Abstract
This study aimed to present elements about the insertion and characterization of psychologists of the Single Social Assistance System (SUAS) at the level of Basic Social Protection (PSB) in Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, such as the changes in the world of work, which in recent decades have reached a higher level of professional practice in the field of social policy. Twenty-seven professionals participated and the data was collected through interviews and analyzed with the help of Grounded Theory (GT). The results indicate the workers are exposed to adverse conditions that are explicit in the personnel and work relations, starting at the hiring policies up to the development of routine activities at the SUAS (Social Assistance System in Brazil). Because this is a new and expanding field, it is emphasized through the data of the research the materialization that attention to the underprivileged populations still needs to be mediated for it to take place. The accounts of the psychologist point out the countless challenges to build a professional making that is compromised with social rights.
Keywords:
Work; Psychology; Social Assistance System; Social Assistance Reference Center