From 22-25/10/2019, ABRAPAV participated in the 49th Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Psychology, held at the Federal University of Paraíba, in João Pessoa. On the occasion, the President, Márcia Molinari, and the Treasurer, Selma Ribeiro, represented ABRAPAV, on October 23, at the preparatory meeting for the International Congress of Psychology, to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2024. On 10/25, ABRAPAV representatives also had the opportunity to participate in an institutional table, in which they presented the Association, its history, current and future actions. The Assistant Secretary of ABRAPAV, Maria da Conceição Pereira was also present, attending the event. Read thank you note from the 49th Annual Meeting of the SBP at: click here

The Round of Conversation “Dialoguing on Aviation Psychology” took place on September 20, at the headquarters of the CRP-RJ, in downtown Rio. Organized by the Human Mobility Axis of the CRP-RJ Human Rights Commission, the event had for Its purpose is to debate with (the) professionals the specific demands and challenges of this field of work, in addition to promoting the exchange of knowledge and the planning of actions for this area. Participating, representing ABRAPAV, were Márcia Molinari, President, Selma Ribeiro, Treasurer, Karynne Bayer, Secretary and the members of the Fiscal Council of ABRAPAV, Psychologists Cesar da Silva Santos and Lisia Maria E. S. P. Cabral More information:click here

During the graduation ceremony of the IPA Aviation Psychology Course, in 2019, ABRAPAV, represented by its President, Márcia Molinari, received a special tribute for the involvement, dedication and partnership in this undertaking. May we continue to contribute to the strengthening of Psychology in this very different environment! We thank the IPA and the Air Force for their trust in us.

In August 2019, there was also the Aviation Psychology Course for Officers (PAVO), developed by the Navy, in São Pedro da Aldeia, preparing military psychologists from that institution to support its air squadrons. César Santos, Fernando Gonçalves and Selma Ribeiro, members of ABRAPAV, had the opportunity to participate as instructors and also collaborated with the preparation of this group. Congratulations to psychologists and the Navy for this acquisition!!

At a meeting held on 08/27/2019, the new Board of ABRAPAV was elected for the 2019-2022 triennium.
The Single Plate candidate was elected by unanimous vote. The new Board is composed of:

Márcia Regina Molinari Barreto - President
Marcia Fajer – Vice President
Karynne Cordeiro Bayer - Secretary
Maria da Conceição Correia Pereira - Assistant Secretary
Selma Leal de Oliveira Ribeiro - Treasurer
Maurício da Costa Pereira - Assistant Treasurer
Cesar da Silva Santos - Fiscal Council
Lisia Maria Espinola da Silva Pacheco Cabral - Fiscal Council
Maria Luiza Pigini Santiago Pereira - Fiscal Council
We wish the group a lot of work, but also a lot of success!!!

The book launched at the 2019 ABRAPAV Congress, with articles by ABRAPAV member psychologists and collaborators, organized by the Association's Board of Directors. For purchase
ACCESS HERE.
Part of the sale of the book will revert to ABRAPAV shares.

Márcia Molinari,  Selma Ribeiro, Conceição Pereira, César Santos and  Fernando Gonçalves, founding members of ABRAPAV participated as instructors in the Aviation Psychology Course promoted by the Aeronautics Psychology Institute, in August/19. Contribution to the formation of another group!!!

