Abstract

AZAMBUJA, Mariana Porto Ruwer de. Violence against children: reflexions of practice. Psicol. cienc. prof. [online]. 2005, vol.25, n.1, pp. 4-13. ISSN 1414-9893.

Based on an experience of Community Psychology practice, the author discusses the difficulties of management of child abuse situation and, more specifically, sexual abuse. In spite of the “Child and Adolescent Law” (document in Brazil) determination that any case of child abuse, even if it’s only a suspicion, must be notified to authorities, it does not really work. It occurs because professionals are unprepared, it does not exist a framework support and there is fear of legal evolvement. This situation produces ignorance about the real dimension of the problem and no punishment of the aggressors.

Keywords : Child abuse; Sexual abuse; Professional management.

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