The goal of this article is to reflect on the possibilities of bringing psychology near to the Brazilian National Health System (SUS) and to the collective health field, considering training as an aspect intrinsically related to the knowledge production and basis for the professional practice. Having as starting points a bibliographic review of recent works dealing with the political and legal aspects of SUS, an analysis of the government documents and the authors’ work experience in the health system and services management, there is a discussion on the subjects related to the political, organizational and administrative issues that focus the national public health system construction in Brazil as fundamental aspects of a new scenario in Psychology. Therefore, in this context, questions were asked about whether it would be possible to develop a work that is not restricted to complement the knowledge and the practices already established. Taking the training issue as inseparable from the knowledge production and as an important aspect in the construction of SUS, the discussion focus the introduction of Psychology in different knowledge fields and different actors, stimulating questions and changing practices and public policies. This would theorethically contribute for Psychology knowledge and also would resignify the psy field.
Brazilian National Health System; Psychology; Publice health; Psychologist education