Psicología comunitaria, programas sociales y neoliberalismo: La experiencia chilena

Abstract

espanolEl antagonismo valorico entre la Psicologia Comunitaria (PC) y el Neoliberalismo condiciona el quehacer profesional de la PC. Con el objetivo de conocer el modo en que se despliega la tension entre politicas neoliberales y psicologia comunitaria, se describe y analiza las formas en que se integra la perspectiva comunitaria en un conjunto de programas gubernamentales en Chile, que se declaran “comunitarios”. Los resultados muestran que los programas de politicas publicas revisados, no cumplen con las posibilidades de la PC para fortalecer las comunidades. Se evidencia la urgente necesidad de recuperar y fortalecer la consideracion de la dimension etica-politica en la formacion profesional y la participacion de la PC en politicas publicas EnglishThe value antagonism between Community Psychology (PC) and Neoliberalism conditions professional work. In order to know the way in which the tension between neoliberal policies and community psychology unfolds, the ways in which the community perspective is integrated into a set of government programs in Chile, which are declared "community", are described and analyzed. The results show that the public policy programs reviewed, do not meet the possibilities of the PC to strengthen communities. There is an urgent need to recover and strengthen the consideration of the ethical-political dimension in professional training and the participation of the PC in public policies