Abstract

MASTROIANNI, Fábio de Carvalho; ALVES, Ângelo Augusto Rodrigues; FERNANDES, Anna Beatriz Andriati  and  LEAO, Andreza Marques de Castro. Contributions and responsibilities of psychologists to child sexual violence. Est. Inter. Psicol. [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.1, suppl.1, pp. 40-62. ISSN 2236-6407.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5433/2236-6407.2021v12n1suplp40.

The objective was to know and analyze the understanding of psychologists about the limits, challenges and contributions of Psychology when working with sexual violence against children and adolescents. This is a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and analytical research carried out through interviews with nine participants from three different areas (health; social assistance; judiciary). Welcoming and listening are important contributions of Psychology, an area that can collaborate with the subject in several ways, especially concerning the promotion of health and care. However, immersed in a scenario where sexual violence is routinely reported, professionals in this area sometimes do not give enough attention to prevent this phenomenon. It reveals the importance of promoting mechanisms to interconnect the protection network, going beyond specialized care and the judiciary, including more accurate attention to primary care and school education.

Keywords : sexual violence; child; adolescents; psychologist's performance; qualitative research.

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