Serviço social e a adoção no Brasil: a instrumentalidade na produção de conhecimento

Abstract

It is necessary to know the reality of the social worker in the socio-legal field and the technical operational instruments used to meet the demand in this field of activity. The research has a bibliographical character based on a survey of the annals of the Brazilian Congress of Social Workers (CBAS) from the years 2019 and 2022, which correspond to the 16th and 17th edition. The bibliographic survey identified 12 articles in the annals that address this topic, however, for the analysis of this research, only 4 were used, which dealt directly with adoption. For data analysis and interpretation, the content analysis technique was used. The results indicate that social workers perform their functions at different stages of the adoption process, working collaboratively with applicants to build bonds of trust from the beginning of the vetting process to the final sentence. They work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure the best interests of the child, prioritizing family and community coexistence through adoption when there is no longer any possibility of remaining in the biological family. The texts point out that the interview, home visit, group guidance, as well as the production of social studies, reports and opinions make up the daily lives of assistants. The professional faces structural and practical challenges, such as lack of resources and work overload. It is essential to guarantee access to justice in cases of adoption, which involves guaranteeing the right of children and adolescents to family and community coexistence, so conditions are necessary for the performance of professional activities with the improvement of working conditions in infrastructure and continuous search for the improvement of its technical operational instruments.