Core identity e core competence dello psicologo nella cooperazione allo sviluppo e nell’assistenza umanitaria. Una ricerca

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine in depth the role of psychologists in development cooperation and humanitarian assistance, defining their competence and identity. We aim also at understanding which space can community psychology have in these contexts. The method used is the content analysis, performed on 21 interviews, 12 with psychologists and 9 with humanitarian agencies. Thanks to this research it was possible to define the functions of the psychologist as an operator which works in the field and within humanitarian agencies. The author notices a difficulty in communication between psychology and cooperation world. Moreover, community psychology in general emerges as an effective tool in cooperation field.

Keywords

• psychology
• development cooperation
• humanitarian assistance
• emergency
• community psychology