Abstract
This is a qualitative study that aimed to know and analyze the social representations of social workers regarding the assistance to the child and adolescent, victims of domestic violence. The data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews and participant observation. The data analysis was based on the hermeneutic-dialectic perspective. The empirical categories that emerged from the subjects' representations were: "lack of policy", "do not support because have not received support", and "social assistance" whereas the political economic aspect was highlighted as determinant of violence; the cultural aspects, perpetuating a cycle of violence in the families. An important step must be taken is the formulation of public policies directed to all children and adolescents and not policies of exception, directed only to those who are in situation of "social and personal risk".
Highlights
Profound changes in national and international settings[1,2,3,4] have turned child and adolescent care into a public policy; a State duty
In some cases, of both public and private domains, the setting is still marked by individual criteria, good will and charity, which harms the right to citizenship
This study was based on the situation of domestic violence children and adolescents are exposed to at home and in social spaces in our community
Summary
Profound changes in national and international settings[1,2,3,4] have turned child and adolescent care into a public policy; a State duty. In Brazil, the principle of integral child and adolescent care was established with a view to promoting, in this population, the rights of every citizen. Their particular characteristics, considering that they are developing individuals living in risk situations, imply a group of rights that should be ensured through public policies with absolute priority[45]. Inequality has reinforced the “apartheid”, which, in legal terms, translated into the creation of “special” laws for poor children, in which they appear as objects rather than subjects This considerably changes the view regarding childhood: rights reinforce the universality and belief in this age group’s ability to claim obligations and follow the duties of a citizen life. A deeper understanding of the meaning of considering children as subjects implies taking the quality of care service into account
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