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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 in developing preventive actions.

Conclusion

The Guardianship Councilors require training to act in cases of violence against children and adolescents, as well as support from other sectors, such as health, education, public safety, and social assistance, in order to fully attend to these cases.

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro AC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10116875 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Ribeiro Aline Cammarano AC Pedroso Fernanda Ilha FI Arboit Jaqueline J Honnef Fernanda F Paula Cristiane Cardoso de CC Leal Tifany Colomé TC Brum Maria Helena Cunha MHC

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P 20221128

<h4>Objective</h4>To describe the potentialities and limits in confronting situations of violence against children and adolescents seen from the perspective of Guardianship Counselors.<h4>Method</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>The ...[more]

PMID: 36445199

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

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