Abstract
Among the possibilities of acting in the public health network, the Family Health Support Center (NASF) appears as a space for the psychologist, to act in Primary Care. Thus, this research aimed to understand the performance of the psychologist inserted in the NASF in the Health Region of Foz do Vale do Itajaí, in Santa Catarina. A semi-structured interview script was applied with NASF psychologists in that region and their respective data were analyzed through Grounded Theory with the assistance of Atlas Ti software in version 7.0. The main categories of analysis are the territory, the support and the care. Through these results, it was identified that the psychologist’s performance in this service is focused on sanitary, technical-pedagogical and clinical-assistance practices. The results pointed out a great demand for mental health, thus, this document suggests to create multidisciplinary poles to give some support to professionals of NASF.
Primary Health Care; Psychology; Public Policies; Family Health Support Center; Mental health