Psicologia e formação generalista: do currículo mínimo às diretrizes curriculares

Abstract

Since its regulation as a profession in Brazil, training in Psychology has been built over the idea of a generalist course. The change from Minimum Curriculum to National Curricular Guidelines (NCG) included a series of discussions and generalist training remained a consensus, but with new meanings. The objective of this study was to investigate the concepts and current strategies on generalist training in psychology courses in the city of Natal-RN. Therefore, we analyzed the Pedagogical Projects of the Courses (PPCs) and conducted interviews with coordinators and professors who participated in the creation of the curriculum. The research included four participating courses, of which three provided their PPCs and the four courses participated in interviews. Data was grouped into categories created a posteriori. We noticed a uniform discourse around the defense of a generalist training. The curricula are conteudists, show predominance of the clinical area and have little emphasis on the study of philosophical and historical foundations, generalist training is related to a diverse curriculum in theories and professional fields, seeking for integration of disciplines through activities and varied practical experience. The courses connect research and curriculum integration, but the incentives in most courses are meager. The competencies discourse is present, although it has not clarity about how to implement it. The courses compare curricular emphases with areas of psychology, which makes the term controversial, revealing a dichotomous understanding between generalist and specialist training. Thus, the predominance of a conteudism related to a professional training have generated a separation between theory and practice and obscures the critical conception of generalist training as a human, philosophical, historical and scientific formation.