Applicability of psychosocial intervention models in professional practice with social institutions: scope, perspectives and challenges.

Abstract

This article describes the models of psychosocial intervention in contemporary professional practice. It also discusses, conceptually, the developments historically configured for psychosocial intervention from its foundation and its applicability in the understanding of people's life experiences. The method used is historical-hermeneutic, of descriptive design. The objective is to understand the meanings, networks, relationships, and circuits of each model, and to examine their assemblages and distancing. The technique used was a documentary review of the classic academic literature that narrates the process of the intervention. As a result, it is observed that the intervention models have been segmented into individual/case, family, group, community, and contemporary levels. Each of them focuses on a specific aspect that shapes the relationship between professionals and the population served. Within the most recognized strategies, it is observed that crisis care management, clinical orientations, systemic approach, and case management are the most used in the understanding of social problems. In conclusion, the need to make visible the recognition of the epistemologies of each model and the foundations of their rigorousness in psychosocial intervention is evident.