Psychological care as a tool of integration: clinical and social practices in a Reference Center for Assistance to Immigrants in Santa Catarina

Abstract

Migrations represent changes in the geographic and subjective territories that need to be received and supported, looking for the maintenance of the conduction between the migrating subject and their own history. This article shows reflections on the construction of a Psychology Service within a Reference Center for Assistance to Immigrants, in Santa Catarina, in the city of Florianópolis, and the use of psychological care as a tool in qualifying the reception and integration of immigrants and refugees in this region.