Understanding the senses and meanings in the experience of welcoming families during the host

• Grant number: 21/03133-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2021
• End date: July 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Cognitive Psychology
• Principal Investigator: Sabrina Mazo D'Affonseca
• Grantee: Caroline Valério Gilhi
• Host Institution: Centro de Educação e Ciências Humanas (CECH). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The "Welcoming Families" program is an alternative to institutional care. It consists of training voluntary families to exercise the temporary care of children and adolescents away from the family by judicial decision. This study seeks to investigate the representations, motivations, difficulties, and the role of psychology in promoting a healthy host family. Three families and two psychology professionals from the "Welcoming Families" program of the city of São Carlos-SP will participate in the research. Remote interviews will be conducted with the participants, who will respond to a semi-structured interview script prepared by the author. The interviews will be recorded and transcribed. The data will be coded and grouped into categories of analysis, for further discussion based on the literature of the area.(AU)