In
April, 1998, 4 Estações Instituto de
Psicologia opened the doors of its first office.
In that nice little house, a group of psychologists gave birth
to a project that had started years before, with studies and
actions, in Brazil and abroad.
The main project of 4
Estações was to be a place to study
and care, in a perspective of transitions, changes, making
and breaking of affectional bonds. Thus the name, that means
Four Seasons. Life is made and remade along the natural circles,
as the seasons of the year.
Since then, we saw 4
Estações growing as parents see children
growing: crowling, followed by the first daring steps, and
now we can stand up in the way that we choose to walk on.
There is no doubt that we have the acknowledgement of those
that try to understand the ways to care for bereaved people
and that, at the same time, learn with this experience, with
lessons of sympathy that we can not and we do not want to
forget.
In our classes and training
programs, that can happen in our venue or in other venues
where we are invited to work, if that is more convenient,
we address John Bowlby's Attachment Theory, caring for the
carer issues (in the family or in the staff), grief in different
circumstances (due to violent situations, after a long period
of illness, along the life cycle. We work with professionals
from various fields of knowledge, psychologists,
medical doctors, social workers, members of the clergy, funeral
directors, educators, and many others.
We offer the
first course on post-graduation level (latu sensu) on Grief
and bereavement in Brazil, with 374 working/studying
hours, inclusive of training in important institutions in
São Paulo, that have a partnership with us, aiming
at providing better services for patients without recovery
possibilities, bereaved people, family and carers.
We find very rewarding
doing workshops for bereaved people, when
a special time of the year is coming, which means a celebration
that brings about sad feelings, like Mothers Day or Christmas.
We also have workshop for carers, aiming at quality of life.
Participants
of almost every state of Brazil were present in our
courses and scientific events. We also participate frequently
of activities in international organizations,
to promote our updating in knowledge and experiences. ADEC
and NADA/F are examples of these organizations. We are also
members of scientific societies, together with a continuous
education programa, such as Mastership and Doctorate.
Now, at its 26th year
of existence, 4 Estaçoes is an asset,
both in Brazil and abroad, for matters related to
loss and grief. We are proud of this result because we share
it with all those that believed in our dream and that were
by our side along these years.
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