Praxis and tools of the psychologist in psychosocial teams and school´s home visits: New challenges in education

Abstract

Schools are faced with new challenges in school life and comprehensive approach to the student from the educational reforms in Chile. Some schools incorporate Psychosocial Teams (PT) to adopt this new approach, being supported by governmental and municipal funds. In Chile, information on PT in a school context is limited, so there is an interest to give a first approximation of the practices and role of the PT in the school and the use of the School´s Home Visit (SHV). Through a qualitative research design of descriptive type, six semi structured interviews and a group discussion were elaborated. Eleven psychologists and social workers from San Joaquin district, Santiago of Chile participated in this study. For the analysis, thematic coding was used. Finally, the results show the potentialities and challenges of PT and SHV for the integral well-being of children.