UNDERSTANDING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE TO THE NATURAL DISASTERS VICTIMS IN BRAZIL

Abstract

Tragedies and natural disasters have hit many people anywhere in the world, causing social, economic and psychological damage throughout the community. This article presents a systematic review of recent literature, aiming to discuss psychological practices, especially psychological care, aimed at victims of natural disasters in Brazil. To this end, a survey of the bibliographic productions available in the SciELO, PePSIC, BIREME and BVS-Psi Brazil databases was carried out. This is a recent field of activity for the psychologist, which still lacks extensive scientific production and knowledge construction. Nevertheless, there are possibilities for the contribution of Psychology both in the pre-disaster phase, and during and after the disaster. We discussed the prevention and empowerment of communities in the pre-disaster, including the occurrence of the disaster, highlighting the multi-professional and intersectoral work, and finally we discussed the post-disaster phase. In this, we argue that the psychologist's practices must consider subjectivities and the way in which each subject deals with the experience. Among the considerations, we argue that, regarding psychological care, there is still little discussion about. Finally, we point out the need to expand the debates on the theme so that, gradually, public policies are proposed or expanded.