A representação social da psicóloga gestora pública

The purpose of this article was to identify the social representations in the profession and performance of women managers psychologists in social protection policies in Brasilia grounded in the Theory of Social Representations. For the study we used a semi-structured interview with nine women psychologists’ managers who act as coordinators of the multidisciplinary team in the areas of health, social care and social legal assistance. Through the Alceste, we obtained four classes, divided into two thematic blocks: (a) Standards of Living, which grouped rules and interpersonal relationships, and (b) Management that grouped service s and complexity. The results pointed to a representation of social integration between social service and psychology in which the psychologist manager needs to deal with conflict within the team, and on the other hand need to meet, but at the same time negotiating the rules with your team. The Social Protection field appears as the realization of rights.