Participation of the Psychologist and member of the Board of Directors of ABRAPAV Lisia Maria Espinola da Silva Pacheco Cabral, with the presentation of the article “Psychologists Role in Brazilian Aviation - Present and Perspectives”.This article addresses the summary of the results of the Group Work promoted during the 1st National Congress of ABRAPAV 2016, in São Paulo, SP, on the survey of the demands of psychologists working in the various areas of Aviation Psychology in our country.
The article presented is available in the restricted area for ABRAPAV Associates.On this occasion, the psychologist took the opportunity to publicize the 2019 ABRAPAV Congress, which had the encouragement of ISAP-Team representatives, translated in the following words:
"Greetings from Dayton! We wish you all to enjoy this great Congress of Aviation Psychology in this wonderful city of Rio de Janeiro. Living proof of the importance and vitality of Aviation Psychology in the world are the conferences that take place all over the world, including Brazil and Ohio. At the last ISAP/2019, we were very honored to have some representatives who came from Brazil. We also want to wish a super productive and rewarding ABRAPAV Congress and we hope that some can come to the ISAP/2021 Congress so that we can see them again in Portland, Oregon. Our best wishes!
Michael Vidulich e Pamela Tsang - 2019 ISAP Co-chairs”

Participation of the Psychologist and member of the Board of ABRAPAV Maria da Conceição Correia Pereira with the lecture entitled “Psychological Care as an Operational Safety Management Tool”.

Launched in November 2020, the book “Situations of emergencies and disasters: conceptions and practices” presents an interdisciplinary collection of texts on the subject. Psychologist Maria da Conceição Pereira contributed to this publication, with the chapter entitled “Mental Health and Aeronautical Accident”. Information about the book: ACCESS HERE

Launched at the end of 2020, the book “Health on board: aeronaut care practices”, organized by psychologist Solange Regina Signori Iamin, presents chapters involving professionals from different areas, dealing with topics related to aeronaut health. The book has the participation of associates Mauro Santos Matias and Angelica Simone Escabora. To purchase ACCESS HERE.

ABRAPAV received a copy of the book “Aeronautical Psychology, Human Factors and CRM”, for its library, by the Argentine psychologist Modesto M. Alonso. In case of interest in its acquisition: Dunken Editorial Bookstore. ACCESS HERE. Available in Kindle format from the Amazon website.

The book was launched by Psychologist Rosana Bauer, associate and founder of ABRAPAV. Contact and information about the book, directly with the author at WhatsApp +55 51 995518221 .

The 34th Conference of the European Association of Aviation Psychology - EAAP, which had been scheduled to take place in 2020, was postponed due to the Covid 19 pandemic. In order to provide the opportunity for authors to publish accepted papers for the Conference and share the latest research in Aviation Psychology and Human Factors, Proceedings EAAP 2020 was created. The material is only available to ABRAPAV members, and has the article: “Aviation Psychology in Brazil”, authored by psychologist Selma Ribeiro, from the ABRAPAV Board of Directors.

The Brazilian Society of Psychology (SBP) and ABRAPAV, represented by their respective presidents, Ronaldo Pilati and Márcia Molinari, signed a collaboration agreement between the two entities. With the signing of the agreement, the two associations undertake to exchange information in pursuit of common interests to promote training, dissemination and research in Psychology and in its specific areas of action, aiming to contribute to improving the quality of life of the population and increasing of the general well-being of society. This cooperation agreement is within the policy defined by the SBP to expand ties with all scientific associations and entities in Psychology, whether in Brazil or abroad. Read the full agreement at: http://www.sbponline.org.br/noticias

ABRAPAV participated in the 50th Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Psychology, held from October 27th to 30th, 2020. On that occasion, Board members Márcia Fajer, Maurício Costa and Selma Ribeiro participated in an institutional Roundtable entitled “As possibilities of Psychology in the context of aviation”.

ABRAPAV established a technical-scientific partnership with ASAGOL for the publication of articles related to the Human Factor and Operational Safety theme, in its ASAGOL Safety News Magazine. So that we can enrich this partnership with the knowledge that each one of us has in the area, we count on the collaboration of our associates. Get in touch by our email. Thanks in advance for everyone's contribution!

