A PSICOLOGIA NOS CENTROS DE REFERÊNCIA DA ASSISTÊNCIA SOCIAL (CRAS) DE GOIÂNIA: OS LIMITES E AVANÇOS NO ATENDIMENTO PSICOSSOCIAL DESENVOLVIDO COM PESSOAS IDOSAS.

Abstract

This work linked to the Program Stricto Sensu Graduate of the Catholic University of Goiás, aims to understand the meanings of operations with elderly people for psychology professionals working in CRAS Goiânia. It also aims to grasp the meanings attributed to the Elderly, analyze the service offered to the elderly and their relationship with the Statute of the Elderly, and to discuss the contributions of the psychologist with the public policies of social assistance for the elderly. The research was conducted in 10 units CRAS goianienses developing care with older people, and had the subjects participating in 13 psychologists. This study of qualitative approach, was developed according to the assumptions of socio-historical psychology Vygotsky, anchored in the dialectical historical materialism, as support for the analysis of the investigated object. Based on methodological triangulation (Minayo, 2010), the set of information formed by the combination of literature review, followed by desk research and completed with empirical research, through interviews with each professional. The analysis of the meanings present in the speeches of the participants revealed how has developed the "doing" of psychology in social assistance area; the weaknesses of training in psychology reflected in the context of CRAS; instability in professional professional route due to poor working conditions; limited understanding of the elderly and the status of the elderly; the overlap of roles psychologist and social worker in public policies; and gaps in psychosocial work with the elderly in the field of basic social protection. From this it puts under discussion the need to rethink the psychology of contribution in the field of public policies on social assistance.