Supervisão clínica em promoção e proteção de crianças e jovens: Uma revisão narrativa

Carolina Vanessa Gomes Coelho; Dora Pereira; Madalena Alarcão

doi:10.31211/rpics.2023.9.1.280

Authors

Carolina Vanessa Gomes Coelho Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Centro de Investigação em Estudos Regionais e Locais (CIERL-UMa), Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0416-3969
Dora Pereira Universidade da Madeira, Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades, Centro de Investigação em Estudos Regionais e Locais (CIERL-UMa), Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0874-7929
Madalena Alarcão Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Centro de Estudos Sociais (CES), Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7213-9146

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31211/rpics.2023.9.1.280

Keywords:

Complexity, Child Welfare and Protection, Clinical Supervision, Narrative Review

Abstract

Background and Aim: The specificities of child welfare and protection systems have a major impact on professionals and, consequently, on the work with families. Clinical supervision is a strong ally in promoting the well-being and proficiency of professionals. Objective: The main purpose of this study was to conduct a literature review on the appropriateness of supervision models to the specificities of the context of welfare and protection of children and young people, considering the roles of supervision, the supervision models, and the challenges of the context. Method: A narrative review was conducted by searching for keywords, reading the abstracts of the articles found, and reading in full the articles that fit the defined theme. Articles on supervision and clinical supervision in social and child and youth promotion and protection contexts were analyzed. Results: A single-approach supervision model or eclectic models with divergent theoretical approaches that do not address the complexity of the family systems identified predominates. Conclusions: We advocate a model with an integrative reading frame but fundamentally supported by an eco-systemic view of child maltreatment and family functioning, which is aware of the institution's procedures and promotes effective support to the professional. Further studies should be conducted to evaluate the effective influence of supervision on the practice of professionals with families and to identify the characteristics of the models that make them effective in promotion and protection.

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