Actuação do assistente social na garantia da protecção de mulheres vítimas de violência doméstica: estudo de caso do Bairro de Laulane (2021-2023)

Abstract

Domestic violence against women is a social issue that concerns everyone, regardless of race, social class, age, or religion. It manifests in various forms: psychological, physical, sexual, among others. In Mozambique, domestic violence has reached alarming proportions; a fact that has led many public and private organizations to undertake efforts to prevent and combat this social issue.The present study is entitled: "The Role of the Social Worker in Ensuring the Protection of Women Victims of Domestic Violence in the Laulane Neighborhood (2021–2023)."The study aims to: describe the perceptions and emotional experiences of women victims of domestic violence; characterize the typology of domestic violence as well as its effects and consequences in the city of Maputo; identify the barriers that may influence the effectiveness of the Social Worker's actions, such as socioeconomic, cultural, and structural factors; and propose intervention strategies targeted at women victims of domestic violence in the city of Maputo.The research was conducted in the Laulane neighborhood with 17 (seventeen) women who were victims of violence perpetrated by their partners. Given the nature of the study, the researcher opted for a qualitative, descriptive, and exploratory approach, as this combination of methods allowed for the exploration, description, and analysis of the data collected from the cases under study. Through the results obstained in the research, it was possible to capture that Social Workers, on the one hand, do not fully guarantee the protection of women victims of domestic violence, but that, on the other hand, there is an exercise potentially carried out so that the guarantee becomes a reality.