Questão social, trabalho profissional e violência sexual contra criança: uma análise sobre suas interfaces no Hospital Estadual da Criança/Ba

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the work of social workers with children in situations of sexual violence treated at the pediatric emergency room of the State Children's Hospital (HEC), in Feira de Santana, during the years 2020 and 2021 - a period marked by the SARS-COV-2 (Covid-19) pandemic, analyzing the demands, institutional responses, approaches adopted and instruments used by the category. It starts from the assumption violence is a multifaceted phenomenon and an expression of the social issue, in light of the discussions of Cecília Minayo and Marilda Iamamoto. The theoretical-methodological foundation is anchored in reflections on the social issue, the multiple forms of violence and, specifically, sexual violence against children, in order to support the analysis of the data collected. This is a qualitative study, whose empirical sources include information systematized by social workers from the State Children's Hospital (HEC) after filling out the National Notification System (SINAN) forms, the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for situations of violence and interviews with social service professionals working in pediatric emergency services. The data indicate that the highest incidence of violence occurs among female children in the intrafamily context and that there was a reduction in notifications due to the period of isolation. Regarding the work of social workers at HEC, during the pandemic, it was observed that SINAN data is considered a work tool, services are carried out in a multidisciplinary manner, that coordination with the network is one of the biggest challenges and that there is a project to discuss sexual violence outside the hospital environment.