Counselling psychology practice in Latin America

Author(s)

e Souza, Laura Vilela ; Scorsolini-Comin, Fabio

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH; v. N/A, p. 5-pg., 2022-07-03.

Abstract

This article reflects about the practice of Counselling Psychology (CP) in Latin America and the challenge of offering this practice in contexts of poverty and inequalities. We defend a CP that can offer a practice outside the standards of conventional clinical care, considering the individuals and their institutional relationships; valuing community support networks, and the care resources existing in these communities; avoiding pathologising and categorising people; and being open to the multiple demands while the professionals' role is to facilitate the process in which users become autonomous individuals able to make decisions about their lives. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/08224-0 - Counseling Psychology at Social Assistance Center: possibilities, limitations and challenges
• Grantee: Laura Vilela e Souza
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants