The school psychology and the psychology student: elements for debate

Abstract:

The school psychology was one of the first areas of the psychologist, however, from the beginning, their functions are not well defined. This study aimed to analyze the perception of psychology students from a private university in the state of Ceara on school psychology. The descriptive study had the participation of 199 students between the 1st and the 10th semester. The question that guided the work was: What do they think about school psychology? Some mentioned that the school psychology works in the school relations or development of teaching and learning processes and others related to school psychology to work with students and family, learning disabilities or psychological problems. It can be seen with so many of the students surveyed mentioned the student and his problems as being the main target of intervention within the school, reflecting a guilt-inducing social discourse and stigmatizing.

Keywords:
Psychologist Education; Perception; School psychology