Abstract
Psychology has been consolidated, among other areas of practice, as a health profession. Regardless of its recognition as such in tertiary care and mental health, we must reflect on how phycologists have built their practices in other sectors, especially regarding sexual and reproductive health. The expectation that psychologists should compose minimum teams of different public policies on sexual and reproductive health, goes unnoticed before the significant gaps in academic programs and production in the field. Given this context, this paper presents some reflections produced from scenes observed over the years that I have been dedicating myself to these issues, from graduation to teaching. The analyzes include situations recorded during extension and research projects, internship supervision in psychosocial processes, study groups and in the Psychology, Sexual Health and Reproductive Health course. Based on these scenes, I analyze the challenges to consolidate a psychological praxis aligned to the defense of sexual and reproductive rights, and unveil ways of listening that deviate from what a priori should be our central objective: promotion of care and qualified listening. Finally, I propose some parameters to organize our actions, hoping for a construction that is increasingly shared by our category, guided by human rights and committed to promoting the health and autonomy of users of sexual and reproductive health services in Brazil.
Keywords:
Psychology; Sexual Health; Reproductive Health; Sexual Rights; Reproductive Rights