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Psicologia Comunitária Positiva: Um exemplo de integração paradigmática com populações de pobreza
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Os aspectos ontológicos, epistemológicos e
metodológicos da psicologia comunitária tornam-na
especialmente apropriada para se cruzar eficazmente
com o novo paradigma da psicologia positiva. Este
trabalho descreve e reflecte uma intervenção conducente
a essa integração, realizada junto de populações
no limiar da pobreza na Região Autónoma dos Açores.
A par do prioritário apoio no domínio das condições
materiais, para que a população caminhe para uma
vida mais digna, o projecto tem levado a que os
profissionais no terreno sirvam de catalisadores na luta
pela inclusão e empowerment das populações, e
estimulem a consciencialização sobre as forças e
virtudes individuais e colectivas através da intervenção
com base nos actos de fala. Usando metodologias
participativas e apreciativas, e a implementação de um
modelo de desenvolvimento comunitário focalizado no
positivo, no funcional e nas excepções aos problemas,
tem-se potenciado o optimismo, a esperança, o
desenvolvimento do sentido de humor e as emoções
positivas em geral, bem como uma nova linguagem,
onde são agora possíveis palavras positivas para narrar
a experiência, caminhando-se para uma perspectiva,
não apenas de sobrevivência, mas de “Supervivência”.
Cruzam-se assim os conhecimentos científicos
recentes da psicologia positiva e da psicologia comunitária
numa prática reflexiva, apreciativa e generativa
dos profissionais e das populações com quem coconstroem
mudanças transformadoras.
ABSTRACT: The ontological, epistemological and methodological aspects of community psychology make it particularly appropriate to elegantly and efficaciously intertwine this model with the new paradigm of positive psychology. The present article describes and reflects an intervention aimed at that integration, implemented with populations living under the poverty line in the Portuguese Azores Islands. While supporting priority changes in the material quality of life of the population, the project has been working with the professionals to be catalysts for inclusion and empowerment, while stimulating the consciousness on individual and collective virtues and strengths through the intervention at the speech act. Throughout participative and appreciative interventions, and under a community development positive focus, the project has been enhancing optimism, hope, sense of humour and positive emotions in general, as much as a new language where positive words are now possible to describe life experiences. We tried to move from a survival to a “Supervival” position. We therefore connect recent scientific data from positive psychology and from community psychology into a critical, appreciative, and generative practice involving transformational changes co-constructed between professionals and poverty populations.
ABSTRACT: The ontological, epistemological and methodological aspects of community psychology make it particularly appropriate to elegantly and efficaciously intertwine this model with the new paradigm of positive psychology. The present article describes and reflects an intervention aimed at that integration, implemented with populations living under the poverty line in the Portuguese Azores Islands. While supporting priority changes in the material quality of life of the population, the project has been working with the professionals to be catalysts for inclusion and empowerment, while stimulating the consciousness on individual and collective virtues and strengths through the intervention at the speech act. Throughout participative and appreciative interventions, and under a community development positive focus, the project has been enhancing optimism, hope, sense of humour and positive emotions in general, as much as a new language where positive words are now possible to describe life experiences. We tried to move from a survival to a “Supervival” position. We therefore connect recent scientific data from positive psychology and from community psychology into a critical, appreciative, and generative practice involving transformational changes co-constructed between professionals and poverty populations.
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Acto de fala Inquérito apreciativo Pobreza Psicologia comunitária Psicologia positiva Appreciative inquiry Community psychology Positive psychology Poverty Speech act
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Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada