Abstract
This article aims to present a reflection about the psychology of teaching in schools and their differences from the School Psychology. This is a review of the literature through regular consultation and thesis / dissertations. Proceeded to the literature search in electronic databases SciELO, PePSIC, IndexPsi, CAPES and BDTD. Thus, it was found that: (i) the teaching of Psychology has been present in the training of youths from mid-nineteenth century; (II) Psychology in high school refers to the area of training and socialization of knowledge accumulated by psychology; (III) School Psychology was established as the psychology area of application in school and (IV) they have intensified discussions in the institutional and political levels. It follows that the objective of Psychology teaching critical social training of young people is reverberating on the psychological barriers that legitimize barbarism and disqualify values and attitudes focused on human rights and citizenship in school.
Keywords:
Psychology education; school psychology; secondary education