This paper aims to discuss about contextual aspects that can determine and enable psychological professional exercise in Social Welfare area, using as data the speech of psychologists who work at the Centro de Referência Especializado de Assistência Social (CREAS) from the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN). It debates the psychologist's performance in these new spaces, thinking about their contribution for the consolidation of this Social Welfare policy. Analysis shows the need of building an identity of psychologist as a social worker, pointing to the importance of changes in the conceptual and technical framework of Psychology.
social assistance; special social protection; psychologist work.