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.

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Main Authors:	Ribeiro,Aline Cammarano, Pedroso,Fernanda Ilha, Arboit,Jaqueline, Honnef,Fernanda, Paula,Cristiane Cardoso de, Leal,Tifany Colomé, Brum,Maria Helena Cunha
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem 2022
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342022000100507
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