WORKER’S HEALTH: Approach to the performance of psychology professionals in situations of health crisis

Abstract

The crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the work of psychology professionals, who were called upon to intensify their activities amid the urgency of actions aimed at the population's mental health. The context led to increased demands on the Unified Health System, historically marked by challenges associated with limited resources, work overload and stress. Given this scenario, this study aimed to reflect on the promotion of care among those who work in public health, especially psychology professionals. To this end, we used qualitative Bibliographic Research, in which we proposed to revisit the literature regarding the mental health of psychologists, Occupational Health and the official documents that guide health actions in situations of health crisis. Thus, the presence of high levels of Stress and risk of illness due to Burnout Syndrome among professionals was observed. Being actions that consider the specificities of this public and their contexts of action, the awareness of self-care strategies, the guarantee of compliance with labor legislation and the expansion of Occupational Health actions, considering that current policies tend to using the biologizing model, disregarding subjective issues that exist in the work dimension of these professionals.