AVALIAÇÃO DE HABILIDADES SOCIAIS E EMOÇÕES COM CRIANÇAS NO CONTEXTO ESCOLAR PÓS-PANDEMIA

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The relationship between social skills and feelings of children in the school context has gained increasing relevance in the current scenario. The school period provides the student with a social interaction with the environment, different from that offered by the family. Thus, there is a need to discuss the role of education on social and emotional development in childhood. OBJECTIVE: To understand the feelings and social skills of children in the school context. METHODS: This is a qualitative, descriptive and field research, carried out at Escola Estadual Líbia Lassi Lopes, in Patrocínio/MG. Data collection was carried out through a semi-structured interview with parents or guardians, a play hour session, a method used by psychologists to get to know the child's reality, as it consists of analyzing drawings and stories made by the child. Afterwards, the drawings were evaluated using the content analysis technique. RESULTS: The results achieved make clear the innumerous social and emotional damages a child, with a fragile family nucleus, is exposed to. Besides, the consequences generated by children's anxiety, emotional and behavioral problems, which have been growing in the world scenario. CONCLUSION: The experience showed the importance of a stabilized family relationship, the consequences generated by the contemporary lifestyle. Thus, it becomes important to understand the need with children to work with children and guide schools about social and emotional skills, in addition to promoting awareness of the importance of these discussions.