O papel da criança na violência intrafamiliar : um estudo com profissionais
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A exposição da criança à violência intrafamiliar é uma das formas mais prevalentes de mau-trato, e pode apresentar consequências negativas para o desenvolvimento da criança. As crianças expostas à violência podem assumir diferentes papéis, o que exige um conhecimento mais aprofundado sobre estes processos, e capacidade do sistema assegurar uma apropriada avaliação e intervenção. Neste estudo, pretendemos identificar as representações dos profissionais a desempenhar funções em Comissões de Proteção de Crianças e Jovens (CPCJ) acerca das crianças e cuidadores em contextos de violência familiar, assim como o papel das CPCJ na intervenção com estas crianças e famílias. Para tal, participaram neste estudo 40 profissionais (95% mulheres), que preencheram um conjunto de questões de resposta aberta em formato online. Os resultados sugerem que a maioria dos participantes apresenta uma representação da violência familiar especificamente centrada na criança e no seu papel de vítima, considerando que as famílias se caraterizam maioritariamente pelas suas dificuldades no exercício da parentalidade e a ausência de insight. Neste sentido, a intervenção das CPCJ deve privilegiar a capacitação e o suporte familiar, assim como a proteção da criança, através da mobilização da rede enquanto fator particularmente associado ao sucesso da intervenção nestes processos.
Children's exposure to intrafamily violence is one of the most prevalent forms of maltreatment, which can negatively impact children's development. The children exposed to violence may assume different roles, which calls for a deepen knowledge about these processes and the child protection system (CPS) capacity to evaluate and intervene in an appropriate way. This study aims to identify the representations of professionals working in the CPS, about children and caregivers in contexts of family violence, as well as the role of these CPS agencies in intervening with these children and families. As such, a sample of 40 professionals have participated in this study (95% female) filling out an open ended online questionnaire. The results suggest that most of our participants perceive family violence as specifically focused on the child and their role as a victim, conceiving these families as mostly characterized by their parenting difficulties and the lack of insight. In this sense, the CPCJ's intervention should focus on family empowerment and support, as well as on child protection, by mobilizing the network as a factor particularly associated with the success of intervention in these cases.
Children's exposure to intrafamily violence is one of the most prevalent forms of maltreatment, which can negatively impact children's development. The children exposed to violence may assume different roles, which calls for a deepen knowledge about these processes and the child protection system (CPS) capacity to evaluate and intervene in an appropriate way. This study aims to identify the representations of professionals working in the CPS, about children and caregivers in contexts of family violence, as well as the role of these CPS agencies in intervening with these children and families. As such, a sample of 40 professionals have participated in this study (95% female) filling out an open ended online questionnaire. The results suggest that most of our participants perceive family violence as specifically focused on the child and their role as a victim, conceiving these families as mostly characterized by their parenting difficulties and the lack of insight. In this sense, the CPCJ's intervention should focus on family empowerment and support, as well as on child protection, by mobilizing the network as a factor particularly associated with the success of intervention in these cases.