Group intervention with adolescent girls who are victims of sexual violence: from the extreme-situation to the unprecedent-viable

• Autor(a) principal: Barros, Amailson Sandro de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Machado, Vit´ória Magalhães, Silva, Edlaine Araujo da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de educação popular (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/reveducpop/article/view/54668
• topic: Sexual Violence; Adolescence; Group intervention; Violência Sexual; Adolescência; Intervenção em Grupo

Sexual violence against children and adolescents has been a historical and social phenomenon that causes several psycho-social consequences for the victims and their families. Intervention works in situations of sexual violence still have been an issue that challenges professionals who work with this demand. In order to contribute to the diffusion of interventional practices, the present report describes a theoretical and methodological work experience supported by Community Social Psychology and Popular Education. It is an intervention in the group modality, which was carried out with adolescents who were victims of sexual violence and assisted by a Specialized Police Department which deals with the Defense of the Rights of Children and Adolescents. Six adolescents aged between 14 and 16 years attended the group’s meetings. The group was organized in ten meetings. Each meeting lasted one hour and thirty minutes and they were held weekly. The results presented exchanges of potentially libertarian experiences, strengthening the social and affective support network for adolescents, understanding of sexual violence and its psycho-social effects.