The Psychological Assessment, Psychopathology and Psychotherapies in the Health Professional Education for the SUS: A Study of Psychology Curricula

This paper is the result of a research that aimed to show how Curricula of Rio Grande do Sul Psychology Courses are showing signs of moving towards education of health professionals for SUS. The study has been developed from the analysis of academic courses programs, both highlighting and discussing the directions provided by plans, contents and bibliographies, having the principles and guidelines of SUS health policies as a guide. The paper has a special focus on the study of academic courses that approach the contents of psychological assessment, psychopathology, and psychotherapy. To develop this discussion we analyzed the input of Psychology in the public health area and its contributions to the construction of a new health policy through academic training and education. The discussion is guided by the main theoretical tools and concepts discussed in the public health area, such as the broadening of the health concept, the principle of integration, the policy of humanization and the comprehensive care perspective in health care. From the analysis conducted, we point to the need for problematizing the construction of a psychology subject, to the question of what kind of health professional is being produced by Psychology Courses, as well as the effects that psychologists might operate in the daily routine of health services.Original Abstract: Este artigo e resultado de uma pesquisa que teve como objetivo visibilizar de que forma os curriculos de cursos de Psicologia do estado do Rio Grande do Sul estao apresentando indicativos de movimento para formar profissionais da saUde para o SUS. Este trabalho foi desenvolvido a partir da analise dos programas das disciplinas, destacando e discutindo os direcionamentos tomados pelas ementas, conteUdos e bibliografias e adotando como balizadores os principios e diretrizes presentes nas politicas de saUde do SUS. O trabalho toma como foco em especial o estudo das disciplinas direcionadas para os conteUdos de Avaliacao Psicologica, Psicopatologia e Psicoterapia. Para o desenvolvimento dessa discussao analisamos a entrada da Psicologia na area da saUde coletiva e as contribuicoes desta para a construcao da nova politica de saUde atraves da formacao academica. Essa discussao e pautada pelas principais ferramentas e conceitos teoricos discutidos na area da saUde coletiva, tais como a ampliacao do conceito de saude, o principio da integralidade, a politica de humanizacao e a perspectiva do cuidado integral na atencao a s