Significados de família no processo de formação profissional em serviço social em duas instituições de ensino superior na cidade de Manaus/AM

Abstract

The training actually Manaus presents too many challenges, among them to provide effective understanding of social demands to be presented in professional practice. Among the issues discussed, is the theme of family, which has relevance to be debated as central bias of Social Policies in Brazil, but still suffers resistances for cultural building to be based only on nuclear training, traditional historical foundations. Despite the challenges, the family is involved in everyday professional practice of Social Work, which requires reflections on the preparation of the professionals mentioned regarding the referral and care of families within the expressions of Social Issues. To weave the necessary considerations, the paper analyzes how the meanings of family are designed by teachers and students in the training and professional practice in two HEIs (Higher Education Institutions) Manaus process. With methodological procedures that involved conducting focus groups with students and interviews with faculty, research unveiled the concepts of family brought by the subjects. The results showed that, despite the discussions about the plurality of meanings that the family presents, understanding the concepts clenches up in the traditional analyzes, permeated with prejudice and lack of expertise in dealing with the issue, which reflects the increasing challenges HEIs have with respect to the reflections of content that directly involve the training and the proper teaching and student preparation for the confrontation of the diversity of expressions of Social Issues.