Atuação do (a) assistente social frente à violência doméstica contra a mulher: uma análise de conteúdo das publicações da área do serviço social no período de 2006-2020, na revista Serviço Social & Sociedade

Abstract

The present term paper discusses the professional challenges of Social Work in regards to facing domestic violence, which were observed in academic production of the area. Its goal is to explain and present domestic violence against women in its historical and social context, to understand the cathegories encompassed by the term “domestic violence”, as well as to present the relevant legistation connected with facing this type of violence, and to emphasize social workers’ job in this context. Considering that, this term paper’s methodology is bibliographic and documental: five articles, published after the enactment of Maria da Penha Law (2006) up until the year 2020, were selected from the biggest national circulation journal, Serviço Social & Sociedade Journal. The present research is also qualitative, since it tries to understand empirical evidence, and it presents its contributions within this paper as well as in a social manner. The research data analysis contains the three stages described by Bardin, that is, pre-analysis, material analysis and results. Following the results of this research, we tackle the importance of reflections about the current legislations and how they work, the interdisciplinary actions to be taken in order to care for violence victims, and, mainly, the commitment with studies about the perpetrator’s profile and behavior. These researches aim to re-educate the perpetrators structurally and behaviorally, and they can also be useful in new actions, politics and legislations that involve the battle against domestic violence and the Social Worker’s job.