IMPRESSÕES DA LOUCURA NO CAMPO SOCIOCULTURAL: UMA EXPERIÊNCIA DE EXTENSÃO

Abstract

The many years in which the Psychiatric Reform has been underway have revealed that laws alone are not sufficient for societal acceptance of mental illness. It is within the sphere of culture that the ideals responsible for various forms of exclusion faced by individuals with psychological disorders unfold. Therefore, it is also from within culture that possibilities of inclusion are created for these individuals. The objective of this study was to report the experiences during the first two years of a university extension project in the area of Psychology that follows the principles of popular education, thus characterizing itself as a popular extension. The reported activities were conducted remotely during the years 2020 and 2021 and consisted of debates based on cinematographic works, mediated by professionals of the thematic areas. As the activities raised fruitful topics such as the stigma related to mental disorders, the importance of art, work, and political resistance in fighting the exclusion of this stigmatized group, the results revealed the relevance of popular extension for the Psychiatric Reform in its socio-cultural dimension.