ABRAPAV's Board of Directors participated in the Regional Meeting: Building Bridges – Aviation Psychology worldwide, which took place on September 28, 2020, the first day of the EAAP Webinar/Virtual Workshop held by the entity biannually. On the occasion, President Márcia Molinari made a presentation on the origin, attributions, initiatives and objectives of ABRAPAV to representatives of Aviation Psychology associative organizations in the world. The meeting served so that old and new Associations could get to know each other and outline common goals for the dissemination and strengthening of Psychology applied to the aviation environment. In addition to ABRAPAV, the following associations participated in the meeting: AAPA (Austria); AAVPA (Australia); AEPA (Spain); AUPA (Uruguay); DGLP (Germany); IT-APA (Italy). And, also, guests from entities still under development, psychologists Modesto Alonso and Kinga Zavory (Argentina); Pedro Acuna (Chile) and Diane Damos (USA).

On March 16, 2020, the Uruguayan Association of Aviation Psychology was created in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay, an entity dedicated to strengthening the aeronautical community with contributions from Aviation Psychology and Human Factors. We wish its president and founder, Psychologist Mónica Gómez Caniella, a great friend and supporter of ABRAPAV, and her team, much success and great achievements. We hope to make an excellent partnership for the representation and growth of Aviation Psychology in Latin America!

On 03/05/2020, the formal presentation of ABRAPAV to the Board of Directors of CRP-05 was held at its headquarters in Rio. At the time, the Association was represented by its President, Márcia Molinari and by the 1st Treasurer, Selma Ribeiro. The President made a presentation of the Association and the Directors were very impressed with the specificity of the area. About the specialty, they reinforced the importance of the specialization course for the formation of qualified professionals. At the end, the President Councilor, Pedro Paulo Bicalho, who was a psychologist at the PMERJ aviation group, and EC-Prev FH, congratulated ABRAPAV representatives for the initiative in creating the Association and invited them to participate in a roundtable at the 14th Regional Exhibition of Practices in Psychology, which will take place on a date yet to be confirmed, in Rio de Janeiro, probably, on the premises of Universidade Veiga de Almeida. The President of ABRAPAV donated a copy of the book “The flights of Psychology in Brazil: studies and practices in aviation” to the CRP collection.

In an ordinary meeting held on February 7, 2020, the entities present approved the inclusion of ABRAPAV, as another entity of the Forum of National Entities of Brazilian Psychology - FENPB. The FENPB constitutes a broad and aggregating space for the organization and collective construction of Brazilian Psychology. It is made up of national entities, which are scientific, professional, union and student (https://site.cfp.org.br/fenpb/). The meetings are held on a quarterly basis and are held under the responsibility of the CFP.

ABRAPAV, a corporate member of the European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP), was invited to join the working group being led by that entity to establish competencies for aviation psychologists and specialists in human factors. The objective of this work is to define the skills, behaviors and attitudes that Aviation Psychologists (PsyAv) and Human Factors Specialists (FHS) need to perform their functions effectively, obtaining qualifications to be verified and measured regularly. ABRAPAV's representative in this group is the President, Psychologist Marcia Molinari.

Participation of ABRAPAV, with the Founder and Member of the Board of Directors, Maurício Costa, at the FENPB Table on the theme "Current Problems in Psychological Assessment", on July 3, 2021.

The Founder and Member of the Supervisory Board of ABRAPAV, Psychologist César Santos, participated in a live, on June 17, 2021, organized by the Human Factor Laboratory, of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, on the theme “Aerospace and Psychology of the Sector Aviation". To watch. ACCESS HERE

On June 10, the founder of ABRAPAV, Dr. Selma Ribeiro, held a webinar on Human Factors in Aviation, through the National Institute for Aerospace Development – IDEA Youtube channel, an entity in which she is also a founder. In addition to an introductory presentation on the topic, Dr. Selma Ribeiro spoke about ABRAPAV and its achievements. The full live can be watched on the Idea Aerospatial Channel. ACCESS HERE.

Organized by the South American Regional Office of the International Civil Aviation Organization, in Lima, Peru, as part of the activities of the Regional Cooperation System for Operational Security Surveillance (SRVSOP). Held from June 7th to 9th, 2021, the Seminar had as its objective “To deepen knowledge and share best practices in the assessment and management of mental health of aviation personnel, in order to minimize the impact on operational safety”. The event material is available in the restricted area for ABRAPAV members.

