Abstract
This essay seeks to present possible encounters and dialogues between psychoanalysis and the Brazilian Unified System for Social Assistance (SUAS), based on the practice of listening and on the research concerning psychoanalysts’ professional procedures when working with adolescents following socio-educative measures. The SUAS is an important field of action and contribution for psychology professionals, both in the direct assistance to the users and in the development of new psychosocial technologies. Psychoanalysis is the guiding theoretical line for this discussion, which organizes itself based on the association of psychoanalysis, the work of social assistance, and socio-educational measures, in the context of youngsters in conflict with the law in the municipality of Fortaleza, capital of Ceará. We conclude that, even though the discussed institutions are not traditionally linked to the field of psychoanalysis, psychoanalysts may contribute to the work with these adolescents with their individual attention, ethical positioning, and theoretical rigor. These professionals may, thus, be an important asset in the appropriate reception and support to the citizens and psychoanalytical subjects of Social Assistance public policies.
Keywords:
Psychoanalysis; Brazilian Unified System for Social Assistance; Adolescents; Socio-educational measures; Fortaleza