Adolescents of a psychosocial assistance institution: from the knowledge of their universe to a intervention to promote development / Adolescentes de um núcleo de assistência psicossocial: do conhecimento de seu universo à intervenção para promoção de desenvolvimento

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

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VENTURINI, F. P. Adolescents of a psychosocial assistance institution: from the knowledge of their universe to a intervention to promote development 224 f. Thesis (Doctoral) Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. Studying the stage of the life called adolescence has been showing of great relevance, specially face to the need of establishing programs that aim the promotion of healthy development, and still have fundamental importance the possibility of obtaining information directly from the population were one aims to intervene. The objective of this study was to know the universe of the adolescents that attend a psychosocial assistance institution and collaborate to the promotion of their development through the proposition and execution of an intervention program. This research is a transversal, qualitative, developed as a investigation-action and based on a Bioecological Model of Human Development, which emphasizes the need of the study of development in the context. This research has two stages. The first stage (stage 1), had as objective the investigation of how are experienced the contexts of living of adolescents from a assistance institution in a low income neighborhood in Ribeirão Preto - SP, being then: family, school, friendship, neighborhood where they live, and the institution. This stage also has the objective of surveying their needs. Thirty two adolescents with age from 11 to 15 years old that attend the institute in the period contrary to the school, took part in the research. Data were registered by two instruments: 1) Pre-A Questionnaire, that aims to evaluate the perceptions towards family, school and friendships, and 2) interview that added to Pre-A their perceptions about the neighborhood and the institution. Results showed that their perception of those environments is, in a general manner, positive. One data has shown relevant was the disturbance with the fights/conflicts and with the behavior of the peers; and it was identified a negative perception of the conflicts experienced at home. As for the institution, it has promoted changes in the everyday behavior of the youth, showing that, to them, this space has a positive function in their lives. Based on these results, it was proposed the intervention (stage 2) that focused two issues: the sexuality in the adolescence and the peers relationship. In this stage fifteen weekly meetings were realized with the participants of the first stage. The meetings were characterized by the incentive to active participation, by the proposal of a positive intervention with them and the valorization of their positive characteristics. The data were registered from: 1) observational data during the meeting by one observer, 2) observational data after the meeting, by the researcher, 3) Evaluation Form filled by the adolescents at the end of each meeting and 4) a final interview with the participants. The results show a enhancement of the relationship between the adolescents and the valorization of the information learned about adolescence and sexuality. From the result analysis its considered that researches in this perspective, using positive interaction as a instrument of intervention, and considering the needs and potentialities of the participants, may help in implementing more efficient intervention and allow that individuals become more aware and may earn their competencies.

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psychosocial assistance institution. development promotion núcleo de assistência psicossocial desvantagem econômica adolescence promoção do desenvolvimento economical disadvantage adolescência

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