Among doors that open: mobilization, engagement, and bonds in community interventions

Abstract

This article proposes a reflection on theoretical and practical aspects of psychosocial interventions in communities, with an emphasis on the professional’s trajectory and the transformations produced by community mobilization and interaction, understood as central elements of the intervention process. Based on experiences in Brazilian community contexts, the power of bonds and participation built in the encounter between professionals and local actors is highlighted. The paths taken in these experiences gave rise to a methodological guide for psychosocial action in the community, which includes stages such as preparing the professional in the territorial diagnosis, identification of the demand, mobilization, the intervention itself, sharing outcomes and disengaging from the actions. Throughout this journey, fundamental actions and ethical care involved in the development of community interventions are discussed, understood as practices sustained by sensitive listening, mutual respect and collective construction.