This book represents an intellectual journey through the history, culture, and training of psychologists in Latin America to transcend borders. It analyzes the inception of academic programs in each country in the region, exploring the socio-political and economic context, and delves into the conceptual, methodological, and epistemological aspects of training. Similarly, it discusses how psychology prepares professionals for their roles in society and provides updated data on the discipline's growth in the region. Furthermore, it promotes international and intercultural dialogue, enriching the global understanding of psychology. The book's emphasis on adopting a historical and cultural approach is essentially an effort to introduce a critical component to the analysis of psychologist professional training. This component adds value for the reader and aids in understanding how Latin American psychology has been shaped by historical events, social movements, government policies,and the diverse cultural traditions of the region. Readers will gain a profound understanding of why psychology has developed in a particular way in each Latin American country, shedding light on significant variations in psychological practice and theory in this part of the world. Essentially, this work constitutes an invaluable resource for academics, professionals, and anyone interested in understanding the intersection between psychology and the rich historical and cultural diversity of Latin America.

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Julio César Ossa is a Senior Researcher at Colciencias. Professor-researcher at the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, leader of the research seedbed Innovation in Psychologist Training and promoter of the International Seminar, Psychologist Training Education at the same University. Member of the Red Iberoamericana de Pesquisadores em História da Psicologia and member of the History of Psychology Group of the Interamerican Society of Psychology (SIP). Julio was elected as National Representative of Colombia (2025-2027) of the SIP. He is currently the Coordinator of the Developmental Psychology Node and of the Editorial Committee of the Association of Psychology Faculties (ASCOFAPSI).

Ana Maria Jacó-Vilela holds a PhD in Psychology from the Universidade de São Paulo and a post-doctorate in History and Historiography of Psychology from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. She has published more than 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has been editor of more than 30 collective works. Since 1980 she has been a teacher and researcher at the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, where she is currently a full-time tenured professor and coordinates the Laboratory of History and Memory of Psychology - ClioPsyché, which since 1998 organizes the Clio-Psyqué Meetings. In her country, she was president of ABRAPSO - Associação Brasileira de Psicologia Social (2006-2007) and presidente da ANPEPP (Associação Nacional de Pesquisa e Pós-graduação em Psicologia) (2010-2012). In 2014 she led the creation of the working group on Social History of Psychology of ANPEPP, a group that she coordinated between 2016 and 2018. In the International Applied Association of Psychology (IAAP) she has been president of Division 18 - History of Psychology, between 2014 and 2018. An active member of Interamerican Society of Psychology (SIP) since 1997, she was National Representative for Brazil, Executive Secretary for South America and Vice-President for South America. In addition, between 2011 and 2015, she coordinated the Working Group on History of Psychology, from which she managed the creation, in 2010, of the Ibero-American Network of Researchers in History of Psychology. Dra. Jacó-Vilela is co-editor of "The Palgrave Biographical Encyclopedia of Psychology in Latin America" (This encyclopedia is the first comprehensive reference work on leading scholars and professionals and their development of psychology in Latin America).

Jean Nikola Cudina is psychologist and academic. Currently pursuing a Master's degree in Philosophy of Science at the Philosophy Institute of Leibniz University Hannover in Germany. Co-founder member of the research group Bibliometrics Research Lab. Member of the Colombian Association for the Advancement of Science (ACAC); of the History Group of the Interamerican Society of Psychology and the Iberoamerican Network of Researchers in History of Psychology. I emphasize my academic and research interests in the areas of the Studies Bibliometrics and history of psychology. My skill and expertise is focused on employing the use of bibliometric analysis tools and techniques, quantitative and qualitative analysis to carry out academic production mappings, analyze scientific communication networks, identify academic communities, establish empirical indicators of scientific production and identify historical roots which, on the other hand, have helped me deepen the study and analysis of the history of psychology in Latin America from its research dynamics.