The PROBLEM OF POVERTY IN THE SHELTER ASSISTANCE CARRIED OUT AT THE INSTITUTIONAL WELFARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND THE CHALLENGES TO THE PSYCHOLOGIST’S DEEDS

Authors

  • Antônio Euzébios Filho
  • Renato Ramos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1678-9563.2019v25n2p759-773

Keywords:

pobreza, acolhimento, adolescentes, crianças, psicologia

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationship between poverty and the reasons for the reception of children and adolescents registered by Institutional Reception Services for Children and Adolescents (SAICA). To this end, the data presented by two researches were analyzed: O direito à convivência familiar e comunitária: os abrigos para crianças e adolescentes no Brasil, published in 2004, and Levantamento nacional de crianças e adolescentes em serviços de acolhimento institucional, published in 2013. The comparison of these investigations shows opposite paths: while the first considers that poverty contributes to various reasons for institutional reception, among them, family negligence; in the latter, poverty is not significantly considered, mainly in cases of negligence and abandonment. Thus, the latter holds exclusive responsibility for families, while at the same time attenuating the role of the State in the production of poverty. This scenario brings challenges for the work of the psychologist and reinforces the importance of an action involved with social and political aspects.

Keywords: Poverty; Reception; Children; Teenagers; Psychology.

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Published

2020-05-20

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Dossiê Psicologia Sócio-histórica