Every May 22, the day of the psychologist is celebrated in Paraguay, a date linked to the beginning of the creation of the Paraguayan Society of Psychology. On your special day, from the portal of the Ministry of Public Health, greetings and gratitude are made to all psychology professionals in the country, for the effort and commitment in carrying out their daily work, in the context of care and mental health care for citizens.
On a day like today, but from the year 1996, the first meeting of graduates of the Psychology career in the country was held, made up of 13 professionals, with the intention of forming the Paraguayan Society of Psychology and, in commemoration of this, it is remembered annually on May 22 the “National Day of the Psychologist”.
The date was set by professionals with the intention of organizing and founding a non-profit scientific and trade association that promotes the development of psychology as a science and as a profession throughout the national territory. The Paraguayan Society of Psychology was founded on July 29 of that same year.
Psychology, as a specialty, deals with problems that refer to the links that occur in both health and disease, at levels that have to do with lifestyles, culture, the life cycle, families, groups, justice, professions, among others.
The function of psychology professionals in the field of public health is not only clinical intervention, but, in addition to attending to the needs of people in a particular way, it extends its role to the field of health promotion and disease prevention. population disorders, through active participation for the empowerment of groups and communities in the development of their skills and well-being.
mental health directory
Given the importance of mental health for the development of people and their communities and, given the growing need for health services without leaving anyone behind, the Directorate of Mental Health, through technical cooperation with the Pan American Organization for PAHO/WHO Health, has the updated mental health directory available online.
The directory organizes the information by health regions, along with the list of professionals. It contains information on the availability of Mental Health professionals in the different communities and regions of the country, and facilitates user access to said services.
