Psychology and Ancestral Care: Weaving Dialogues between Federal Council of Pychology Experiences with Terreiro and Quilombola

Abstract

This study describes experience reports, articulating institutional practices in psychology with traditional knowledge, contributing to the construction of an antiracist, decolonial, and territorialized psychology in Brazil. Based on experiences in quilombola communities, Afro-Brazilian religious of terreiros, and the Federal Council of Psychology, this study discusses the impacts of institutional actions and ancestral knowledge on everyday life, promoting mental health, care, and opposing epistemicides. This text highlights spirituality, collectivity, and territory as essential foundations for care based on a psychosocial perspective and proposes paths to build a psychology increasingly committed to human rights, equity, and social justice. By intertwining daily practices, theoretical reflections, and lived experiences in the territories, this study contributes to the debate on public policies and psychosocial practices that dialogue with the ways of life of traditional peoples and communities, reaffirming the legitimacy of other forms of knowledge and care.

Keywords:
Psychology; Territoriality; Health Care; Social Justice; Decoloniality