A atuação dos assistentes sociais na questão da violência doméstica contra crianças e adolescentes : um estudo à luz dos anais do CBAS nos períodos 2013 e 2016

Abstract

The present Course Conclusion Paper discusses the role of social workers in the issue of domestic violence against children and adolescents, addressing the history of child and adolescent protection in colony Brazil, presenting who were responsible for the assistance and protection of this category until reach the Statute of Children and Adolescents (ECA). In the course of the work, a brief history of the ECA was made, which marks an important moment, a "watershed" to guarantee social rights, an achievement that resulted from the struggle of social movements, which, although a breakthrough, contains challenges and in its effectiveness. Violation of rights against children and adolescents is related to the practice of violence in its various forms. Many suffer from domestic violence practiced by their families and it is known that the family is responsible for protecting and promoting the well-being of its members. When the reverse occurs, it is necessary to seek ways of intervening to reverse the situation. Therefore, the focus of the research is to know how the Social Workers act in cases of domestic violence against this segment. To understand this process of intervention, the profession Social Service in Brazil is presented, highlighting important events for the profession and the process of formation and professional action. It is known that Social Work works by intervening in the expressions of the social question, which are the fruit of the social inequalities of capitalist society. Violence is seen as a consequence of social relations, is a historical issue that comes from the beginning, is not intrinsic of contemporaneity. This is a documentary and bibliographical research, based on the annals of the Brazilian Congress of Social Workers (CBAS), in 2013 and 2016, a field of research chosen to collect professional experiences in the issue of domestic violence against children and adolescents. It presents a brief history of this event that occurs every three years, bringing also the conjuncture of the country in each year delimited in the research. Finally, the result of the work is presented, listing the professional experiences according to their interventions and the challenges to be overcome. The results show that professionals need investments in professional training, which at certain moments became flawed, and that the country's situation has, in a way, interfered with the professional performance of social workers. It is considered that the research served to understand how social workers intervene in the issue of domestic violence against children and adolescents, visualizing the difficulties and barriers of professional practice in the context of setbacks