Emerging challenges of initial education in School Psychology during the pandemic

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss initial education in School Psychology in Brazil in the framework of the pandemic, addressing the challenges in emergency remote teaching. Therefore, considerations were made about the initial training of the school psychologists, their relationship with the performance of emergency remote teaching. in universities and, finally, the difficulties existing in the current reality. The training challenge during the pandemic refers to the change in the way activities are carried out and theoretical and practical teaching subjects that use digital technologies; in addition to difficulties associated with social conditions, health or access to equipment and the internet, which have implications for the training of undergraduates across the country. The importance of a careful look at the training of a professional who has experienced a different training process in relation to academic experiences and the development of professional skills is discussed.