Educational and School Psychology in the “Journal of Psychologist” of CRP-MG

Abstract

The CRP-MG Newspaper entitled “Jornal do Psicólogo” (JP) is a historical source on the interface between Psychology and Education. This study aims to analyze the references to Educational and School Psychology (in Portuguese PEE) in this newspaper, listing quotes about the professional in this area and Brazilian Education and if these references are over critical bases: what are the criticisms and contributions conveyed. This is a qualitative and documentary research whose search data consists of 89 editions of the newspaper (35 bring data on the theme) treated through content analysis. The articles show the psychologist’s performance in an institutional and critical perspective, highlighting the promotion of events, news about the creation of the Brazilian Association of School and Educational Psychology and the reference to professionals from Minas Gerais that area. From 1999 to 2004 the most productive years in terms of publications, corroborating the critical academic production in PEE at the time. The decrease in the following years is related to the defense of the psychologist as a health professional. The administrations of the CRP influence the contents of the newspaper, but, generally, PEE is less mentioned than other themes, such as mental health and psychiatric reform. References to Education are based on Human Rights and the concept of a democratic school. The newspaper JP fulfills the role of treating the psychologist’s practices in Education in a perspective contrary to the individualizing and clinical medical model, however, it needs a greater dissemination of PEE to strengthen this professional as a school context agent of transformation.