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International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio De Janeiro, Brazil International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Organizing Committee Ÿ President: J. Landeira-Fernandez Ÿ Vice President: Ricardo Gorayeb Ÿ President of Scientific Committee: Silvia Helena Koller National Scientific Committee Ÿ Ana Maria Jacó-Vilela Ÿ Gerson Yukio Tomanari Ÿ Anna Carolina Lo Bianco Ÿ João Claudio Todorov Ÿ Antonio Roazzi Ÿ Jorge Castellá Sarriera Ÿ Antonio Virgilio Bastos Ÿ Lino Macedo Ÿ Carmem Beatriz Neufeld Ÿ Maria Emilia Yamamoto Ÿ Claudio Hutz Ÿ Marilene Proença Ÿ Deisy de Souza Ÿ Orlando F Amodeo Bueno Ÿ Dora Fix Ventura Ÿ Oswaldo Yamamoto Ÿ Eduardo Remor Ÿ Terezinha Féres Carneiro Ÿ Geraldo José de Paiva Ÿ William B. Gomes International Scientific Committee Ÿ Alvin Ng Lai Oon - Malaysia Ÿ Maria Celeste Airaldi - Paraguay Ÿ Adnan Farah - Jordan Ÿ Maria Cristina Richaud de Minzi - Argentina Ÿ Annarilla Ahtola - Finland Ÿ Marie Claux - Peru Ÿ Ava Thompson - Bahamas Ÿ Martina Klicperova-Baker - Czech Republic Ÿ Bernard Rimé - Belgium Ÿ Peter K. Smith - United Kingdom Ÿ Boia Efraime Junior - Mozambique Ÿ Piotr Winkielman - Poland Ÿ Elizabeth Nair - Singapore Ÿ Qi Ling - China Ÿ Ezequiel Benito - Argentina Ÿ Rainer K. Silbereisen - Germany Ÿ Francisco Javier Bandres Ponce - Spain Ÿ Rozmi Ismail - Malaysia Ÿ Frosso Motti - Greece Ÿ Sandra M. Lettner - Austria Ÿ German Gutierrez - Colombia Ÿ Sharlene Swartz - South Africa Ÿ Gizem Erdem - Turkey Ÿ Tatjana Schnell - Germany Ÿ Gualberto Buela Casal - Spain Ÿ Uri Hasson - Israel Ÿ Leslie Sechel - Guatemala Ÿ Urip Purwono - Indonesia Ÿ Liesel Ebersohn - South Africa Ÿ William Bukowsky - Canada Ÿ Linda Theron - South Africa Promoted by 2 International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil OPENING STATEMENT 3 International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4 International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5 International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil OVERVIEW AND EXPOSITION ON PSYCHOLOGY IN BRASIL 6 International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2024 International Congress of Psychology in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Fostering a Burgeoning Psychological Community Psychology in Brazil is as old as the colony itself. It began as part of philosophy programs in Jesuit schools in 1549 and continued thereafter¹. Modern psychology in Brazil has its roots in the beginning of higher education, with the first medical schools in 1832 at Salvador and Rio de Janeiro and the organization of the Brazilian educational system in the second half of the 19th century². From its beginnings in philosophy, medicine, and education, Brazilian psychology developed its own identity in the second half of the 20th century. The first Brazilian Psychology course was established in 1953 at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio: Portuguese acronym for Pontifícia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro) and was formally recognized as an independent practice in 1962 with a Brazilian federal law. In 1971, the Federal Psychology Council (CFP; Portuguese acronym for Conselho Federal de Psicologia) was founded with the mission of creating legal guidelines for the psychologist profession. Postgraduate training in psychology was a natural tendency in this new field of knowledge. Interestingly, PUC-Rio was also the first university to offer a psychology master's degree in 1966, thus maintaining its role as vanguard in the educational development of this new area. The first doctoral program in Experimental Psychology was offered in 1970 by São Paulo University (USP; Portuguese acronym for Universidade de São Paulo). Strengthening research capacity through international cooperation allowed Brazilian psychology to take a major step forward in improving the quality of its several postgraduate programs. A key aspect for postgraduate program development in psychology was the establishment of the two main Brazilian funding agencies in 1951: the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Postgraduate Education (CAPES; Portuguese acronym for Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) and Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq; Portuguese acronym for Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico). These Brazilian agencies supported science and education by providing significant economic resources for students and professors, research infrastructures, and facilities. ¹Massimi, M. (1990). História da psicologia brasileira: da época colonial até 1934 [History of Brazilian psychology: from colonial times to 1934]. São Paulo: EPU. ²Hutz, C.S., Gomes, W., & McCarthy, S. (2006). Teaching of psychology in Brazil. International Journal of Psychology, 41, 10-16. 