[Discussion group upon unemployment. The report of an experience].
The present paper is the outcome of a Discussion Group focused on unemployment. The experience was carried out in an institution of Ituzaingo, Provincia de Buenos Aires. The Group activities were designed to prevent social damage. The Group was designed as a space to contain the participants, generate their reflection and make possible new alternatives to their situation. This paper describes the main psychosocial indicators emerging along the Group process, outlining stigmatization and guilt as dominant representations. The paper highlights the importance of the above mentioned groups regarding social damage recomposition, as well as the elaboration of alternatives to face social problems such as unemployment.
Tortorolo
Juan E
JE
Lic. en Psicología, UBA, Capital Federal, Argentina. jtortorolo@hotmail.com
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D012932:Social Facilitation; D012944:Social Support; D013240:Stereotyping; D014478:Unemployment / Q000523:psychology*