“…Institutions such as the Psychological Society of São Paulo already existed, created in 1949, as well as periodicals circulated devoted to the area − some of which, such as the Psychology Bulletin and Brazilian Archives of Psychology (initially named Brazilian Archives of Psychotechnology) remain in circulation (Guedes, 2010). It is possible to say that Law 4119 of 27/08/1962, which established the regulation conditions for the profession in the country, recognized and organized an already existing situation, and needed to ensure, for the professionals already working, conditions for the continuity of their work (Campos, 1992), even imposing, from the date of its publication, the requirement that the preparation for the profession start to be performed in a specifi c higher education course.…”