Creating dialogue between socionomy and community psychology

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between Socionomy and Community Psychology. In an attempt to systematize the common aspects of these two disciplines, together with their methodological dimensions, we examined their concepts and views regarding man, the world and social obligations. Among their most relevant interfaces are the following: Community Psychology and Socionomy are both organized in a pragmatic manner; they both consider man as a socio-historical and relational being; they both favour group work; at the core of both there is a methodology promoting mobilizing action that facilitates new knowledge; they are both based on participative ethics, promoting co-responsibility for social change. Beyond serving as a reference point for psychologists wanting to improve their performance within the public sphere and in their institutional and community work, we also hope that this study will contribute to contrive further research regarding these issues.