Carried out by the Associación Latinoamericana de Psicología Aeronáutica – ULAPA, on April 29 and 30, 2021, with presentations on topics relevant to the area. ABRAPAV, as one of the founding associations, was represented with two themes: “Retrospective and Perspectives of Aviation Psychology in Brazil”, presented by Márcia Molinari, President, and by Dr. Selma Ribeiro, 1st Treasurer; and “Participation of psychologists in accident investigation”, theme discussed by Márcia Molinari.

ABRAPAV, represented by its president, Márcia Molinari, participated, on March 29, 2021, in the first meeting of the entity that intends to bring together associations in the area of Aeronautical Psychology in South America with the objective of contributing to scientific and strengthening of Psychology applied to the aeronautical environment in the region. This first meeting was attended by representatives of the Associations from Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay and Peru. On April 29 and 30, the First Latin American Symposium on Aeronautical Psychology was held to celebrate the birth of ULAPA. Currently, the group of associations is working on the preparation of the entity's Statute and its social media.

On May 8, President Marcia Molinari participated in the EAAP Business Meeting 2021. In this event, the priorities of EAAP 2021/2022 were presented.
a) Review of EAAP accreditation requirements.
b) Update of EAAP Working Groups.
c) Update of the ICAO Mental Health Working Group.
d) Update of the European Pilot Peer Support Initiative (EPPSI).

The Latin American Union of Aeronautical Psychology Associations (ULAPA) carried out a survey to identify the perception of aeronautical personnel (pilots, flight attendants, air traffic controllers, aircraft maintenance professionals, ground support technicians) about the work of the psychologist, in the Latin American context.
Presentation of the research results took place on 11/26/2021.
The research material will be available to ABRAPAV members in the restricted area of the website.

Congratulations, EAAP! ABRAPAV is proud to be a corporate member of this important association that contributes so much to the development of Psychology applied to aviation.

On October 20, 2021, for the festivities of the Brazilian Aviator Week, the UNINASSAU University offered a program entitled "The SARS COVID-19 pandemic and the return of air operations". On the occasion, the President of ABRAPAV, Márcia Molinari, gave the lecture "Caring for Mental Health in the return of air operations", at a table attended by Cmte Ronald Van Der Put, from Emirates Airlines and Founder of the Teaching for Free Group , and Cmte Thomas Endara Garzon, Operational Safety Advisor for DHL Aviation (Ecuador).

In the last 60 years the world has changed. And Brazilian Psychology was not stopped in time - expanding and enriching its scope of professional practices. Therefore, the Federal Council of Psychology, with important partners, launched the Census of Brazilian Psychology, a robust survey of information that intends to help build a portrait of our profession in the country.
Participate! Answer the form and be part of the construction of the paths of Brazilian Psychology!
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The Brazilian Institute of Psychological Assessment (IBAP) promoted on August 16 - with the support of the Federal Council of Psychology (CFP) - a virtual march in defense of psychological tests. The activity intended to demonstrate the presence of psychological assessment in our daily lives, highlighting the importance of this field of activity in Psychology for the life and safety of people and society.
For the act, different social actors and representatives of institutions were invited to give their testimony about the benefits of psychological assessment and the reasons why defending psychological tests means protecting life.
ABRAPAV was represented by its President, Márcia Molinari, who presented the importance of psychological tests for the aeronautical environment, especially for the Aeronautical Medical Certificate. The march started at 3 pm and was broadcast live on IBAP's social networks.
Event available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riXCcWtlsSc

ULAPA. Days August 19 and 20. Free.

Days: September 15 to 18, online. Universidade do Estado do Amazonas support.

Interactive and practical activities, presentations/case studies and lectures. Days: October 14 and 15.