7 International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil As a result, Brazil witnessed strong growth in professional and educational areas of psychology. Today, psychology represents a major licensed profession in Brazil, ranking second worldwide behind only the United States. According to the CFP, there are over 270,000 registered psychologists who work in several fields. Education in psychology also saw tremendous progress in a short period of time. Brazil has 629 psychology faculties, with undergraduate courses, 379 specializations, 73 master’s programs, and 50 PhD programs. The growth of Brazilian psychology also impacted its number of scientific publications. Brazilian journals that cover the field of psychology began to appear and have undergone important changes during the past several years through the internationalization of postgraduate programs and qualifications of the scientific community. Currently, there are 130 journals, most of which are available online and have an Open Access policy³. To increase international visibility, some editors of Brazilian psychology journals publish their journals through international publishers. In 2015, the American Psychological Association began to publish the journal Psychology & Neuroscience on behalf of the Brazilian Institute of Neuropsychology and Behavior (IBNeC; Portuguese acronym for Instituto Brasileiro de Neuropsicologia e Comportamento). This year, Springer began to publish the journal Psychology: Research and Review on behalf of the Postgraduate Program in Psychology of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS; Portuguese acronym for Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul). ³Gamba, E.C., Packer, A.L., & and Meneghihi, R. (2015). Pathways to internationalize Brazilian journals of psychology. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 28 (Suppl. 1), 66-71 8 International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The number of Brazilian psychology articles has also experienced remarkable growth in the last decade. SCImago, which ranks the 30 most productive countries in psychology, ranked Brazil extremely well relative to other countries in 2011, although the number of article citations in 2013 was still relatively low2. However, these data indicated that Brazil is the leading country in psychology- related scientific production and publications in Latin America, with significant prominence worldwide. Organizations of Brazilian psychological science emerged with the formation of societies and associations to respond to demands from specific fields of knowledge. There are now over 30 scientific societies in different areas of psychology. The Regional Society of Ribeirão Preto in the state of São Paulo was created in 1971 and represented the first organization that made an important contribution to the development of psychological science in Brazil. In 1992, this society was officially transformed into a national society: Brazilian Society of Psychology (SBP; Portuguese acronym for Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia). The SBP has been conducting its Annual Psychology Meeting uninterruptedly for the last 45 years in order to promote psychological research, education, and application to enhance human well-being. The Brazilian Association for Research and Postgraduate Studies in Psychology (ANPEPP; Portuguese acronym for Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Psicologia) is another important scientific organization that encompasses all Brazilian postgraduate programs in psychology. ANPEPP was founded in 1983 and plays an important role in nurturing and disseminating Brazilian psychological research. One of ANPEPP’s main goals is to promote psychology internationalization by encouraging projects that stimulate the exchange of various facets of psychology among students, researchers, teachers, and practitioners in different parts of the world. ANPEPP and SBP joined forces to host the 2024 International Congress of Psychology in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, under the auspices of the IUPsyS. 9 International Congress of Psychology 2024 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Science is a social enterprise, and scientific congresses are an important occasions for exchanging ideas and developing science. Congregating the international psychological community in Rio de Janeiro is a unique opportunity for several Brazilian psychological organizations to be part of the most important international event in psychology and contribute to the development of research and practice of our field. A mature Brazilian scientific psychological community, combined with a large number of licensed psychologists and undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled in several psychology courses, will ensure a memorable event that will
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