REPORTS OF A TRAINING INTERVENTION WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS TO ADDRESS SEXUAL ABUSE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

Abstract

Child Sexual Abuse has been the focus of research and studies, and stands out in debates that emerge in the media and society. Thus, this study is part of a set of results arising from the dissertation work of the first author, with the guidance of the second author, which is entitled Between Little Red Riding Hoods and Big Bad Wolves: Child Sexual Abuse and the school as a network of protection and confrontation. The objective was to: Investigate the results and contributions of a training intervention in the conceptions of teachers from the public school system in the city of Recife, focusing on confronting Child Sexual Abuse in Early Childhood. From a methodological point of view, a qualitative approach was used. The instruments that supported the study were the Focus Groups and Participant Observation. In summary, based on the results obtained, the lack of continuing education on the subject and the lack of knowledge on the part of the participants about the subject stand out.