O PAPEL DO (A) PSICÓLOGO (A) NA REINSERÇÃO SOCIAL DE PESSOAS QUE ESTIVERAM NO PROCESSO DE CUIDADO PARA O USO ABUSIVO DE ÁLCOOL E OUTRAS DROGAS

Abstract

The work presented was about one of the most important and challenging areas of public policies on drugs in Brazil – the social reinsertion of people who were in the care process for the abuse² of alcohol and other drugs. Its general objective was to analyze the role of the psychologist in this process. Aiming to achieve this objective, it was developed into some specific objectives, which addressed the issue of the human relationship with psychoactive substances, and presented public policies on alcohol and other drugs in Brazil. It also sought to discuss the professional practice of psychologists in one of the main spaces of care for people who suffer as a result of their abusive relationship with drugs, which are the Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS). One of the most innovative proposals in the issue of mental health in Brazil, and one of the most efficient strategies to replace the old asylum model. The research carried out was of a qualitative nature, with an analytical, documental and interdisciplinary bibliographic review. Having as sources of studies digital platforms, such as: Scielo, Pepsic and Lilacs. Aiming to increase the theoretical framework of the research, literary works, laws and decrees that corroborated the theme addressed were analyzed. After performing an analysis of the researched material, it was understood that the human relationship with drugs is a relationship of seeking pleasure, social, religious, mystical interaction, among other motivations. In the context of public policies on drugs, it was found that both at the municipal, state and federal levels, they are insufficient to meet the demands of contemporary society. About the role of the psychologist in the care of people who are in the process of social reintegration, it was analyzed that through their interventions, the psychologist plays a very relevant role in this process.