CAT, PSYCHOPEDAGOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Because of a thirty three years personnal experience, the author first analyses all the mentally handicaped persons helping structures. Then he points out the preponderance of the C.A.T. (social integration, specially french structure) because of their lighting up atmosphere, and the fact they put up with every cases. Theses almost original pal-a industrial structures al-e interested in productivity and wage earning, however; they partially keep their psychopedagogical aim with the garantee of the psychiatrists. These specialists have also a formative role with the managers, and a mediator between one all the involved persons in C.A.T. With the mentally handicaped persons they ar-e listening quietly and helping them to express their feelings. So those places are also an help for a normal life and a prevent against most of the psychiatrical problems.