The Lack of Teaching/Study of Religiosity/Spirituality in Psychology Degree Courses in Brazil: The Need for Reflection

Costa, Waldecíria; Nogueira, Conceição; Freire, Teresa

doi:10.1007/s10943-009-9255-9

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“…These results are in line with a recent Brazilian study which found that 84% psychology courses do not address spirituality in their curriculum, which underscores the challenges faced by academic institutions in including such courses in Brazil [16]. …”

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Spirituality and health in the curricula of medical schools in Brazil

Lucchetti

Espinha

et al. 2012

BMC Med Educ

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BackgroundAccording to recent surveys, 59% of British medical schools and 90% of US medical schools have courses or content on spirituality and health (S/H). There is little research, however, on the teaching of S/H in medical schools in other countries, such as those in Latin America, Asia, Australia and Africa. The present study seeks to investigate the current status of teaching on S/H in Brazilian medical schools.MethodsAll medical schools in Brazil (private and public) were selected for evaluation, were contacted by email and phone, and were administered a questionnaire. The questionnaire, sent by e-mail, asked medical school directors/deans about any S/H courses that were taught, details about those courses, S/H lectures or seminars, importance of teaching this subject for medical school directors, and medical schools characteristics.ResultsA total of 86 out of 180 (47.7%) medical schools responded. Results indicated that 10.4% of Brazilian Medical Schools have a dedicated S/H courses and 40.5% have courses or content on spirituality and health. Only two medical schools have S/H courses that involve hands-on training and three schools have S/H courses that teach how to conduct a spiritual history. The majority of medical directors (54%) believe that S/H is important to teach in their schools.ConclusionFew Brazilian medical schools have courses dealing specifically with S/H and less than half provide some form of teaching on the subject. Unfortunately, there is no standard curriculum on S/H. Nevertheless, the majority of medical directors believe this issue is an important subject that should be taught.

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Spirituality and health in the curricula of medical schools in Brazil

Lucchetti

Espinha

et al. 2012

BMC Med Educ

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“…No âmbito da formação superior em psicologia, todavia, a abordagem do tema parece assumir percursos diferentes. Menos de um quarto dos cursos de psicologia do país oferecem disciplinas voltadas especificamente para questões relacionadas à religião em seus currículos (Costa, Nogueira & Freire, 2010;Piasson, 2017), mesmo diante do interesse latente ou expresso dos alunos, constituindo-se um tema distante das salas de aulas e contextos de supervisão (Ancona-Lopez, 2005;Paiva, 2017a).…”

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Religião e espiritualidade no curso de psicologia: revisão sistemática de estudos empíricos

Pereira

Holanda

2019

Inter. Psicol.

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A revisão apresenta um panorama da literatura nacional que trata da vivência espiritual/religiosa de graduandos no contexto da formação científico-acadêmica do psicólogo. O objetivo foi delinear e analisar pesquisas empíricas sobre a relação entre estudantes, espiritualidade, religião e formação nos cursos de psicologia do país. Realizou-se uma busca nas bases de dados virtuais: Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, Scientific Eletronic Library Online, Periódicos Eletrônicos em Psicologia, e no Banco de Teses e Dissertações da CAPES, sendo selecionados e analisados 11 estudos, no período de 2002 a 2017. Observou-se um número reduzido de publicações, especialmente no formato de artigo. A maioria das pesquisas é oriunda de instituições de ensino confessionais e de Programas de Pós-graduação em Psicologia. Verificou-se que estudantes de psicologia tendem a apresentar índices menores de bem-estar espiritual quando comparados a outros estudantes universitários. Formandos de diferentes regiões do país mencionam sentir dificuldade e insegurança quando o assunto se apresenta na clínica. Questionam sobre a postura ética adequada; sentem medo de influenciar o paciente, de revelar a religião pessoal e não saber lidar com suas próprias crenças. Admitem falta de conhecimento e manejo teórico-clínico; e a dificuldade ou impedimento de abordar tais questões com professores e supervisores de estágio.

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“…This might illustrate the fact that 84% of the psychology courses do not address spirituality in their curricula (Costa, Nogueira, & Freire, 2010).…”

Section: The Psychology Of Religion In the Postgraduate Programsmentioning

confidence: 99%