Estratégias de intervenção adoptadas pelos assistentes sociais no processo de reintegração familiar de crianças institucionalizadas: estudo de caso - Infantário Esperança de Katembe 2021-2022

Abstract

The present work seeks to analyze Intervention strategies adopted by Social Workers in the process of family reintegration of institutionalized children: a case study of the Infantário Esperança de Katembe (2021-2022). The research is qualitative in nature, carried out in the District of Katembe, specifically in the Inguide neighborhood, where interviews and observation were applied as techniques to apprehend the problem. For data analysis, a systemic theory was used, which views phenomena in a totalizing paradigm of circular causality, where the expressions of the social question only gain meaning from the interactions between individuals in a given social context. From the research it was found that the Social Workers carry out an articulated work in order to make family reintegration viable and strengthen the bonds between the child and the family. However, these are not consistent because they sin because there is a certain insufficiency in the preparation of the child and the family for family reintegration and in the follow- up after family reintegration. Therefore, there is a need for Social Workers to work towards carrying out a prior preparation of institutionalized children and their families, as well as making efforts to ensure that there is a follow- up after reintegration as a way of monitoring and supporting the family to fulfill its care functions and child protection.