Confronting situations of violence against children and adolescents from the perspective of Guardianship Counselors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the potentialities and limits in confronting situations of violence against children and adolescents seen from the perspective of Guardianship Counselors.

Method

Qualitative research, developed with 18 Guardianship Counselors from two municipalities in the central region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data were generated between June and July 2021, using the focus group technique, and were subjected to thematic content analysis.

Results

The following were identified as potentialities for combating violence against children and adolescents: denunciations; networking; and media coverage. As limits, we have: naturalization of violence; pandemic of the Covid-19; de-structuring of the intersectoral network; lack of training; and difficulty

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10116875 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature