanto mudar o campo de trabalho, mas a perspectiva teórica e prática a partir da qual se trabalha. Pressupõe que o psicólogo centro-americano recoloque seu conhecimento e sua práxis, assuma a perspectiva das maiorias populares e opte por acompanhá-las no seu caminho histórico em direção à libertação.

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          The professional work of the psychologist must be defined according to the concrete circumstances of the population that he or she must attend. The current situation of the peoples in Central America can be characterized as: (a) structural injustice, (b) the revolutionary wars or quasi-wars, and (c) the loss of national sovereignty. Even though the psychologist is not called to solve such problems, he or she must contribute, from his/her specificity, to look for an answer. Conscientización is proposed as the horizon of the psychologist's endeavor, which means to help people to overcome their alienated personal and social identity, by transforming the oppressive conditions of their context. To embrace conscientización as professional skyline does not necessarily require changing the field of work, but certainly the theoretical and practical approach from which one works. It assumes that the Central American psychologist relocates his or her knowledge and practice, adopting the standpoint of the popular majorities, and decides to follow them in their historical path towards liberation.

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                Journal
                epsic
                Estudos de Psicologia (Natal)
                Estud. psicol. (Natal)
                PPgPsi-UFRN (Natal )
                1413-294X
                June 1997
                : 2
                : 1
                : 7-27
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                S1413-294X1997000100002
                10.1590/S1413-294X1997000100002
                d9d363d0-88cb-4a64-a2ce-239fac82948c

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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