School Psychology and COVID-19

Abstract

The idea of running a special editorial addressing School Psychology and COVID-19 arises from the proposal of the School and Educational Psychology Work Group (SEP-WG), from the Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Psicologia (National Association for Research and Graduate Studies in Psychology), which, in line with its active positioning in the face of the most diverse demands of society, considered the socialization of actions and reflections produced during the pandemic as very important,
focusing on the work of SEP-WG members in different locations and of different natures. At the same time that this group of researchers advanced in creative ways of developing their work, given the lockdown of educational institutions at all levels, new challenges were also unveiled to the area: some already well-known, such as social inequality, and new ones, such as remote psychological practices and their effectiveness. It is on these issues that this text, which introduces the articles that make up the proposed theme, is about.