Psico-educação: a ciência do "viver com" educativo e terapêutico

Abstract

This paper presents the general lines of socio-educacional intervention model developed and implemented in Canada, called Psycho-education. A brief history is made telling about the first days of a specialized education to children and adolescents in psycho-social risk situation. At the end there is the characterization of Psycho-education as the better educational practice done in institutions, the theoretical concepts underlying this approach and the principles tied to professional training.