Institutions for Victimized Children: Functioning Reported by Children and Managers

Institutions for victimized children, in Brazil, have been focus of several studies, mainly in the 1980s, due to lack of quality in the children's care. After the Estatuto da Crianca e do Adolescente promulgation (Children & Adolescents' Act), the institutions have been gradually alter...

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Published in:Psicologia (São Paulo, Brazil) Brazil), 2007-12, Vol.9 (2), p.14-25
Main Authors: Prada, Cynthia Granja, Williams, Lucia Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Weber, Lidia Natalia Dobrianskyj
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Brazil
career
Child Care Services
Children
children victims of domestic violence
community
institutions for children
quality indicators of institutions for children
Victimization
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Summary:Institutions for victimized children, in Brazil, have been focus of several studies, mainly in the 1980s, due to lack of quality in the children's care. After the Estatuto da Crianca e do Adolescente promulgation (Children & Adolescents' Act), the institutions have been gradually altered & the studies have turned towards the assessment of basic requests, such as quality of the structure & quality of care provided in these institutions. This study had the purpose of analyzing the functioning routine of institutions in the cities of Curitiba & Santos. Thirty children institucionalized into institution for children participated of the study in Curitiba City. Five coordinators of institutions for children participated as well. The date collected was executed with coordinator's interview. Results indicated that a reduced number of children per caretaker was respected in the majority of cases. However other points such as respect for the individuality & insertion in the community were not achieved by all institutions. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1516-3687
1980-6906