REPORT OF EXPERIENCE ON BASIC INTERNSHIP IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY DURING EMERGENCY REMOTE TEACHING MODEL

Abstract

This article aims to present reflections through an experience report on the conduct of the Basic Internship subject in Social Psychology in a higher education institution, during the period of emergency remote education due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having psychology students mostly in the fourth period of the course. The internship refers to the practice of the social psychologist in the context of institutional sheltering. In the pedagogical process, priority was given to resources present in professional practice, such as legal and socio-assistance reports and documents and real-world case studies. In view of the limitations, the strategy was positively evaluated, although students explicitly demand face-to-face practices. It points to the need to carry out academic planning considering the specificities of Distance Education, not exactly reproducing the logic of presential classroom teaching. Further studies on the topic are suggested, since the field reported is recent and, possibly, will undergo permanent changes even after the pandemic.