A atuação dos psicólogos em Unidades de Saúde da Família: Relações entre Gênero Profissional e saúde

Abstract

The performance of psychologists in Family Health Units: Relations between Professional Gender and health. This study aims to describe the perceptions that psychologists have about the work activities they develop in Family Health Units (FHU) and the effects from work perceived by these professionals on their health. In order to do so, we analyzed the work activity of the psychologist in PHC services, drawing on the approaches of the French Ergonomics and Clinic of the Activity. We held five meetings with six FHU psychologists and applied the instruction to the double technique with three participants of this group. We recorded the meetings and instructions to the double and analyzed the data with discourse analysis. We discuss the fragility of the collective and of the Professional Gender of psychologists working in FHU, resulting in solitary action and consequent difficulty in dealing with the demands and challenges of daily work, as well as the impact it has on these worker’s health.