Uma proposta de atendimento psicossocial grupal com pais e mães separados

The literature reveals different types of support groups for divorced families, which have similarities and differences regarding the target public and characteristics of the interventions. This article proposes a psychosocial group methodology for low income divorced parents with small children and analyzes its conversations considering the distinction between parental and marital roles. The action-research method was used in the university and psychosocial context of a university psychology clinic. Two fathers and one mother participated in seven group meetings and discussed themes of marital and parental roles, communication, transgenerationality and social networks, among others. By using the thematic analysis method, the results showed that the psychosocial group contributed to the differentiation between the marital and parental roles, although the co-parenting relationship was weak. In order to increase participation in similar studies, we suggest investing in partnerships between researchers, professionals and programs that work with this population, as well as reducing the number of meetings associated with interventions more focused on parenting and less on the marital relationship.