ABRAPAV had attended at the 51st Meeting of the Brazilian Society of Psychology, held in the week of October 26th to 29th, 2021, in the session "How I do it", presenting the theme "The paths and possibilities of Psychology in Aviation". On the occasion, ABRAPAV associates, Psychologist Selma Ribeiro spoke about "Psychology in Aviation and ABRAPAV", and Psychologist Stael Prata Mendes presented "Psychology in Air Navigation and Air Traffic Control".

CRP-RJ, Days: August 26 to 28. Free.

Held from November 23 to 26, 2021, in virtual mode, XXI CBE had the participation of our founder and associate Lisia Cabral, presenting a video-poster, within "Ergonomics and Human Factors in Services", entitled "Update/2016 of Research on Factors Developed in the Context of Air Navigation / 2011-2014".
The full article will be available in the restricted area for ABRAPAV members.

The Seminar took place on November 23 to 25, 2021, organized by the Research Group on the Environment, Work and Sustainability (GP Metas) of the Postgraduate Course in Law at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in partnership with the National Union Movement Airway, had the participation of several guests, among them, our associate Mauro Matias, on the second day, at the discussion on the theme “Experiences and confrontations: violence, harassment and mental health in the daily work”.

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Written by PhD Maria Helena Pereira Franco, Brazil's greatest specialist and pioneer on the subject.

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It deals with the devastating effects that a plane crash has on those who come to be involved in these tragic moments.

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Article “The psychosocial impact and the fight against Sars-Cov-2 (Covid-19) in aviation” – Conceição Pereira.
In partnership with ASAGOL, psychologist Maria da Conceição Correia Pereira, member of the board, published, at ABRAPAV Space, in the its 13th edition of Safety News Magazine, the article “The psychosocial impact and the fight against Sars-Cov-2 (Covid- 19) in aviation”. This partnership with ASAGOL's Safety Magazine provides ABRAPAV and its associates with the opportunity to publicize their contributions related to the safety and health and well-being of those involved in the air activity.

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On March 15 and 16, 2022, the Congress of the Brazilian Association of Relatives and Friends of Air Accident Victims – ABRAPAVAA – took place in São Paulo, with the presentation of 20 panels and the participation of professionals from different areas who spoke about the theme of Crisis Management and Assistance in Traumatic Events, from various perspectives and possibilities. In one of the panels with the theme “Aviation Psychology - Impact on Mental Health”, ABRAPAV was represented by its President, psychologist Márcia Regina Molinari Barreto. In this same panel, we also had the presence of the psychologists Rosana Bauer and Mauro Matias, associates of ABRAPAV and the psychologist Laura Antunes.

On April 8, 2022, the President of ABRAPAV, Psychologist Márcia Molinari, participated in the opening of the 11th edition of the Regional Congress of Psychology - COREP, in the Rio de Janeiro downtown, promoted by the Regional Council of Psychology of Rio de Janeiro - CRP-RJ. The event brought together around 156 delegates, including psychologists and students, from all regions of the state. The Opening Table of the event was broadcast live. Access Here

Among the activities promoted by the Unión Latinoamericana de Associaciones de Psicologia Aeronáutica - ULAPA, within the scope of its continuing education activities, took place, on April 29, 2022, the Workshop on “Physiological Factors of Fatigue and its Impact on Operational Safety”. On the occasion, as representatives of ABRAPAV, the President, Márcia Molinari, and the Associate Psychologist Mauro Matias attended the event. We reiterate that you should follow on our social media the disclosure of upcoming events organized by ULAPA, given that, in general, they are not available for later viewing.

On May 3, 2022, Psychologist Maurício da Costa Pereira, Founder and member of the Board of Directors ABRAPAV, participated in a live organized by Regional Psychology Council from Rio de Janeiro (CRP/05), under the theme "Psychological Assessment in Traffic", where he dealt with specific aspects involving psychological assessment in the aviation environment. The live was mediated by Psychologist Janaína Sant'Anna, from CRP / 05, and had the participation of Psychologist Juliana Guimarães, president of Brazilian Association of Traffic Psychology from Pernambuco (ABRAPSIT / PE).

