MENTAL COUNTERCOLONIZATION: QUILOMBOLA KNOWLEDGE IN PSYCHOLOGY
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This article proposes a process of mental decolonization based on quilombola knowledge, aiming to decolonize the practices of mental health care. It presents a story about the forced removal of babies, based on the experience and work of a psychology intern, a black woman of quilombola descent, in a Psychosocial Care Center for Alcohol and Other Drugs - CAPS AD. In the theoretical framework, we draw upon the knowledge of Beatriz Nascimento and Nêgo Bispo, both quilombola intellectuals, along with other knowledge. We consider it urgent to include quilombola epistemologies, knowledge, and practices in psychology, as this knowledge is crucial in confronting mental colonization.
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