SAPP

The Psychology Research and Assistance Service (SAPP) was created in 1974 by a group of students linked to the Academic Directory of the School of Psychology who, supervised by the coordinator of the Clinical Psychology discipline, began to assist people referred by the PUCRS Free Legal Assistance Service (Sajug) for psychological monitoring and evaluation. In 1975, the first curricular internship was held at SAPP and, in 1979, the Graduate Program began.

Between 1982 and 1986, the Service underwent a process of resizing, integrating the already existing Psychoanalytic Orientation Psychotherapy, Person-Centered Psychotherapy and the assessment of the Family System. During this period, clinical and community activities were also implemented at the PUCRS Campus – Vila Nossa Senhora de Fátima, currently the PUCRS University Extension Center, located in Vila Cruzeiro, Porto Alegre.

Another expansion of SAPP (1994-2004) occurred with the inclusion of Disciplinary Practices of Psychopathology and Psychodiagnosis; the implementation of care programs for people in adoption situations and with psychosomatic conditions and the feasibility of new intervention projects in the community.

In 2005, the design of the Service's innovation project began, with the implementation of the SAPP/Sajug Program, the integration of the Cognitive-Behavioral line with the internship in Clinical Psychology and the increase in integration between clinical practice and research.

In 2009, to commemorate SAPP's 35th anniversary, the book was published Studying Psychology: an experience in a teaching clinic, organized by Professor Mônica Medeiros Kother Macedo, coordinator of the Service at that time. This work proposed to record and share the diversity of activities and experiences lived in the context of the teaching clinic at a University.

From 2011 onwards, there were periods of expansion of the Service, following the historical evolution of Psychology itself, the opening of the field of activity of the psychologist, in addition to the changes in the pedagogical project of the course aligned with the National Curricular Guidelines. Such expansions, which also take into account the concepts of innovation and integration of the service network, included the consolidation and implementation of different centers/fields of Psychology within SAPP.

Thus, in 2021, the Service has the Practice Center, Clinical Psychology Center (Psychoanalytic, Systemic and Cognitive-behavioral approaches), Career and Work Psychology Center, Social and Institutional Psychology Center and School and Educational Psychology Center.

Over these 47 years, several Symposiums and Internal Conferences have been held and, in 2019, SAPP hosted the Rio Grande do Sul School Services Meeting in 2019.

The PUCRS Psychology Research and Support Service justifies and reaffirms, each year, its ethical and technical commitment to the development of skills related to professional training and as a space for extensionist practice to serve the community.

Welcome to SAPP!

Prof. Roberta Fin Motta
Coordination

Reception: process of listening to the demands of the public seeking care at SAPP, in order to develop a therapeutic proposal in accordance with the identified demand.

Individual psychotherapy: psychological care for children, adolescents, adults and the elderly.

Family or couples therapy: psychological care for couples and families focusing on relational demands.

Parental guidance: psychoeducation aimed at parents and/or caregivers of children and/or adolescents.

Therapeutic groups: group meetings, with therapeutic purposes, between people who share the same type of difficulties.

Psychological Assessment: psychodiagnosis and neuropsychological assessment in order to identify and/or clarify the user's problems and make the appropriate referrals.

Consulting, advisory services and training: activities related to the health of workers, in partnership with private companies and public bodies.

Professional orientation: individual or group services with the aim of preparing for entry into the job market, choosing a profession, building a career and career transition. Registration can be done by link.

Labor Clinic: individual or group services that seek to develop the field of mental health and work.

School Psychology: development of actions in the School and Educational area, in partnership with public schools in the Porto Alegre region.

Social Psychology: development of actions in the area of ​​Social and Institutional Psychology, in partnership with institutions in the public health and social assistance network in the Porto Alegre region.

Important: All services must be scheduled according to the instructions in the sub-tab How can I get assistance from SAPP?, except for Professional Guidance, for which registrations must be made through the link.

SAPP currently offers two types of Mandatory Supervised Internships: Specific Internship and Common Core (1 and 2). PUCRS Psychology students who wish to do an Internship at SAPP should pay attention to the selection notices published between May and June to start in the 2nd semester of the same academic year, and/or between October and November, to start in the 1st semester of the following academic year.

Check out the open selection processes and their guidelines here:

SAPP (PUCRS) Specific Internship Selection Process 2025/1

• SAPP Announcement – ​​Supplementary Internship Selection 2025/01
• Application Form – Supplementary Internship Selection 2025/01

• Psycho Magazine
• Regional Council of Psychology
• Federal Council of Psychology

Psychology Course – Psychology Research and Support Service (SAPP)

Ipiranga Avenue 6681
Building 11 – room 209
Porto Alegre/RS – ZIP Code 90619-900
Phone: (51) 3320.3561
Email: sapp@pucrs.br

WhatsApp: 51 98443-0788

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday, from 8am to 22:30pm.