Una aproximación a los postgrados e investigación en psicología paraguaya

Abstract

ResumenEl derrotero histórico del país, en materia de desarrollo científico y tecnológico, muestra ausencia o peso insignificante, en las políticas de los gobiernos. En particular, los postgrados en Psicología han sido esporádicos, de cuestionable calidad y de escasa trascendencia en el contexto académico y profesional. Se requiere la implementación y fortalecimiento de políticas educativas de calidad y sistemáticas en educación superior y en especial de la formación científica en básica, aplicada y tecnológica. Se destacan los Tratados del MERCOSUR en formación, la creación de ANEAES (2003) para los procesos de acreditación de la calidad, y la labor de la SPPs para la Ley de Colegiatura. El siglo XXI espera por una Psicología Paraguaya fortalecida en su perfil científico-practicante local frente a desafíos regionales y mundiales.Palabras Claves: postgrados; investigación; psicología. AbstractAn approach to graduate and research in paraguayan psychology. The historic route of the country, in terms of scientific and technological development, shows the insignificant weight in the policies of governments. In particular, the graduate degrees in psychology have been sporadic, of questionable quality and of little importance in the academic and profesional context. It requires the implementation and strengthening of educational policies and consistency in the quality of higher education, especially basic, applied and technological research. Noteworthy are the treaties in the formation of MERCOSUR, the creation of ANEAES (2003) for the process of quality accreditation, and the work of the SPPs for the Education Act. The twentyfirst century brings the expectation of a paraguayan psychology stronger in its local scientific and practical profile, and able to confront the regional and global challenges.Keywords: postgraduate; research; psychology. ResumoUma aproximação aos programas de pesquisa e pós-graduação na psicologia paraguaia. O traçado histórico do país, em termos de desenvolvimento científico e tecnológico, revela um peso insignificante ou inexistente por parte das políticas governamentais. Em particular, os programas de pós-graduação em psicologia têm sido esporádicos, de qualidade questionável e com pouca relevância no âmbito acadêmico e profissional. Faz-se imprescindível a implementação e o fortalecimento de políticas educativas sistemáticas e de qualidade no ensino superior, além da formação científica em pesquisa básica, aplicada e tecnológica. Destacam-se os tratados do MERCOSUL na formação e criação do ANEAES (2003) para os processos de creditação da qualidade, e o trabalho da SPPs para a Lei de Ensino. O século XXI traz a expectativa de uma psicologia paraguaia fortalecida em seu perfil científico-prático local, e apta a enfrentar os desafios regionais e mundiais.

International Perspectives on Psychotherapy

“…In short, the political and economic establishment has always been categorical in influencing the development of psychology in LA, not only during the dictatorships; in Paraguay, for instance, the late development of psychology was also largely due to the wars; during the twentieth century, for over 70 years, the country was plunged into wars-War of the Triple Alliance (1864-1870) and the Chaco War (1932)(1933)(1934)(1935)-which resulted in economic instability and successive reconstructions, leading to a delay in the investment in education, culture and technology (Coppari, 2011).…”

“…In Paraguay, scientific research is not a priority and psychology is not seen as a respected science (Coppari, 2011). Overall, the Paraguayan scientific literature can be characterized by its large production of essays and reviews and by the lack of empirical studies and rigorous designs that lead to the appraisal of theoretical and traditional models of research.…”

“…Additionally, on the one hand, the offer of post-graduate courses in psychology is weak, sparse, of dubious quality and with poor training (Cáceres, 2008;Coppari, 2011), on the other, within CBT, post-graduate courses are increasingly acquiring credibility, strength, and expansion. In the last 5 years there have been many graduate projects aimed at CBT (Airaldi, 2015;Britos, 2015).…”