Abstract

PAULA, Cristiane Silvestre de et al. Pratice of psychologists and public services organization for child and adolescent mentak health care. Psicol. teor. prat. [online]. 2011, vol.13, n.3, pp. 81-95. ISSN 1516-3687.

Provision of mental health care for children/adolescents (MHCCA) has its own complexities, being challenging for psychologists currently part of the Primary Health Care (PHC) teams. The main objectives of this study were to describe care, services and programs offered by the municipality's health office to children and adolescents living at the Sé district-SP. Structured interviews were conducted with key professionals and with the health coordinator of the Sé district; in addition to systematic searches in public record data. It was noted that structure of local PHC follows SUS principles; psychologist's assistance is focused on individual care and most of units had a part time professional dedicated to MHCCA provision. Professionals also reported lack of: time for reflection about team work, training and institutional supervision. It is concluded that there was a progress in the assistance to MHCCA, but lack of time and specialized training still are important limitations.

Keywords : Unified Health System; primary health care; child psychology; adolescent psychology; mental health.

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