Coping e cotidiano: estudo de adolescentes em instituição de acolhimento

Abstract

Family as main institution is considered the most important means of social support for children and adolescents, however, by several factors not always the family performs this supporting role. The ECA (Child and Adolescent Statute) guarantees fundamental rights and protective measures, mainly for children and adolescents in conditions of social vulnerability, without family bond in which can be defined a temporary institutional support (like a foster care, system). Among the objectives of social protection, the care of children and adolescents that had their rights violated has to be ensured, and in this matter the contribution of Social Occupational Therapy concerning to social interlocution can bring to the person the reorganization in institutions, based on a daily change of children and adolescents. With the purpose of identify how the host families face daily conflicts, this case study was characterized by three hosts from the same family, in which was tried to understand the stressors and coping strategies. As an outcome of higher occurrence was find among the stressors: the relationship with mother and stepfather and the disagreement (conflict) between peers, and among coping strategies: aggressive activity and avoidance behavior. It is inferred that the adolescents do not leave the position conflicted, but modify their condition of conflict. Thus, measures are necessary for adolescents to develop coping strategies to achieve the construction of autonomy, which is the contribution of Occupational Therapy and the social impact expected by the host institution for the host.