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Continuing the partnership established with ASAGOL, in May 2022, in the ABRAPAV Space of the ASAGOL SafetyNews Magazine, nº 14, the article “Distributed Cognition in the Flight Cabin: A Preliminary Study”, authored by Psychologist Selma Ribeiro, Treasurer of ABRAPAV, was published. If you have any interesting material on Human Factor and Operational Safety, please contact President Márcia Molinari (contato@abrapav.com.br) to discuss your participation. To read this and other articles in the magazine Access Here

From June 6 to 8, 2022, the 11th ALTA Pan American Aviation Safety Summit took place in São Paulo, an event organized by the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association - ALTA, in partnership with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Air Transport Association - IATA and the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF). The focus of the presentations was “on the review of safety trends and the development of critical solutions for the future of the aviation industry, specifically in the Pan American region, especially in the context of the covid-19 pandemic”, with national and international participation. At the invitation of ALTA, ABRAPAV was represented by its Vice-President, Marcia Fajer, and had the presence of the Psychologist Associate Vanessa Dias Kfouri, representing CENIPA, in the panel on the theme “Pilot`s Mental Health – Peer support advances”. Presentations can be viewed on the event's website.

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On June 25, 2022, Tuiuti do Paraná University held the V Seminar UTP Safety in Aviation, honoring the “Women in Aviation”. The event was organized by the students of the Professional Aircraft Piloting course at the University and had the participation of Psychologist Marcia Fajer, Vice-President of ABRAPAV, who presented the lecture “How to decide in unforeseen situations in aviation”. Other participants in the event were: Sabrina Caetano, who addressed the theme “Safety in Maintenance”; Tatiana Jordão, who spoke about “Crisis Management in Aviation”; and the Psychologist Cátia Nocera, talking about “Human Factors in Aviation Safety”. The event was broadcast by Teams and was not recorded.

With the theme “Diversity, Inclusion and Equity: Challenges and Possibilities for the Work World”, the Brazilian Society of Organizational and Work Psychology held from 6 to 8 July 2022, in virtual format, and from 12 to 14 July 2022, in person, in São João del-Rei (MG), its X Congress. On the occasion, ABRAPAV, represented by its President, Márcia Molinari, participated in the institutional roundtable whose theme was “Precarious work, mental health and its impacts on society”, on July 7th.



The Associate Thatiane Machado de Mello Silva also participated in the event, who presented the works “Perception of the climate of safety and well-being at work in high-risk activities and performance in the military context” and “Importance of fatigue prevention in aerial activity: an account of offshore aviation, the latter having as co-authors the Associate and Founder of ABRAPAV Cesar da Silva Santos and the psychologist Vanessa Vaz Santos Rocha.

Psychologist Márcia Molinari (President) presented, on August 23, the lecture “The importance of Psychology in Aviation”, at the UNIEURO Psychology Conference.

On August 31, 2022, ABRAPAV, represented by President Márcia Molinari and associate Mauro Matias presented the panel: "Duty, Counseling and Psychological Monitoring:- differences and approaches applied to aeronauts". The presentation can be viewed in full on the ASAGOL YouTube Channel: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pJ5BS2PTdk

In this volume, we have the participation of the Founder and Member of the current Board of Directors, the psychologist Dr. Maurício Pereira da Costa, with a chapter entitled “Psychological Assessment and Civil Aviation”.
Launched in 2023, this work is the second volume of a book proposed by the Human-Animal Evaluation, Rehabilitation and Intervention Research Group (ARIHA) on psychological assessment in contemporary contexts.
The themes of the chapters deal with handling and carrying weapons, child victims of sexual violence, foreigners, as well as civil aviation, crisis contexts and feedback interview in the evaluation process.
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