Abstract

Based on the principles of psychiatric reform, new resources and professional therapeutic stepped in to compose the work of teams of health, aiming to construct other possible reatments besides the doctor-centered. The aim of this paper is to report the experience of university extension for the use of Capoeira Angola as a tool and therapeutic agent in treating people with psychological distress, users of psychotropic drugs, seeking assistance at the Centers for Psychosocial Support. The paper also provides, within the approach of Somatic Psychology, some of the features that Capoeira was able to offer as a psychotherapeutic tool.

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