Aspectos da formação dos professores de Artes Visuais e Música para intervenção com crianças vítimas de violência sexual

Abstract

We understand that sexual violence against children and adolescents has been yet another challenge in the field of education, as it is a social phenomenon that needs to be recognised as a public health problem. We have observed that the kindergarten teacher is an important agent in the prevention and notification of child sexual violence, which is why some questions began to permeate my reflections and arouse other concerns about the preparation of this professional to receive the reports of child victims of sexual violence. Therefore, the aim of this research is to analyse how content relating to the dynamics of welcoming child victims of sexual violence is dealt with in the initial training of Visual Arts and Music teachers. To this end, we have drawn up some specific objectives that will help us understand this proposal: To analyse the Pedagogical Project of the Visual Arts and Music courses in order to see whether they include protocols for caring for children who are victims of sexual violence; To investigate how the initial training of Visual Arts and Music teachers provides a foundation for teaching practices related to the content of sexual violence against children; To assess the degree of security that future Visual Arts and Music teachers have when faced with the demands of sexual violence against children. The methodology adopted is based on a qualitative approach and the data was analysed using the content analysis technique. In this way, we understand that in order for sexual violence against children to be a more present theme in teacher training courses for early childhood education teachers, and for them to express mastery and security when dealing with a theme that has become increasingly present in the Brazilian education scenario, it is necessary for this theme to be, on purpose, more present in the composition of the discussions and dialogues that generate the curricula of teacher training courses.