The Perceptions of Children and Adolescents in Shelter Institutions on the Protective Caretakers

Authors

  • Rosinha Mattos Marzol FURG
  • Larissa Bonafé FURG
  • Maria Angela Mattar Yunes FURG

Keywords:

Interactions, institutionalized children, caretakers, protection factors.

Abstract

This paper presents research conducted at shelter institutions (Inst. A and Inst. B) for children and adolescents in a city of RS. The study aimed to understand the perceptions of children and adolescents on their interactions with their caregivers. It was considered what children and adolescents think over care and what characteristics are perceived and pointed at the caregivers as relevant. It is an exploratory, descriptive and qualitative study. The method was the ecological engagement with systematic observations, field diary and interviews with children and adolescents. In the Inst. A the positive interaction and emotional support was evidenced in the caregivers who valued the dialogue. In the Inst. B the focus was on the instrumental support composed for help at the school activities, distribution of sweets and toys. In both institutions the respondents mentioned the importance of horizontal and affective interactions with caregivers which are perceived to promote development.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Rosinha Mattos Marzol, FURG

Psicopedagoga, Terapeuta de Família e Casal, Arteterapeuta, Mestre em Educação Ambiental pela FURG.

Larissa Bonafé, FURG

Acadêmica do Curso de Psicologia, Bolsista de Iniciação Científica CNPq PIBIC, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, FURG, Brasil.

Maria Angela Mattar Yunes, FURG

Paria Ângela Mattar Yunes é Psicóloga, Doutora em Educação: Psicologia da Educação (PUC/SP), Pesquisadora do CNPq e Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Ambiental da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande/FURG. Coordenadora do Centro de Estudos Psicológicos sobre Meninos e Meninas de Rua da FURG (CEP-RUA/FURG) e do .Núcleo de Estudos e Atenção às Famílias da FURG (NEAF). Suas áreas de interesse são vinculadas ao desenvolvimento humano na perspectiva da Psicologia Positiva com foco na resiliência e no atendimento das populações em situação de risco. É autora de vários artigos em periódicos científicos e capítulos de livro. É uma das organizadoras da obra recentemente publicada intitulada “Resiliência e Psicologia Positiva: interfaces do risco à proteção”. E-mail: [email protected]

Downloads

Published

2012-09-13

How to Cite

Marzol, R. M., Bonafé, L., & Yunes, M. A. M. (2012). The Perceptions of Children and Adolescents in Shelter Institutions on the Protective Caretakers. Psico, 43(3). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/revistapsico/article/view/7988

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Articles

License

Copyright

The submission of originals to Psico implies the transfer by the authors of the right for publication. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication. If the authors wish to include the same data into another publication, they must cite Psico as the site of original publication.

Creative Commons License

Except where otherwise specified, material published in this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which allows unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original publication is correctly cited.