SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY FOR PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION AT THE IFPIs: DEMANDS, PRACTICES, AND SIGNS OF CRITICALITY

ABSTRACT

This field research aimed to analyze the practices developed by school psychologists at the Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí (IFPIs). Ten school psychologists participated in the study. The theoretical and methodological assumptions of Cultural-Historical Psychology were used. Data analysis was carried out by means of empirical and theoretical descriptions, of the establishment of units of analysis, and of a return to the reality of the data with the objective to provide explanations. Results indicated that the practices developed by school psychologists encompassed actions with individual and collective focuses with the various social actors of the institution and in view of the different levels and / or educational modalities, suggesting traditional and emerging ways of acting. Evidence of criticality was perceived in the practice of psychologists, as there was a movement towards a change from a clinical perspective to an institutional perspective in Educational Psychology, considering the different educational segments and the institutional territory itself and its relations with the political, economic, and cultural context.

Keywords: psychologist’s performance; educational psychology; professional education