EFFICIENCY OF PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS - THE PERCEPTION OF MENTAL-HEALTH AGENTS

Although Chilean psychological and psychosocial services oriented to p oor populations have been increased in the last two decades, they are still insufficient. Likewise the actions developed to evaluate this pr ograms are scarce. Thus, we don't have in our country an adequate body of knowledge in psychosocial health to guide the design acid evaluati on of the strategies and actions to be implemented. In this contexts i t seems relevant to know the mental health workers perceptions about t he efectivity of his/her own actions and the obstacles and limitations associated. Propositions about the ways to improve the programs offer ed are also explored. This paper presents partial findings from a larg er exploratory qualitative study about social representations of psych ological needs in poor people.