Abstract
This study had as objectives: a) identify and discuss the epistemological foundations that contributed to the development of the self-confrontation; b) methodize a proposal of application of this device. The self-confrontation was created in the Clinical Activity context, branch of Social Work Psychology, with its roots in the Vigotski's Historical-Cultural Psychology. This device is characterized for being can be defined, simultaneously, an instrument of co-analysis and possible transformation of work performed by workers mediated by a researcher and, at the same time, of scientific research data collecting and data analysis. The self-confrontation has been used by researchers from Education, Applied Linguistics and Psychology, but, in spite of that, it is possible to observe a gap in the specialized studies in relation to the clarification of the guiding elements of their uses. For this reason, we aim to contribute to the registration of a reading of the Clinic of Activity and use of this method.
Keywords:
work psychology; research methodology; clinic of work