Abstract

PERTY FRONER, Janaína  and  ROHNELT RAMIRES, Vera Regina. Listening to children victims of sexual abuse in the family context according to professionals of the Judiciary System. Psicol. rev. (Belo Horizonte) [online]. 2009, vol.15, n.3, pp. 60-81. ISSN 1677-1168.

The goal of this study was to analyze the conceptions of Health Professionals and Law Operators of the Judiciary System in what concerns listening to children who have suffered sexual abuse in the family context. A transversal descriptive study was carried out, using semi-structured individual interviews for data collection and content analysis. The participants were fifteen Health Professionals and Law Operators. The results indicated limitations in listening to the child in the judiciary context, as well as professionals unprepared for the task. There is a tension between the child’s needs and the judiciary’s demands in relation to the collection of evidence and the offender’s accountability. We conclude stressing the importance of interdisciplinary work.

Keywords : listening to children; sexual abuse; judiciary system; interdisciplinarity.

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