IPUSP Community – Docentes – Gilberto Safra
iamsafra@uol.com.br

• Full Professor, Clinical Psychology Doctoral Degree, Psychology Institute, USP (1991)

Psychotherapy – Psychoanalysis
I have investigated the psychoanalytic clinical practice in the contemporary world through an ethical scope. As a starting point while carrying out this endeavor are the clinical and conceptual principles regarding the human being as per proposed by Donald W. Winnicott. Through my history as a clinical investigator, I have come across new kinds of human suffering in the contemporary world which call the traditional clinical principles into question.

Through a dialogue between Literature, Philosophy, and Russian Theologies I have encountered thriving concepts which have helped me carry out my work both in research and clinical practice. I have come across the Russian concept of sobornost (conciliating), a strand of thought through which I have been trying to redefine the Ethical Principles of the clinical situation in order to suitably approach the human suffering at the present time.

Currently, I have focused on the description of the hermeneutic principles used in understanding one’s personal language and have welcomed the singularities of the patients who are undergoing psychoanalytic treatment. I have also been studying the way in which religion constitutes part of one’s personal language and personal traits.

Academic/Professional Background
Undergraduate Degree in Psychology – Universidade de São Paulo (1976) , Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology – Universidade de São Paulo (1984), Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology – Universidade de São Paulo (1990) . The Professor currently holds the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR position at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo and a full professor position at Universidade de São Paulo. Area of experience: Psychology with emphasis in Psychological Treatment and Prevention. The Professor works mainly in the clinical field.