BETWEEN THE EXPECTATIONS AND PRACTICE OF A PSYCHOLOGY PROFESSIONAL AT SCHOOL

ABSTRACT

The following article aims to analyze, coming form a systematic literature review, the expectations attributed to the psychologist practice in school and the effective practice of this professional in this context. According to the criteria of the systematic review, the field of scientifical knowledge was narrowed into three virtual data bases: The Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), the Virtual Library in Psyschology (BVS-PSI) and the Electronic Journals of Psychology (PEPSIC). It was selected 25 articles to constitute the basis of analysis and discussion of this text, 12 of those being bibliographical reviews and 13 coming from reports of professional practice. The analysis of these articles was made through the technique of content analysis. Regarding the expectations attributed to the practice of the psychologist in school, it was verified the perspective that this professional should act in a preventive manner in relation to the school’s collective; know the educational context and the institutional norms, the variables that interfere in the process of teaching and learning, base its practices in psychological theories and maintain contact with other knowledge areas. Few articles were identified that presented reports of the psychologist practices in school, revealing the few are the professionals that have the authority to write and reports its practices, what they do, why they do it and how they do it. It is estimated that reducing the distance between expectations and practice of the psychology professional implies in recognizing the challenges of the inner and out of school variables, to persist inquiring and comprehending the implications of these variables in the school’s climate, in the coexistence relationships, and on the problems of different natures that present in this context.

Keywords:
Professional expectations; performance practices; school psychologist