%0 Journal Article %T Praxis y ¨¦tica en Psicolog¨ªa Comunitaria: Representaciones Sociales de Usuarias y Usuarios de Programas Comunitarios en la Regi¨®n Metropolitana %A Castillo %A Jorge %A Winkler %A Mar¨ªa In¨¦s %J Psykhe (Santiago) %D 2010 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.4067/S0718-22282010000100003 %X chilean community psychology has undergone an evolution that has positioned it as a reference in the institutional practices of psychosocial intervention. this has involved the standardization of interventions, resulting in the abandonment of some of the founding precepts of the discipline, in a context lacking ethical indications for the field. as a way of outlining the current disciplinary practices and their ethical implications, social representations of professional practice between clients of government and ngo social programs were investigated, through the realization of 4 participatory interviews with 32 clients. discourse analysis tools were used. the results show a strong appreciation of the relationship between client and professional, a progressive strengthening from individual work, professional dependence, and a series of correct and incorrect actions as perceived by the client. %K community psychology %K practice %K ethics %K social representations %K discourses. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-22282010000100003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en