O cenário da Terapia Comunitária Integrativa no Brasil: história, panorama e perspectivas

Abstract

This manuscript, in essay form, is a contribution to the systematization of information and reflections on the scenario of integrative community therapy in Brazil, from its origin in the 1980s to the present day, presenting its trajectory, achievements, challenges and perspectives regarding the current socio-political and health scenario. The objective is to historically contextualize the ICT in Brazil, focusing on the ICT scenario, its epistemology, modus operandi and formation, its relationship with social determinants, perspectives such as Integrative and Complementary Health Practice inserted in the Brazilian public health system and repercussions of its implementation at the time of COVID-19. It is a theoretical-conceptual study, through bibliographic analysis and the authors' empirical experience with the topic. Adalberto de Paula Barreto is the creator of ICT and the authors are researchers, community therapists, health professionals, lecturers and members of the Brazilian Association of Integrative Community Therapy (ABRATECOM).