A extensão universitária na formação do psicólogo: um estudo documental do projeto “A criança entre nós”

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the relevance of university extension programs for the training of psychologists through accounts from students who participated in the "A Criança entre Nós" project at the Federal University of Amazonas. It describes the daily routine of the project and seeks to understand the students' perspectives on their participation, investigating how university extension contributes to the development of professional, ethical, and personal skills. The study adopts a documentary research design, as it examines reports from the project’s archive. Within a qualitative framework, documents were selected and subjected to content analysis to identify core meaning units in the narratives. Access to the materials was granted by the coordination of the extension project. It should be noted that the study adheres to current ethical guidelines and is part of the advisor’s broader research project, Psychopathology from the Subject’s Perspective: Clinical Consequences, which received approval from the Ethics and Research Committee of the Federal University of Amazonas (CEP/UFAM) under CAAE 83382124.6.0000.5020. Through the data collected, it was possible to define and explore 4 categories: 1) Extension as a social and community commitment; 2) Theoretical and practical learning in the training of psychologists; 3) Challenges experienced in the daily life of the project; 4) Professional and personal development of the students. It is concluded that, despite strutcural dilemmas, university extension bridges theory and practice, shaping professionals who are both experienced and committed to social transformation.