Afrocentered psychology in Brazil

• Grant number: 23/04118-8
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: June 01, 2023
• End date: May 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Social Psychology
• Agreement: FINEP - Centelha SP Program
• Principal Investigator: Simone Gibran Nogueira
• Grantee: Simone Gibran Nogueira
• Company: 50.086.840 Simone Gibran Nogueira
• CNAE: Edição de livros ; Ensino de arte e cultura ; Atividades de ensino não especificadas anteriormente
• City: Campinas
• Associated research grant(s): 23/07263-9 - Afrocentered Psychology in Brazil, AP.PIPE
• Associated scholarship(s): 23/10465-2 - Afrocentered psychology in Brazil, BP.PIPE

Abstract

The Therapeutic Training in Afrocentric Psychology is our pivotal infoproduct in 2022, and it was designed based on the validation of 3 prototypes in 2021. They are graduate online training of 50 and 80 hours on Psychology, ethnic-racial relations and anti-racism, taught by a post-doctoral researcher on the subject, with fortnightly synchronic meetings. There are few graduations in Psychology that offered a discipline on ethnic-racial relations and there were few, short and discontinuous online courses (15) on the subject in Psychology. Furthermore, our service is innovative in several aspects valued by our clients: 1) it offers an unprecedented curriculum with an Afro-centered approach; 2) articulates and makes available international Afro-Brazilian referenceshard-to-reach diasporic; 3) offers guidance for the elaboration of an afrocentered project; 4) values the exchange of experiences between participants; 5) and has the participation of elders of Afro-Brazilian culture. There are pedagogical, social and therapeutic benefits for clients: 1) access to powerful knowledge to overcome racialized relationships; 2) find a welcoming environment to exchange experiences and critical reflections that strengthen their social identities and professionals; 3) people are encouraged to reflect on their daily life and professional practice with a view to proposing a project for change in an anti-racist sense; 4) has the opportunity to learn about Afro-Brazilian history and culture by interacting with elders. (AU)