Juventudes e a política de assistência social em um município de grande porte do estado de Pernambuco: uma avaliação do trabalho socioassistencial na proteção social básica

Abstract

This research evaluates the work of Basic Social Protection (PSB) teams operating in Social Assistance Reference Centers (CRAS) and Community Centers in Caruaru - PE, focusing on ensuring social rights for young people in situations of vulnerability. More specifically, our objectives include identifying the profile of professionals, describing the actions offered to young people, understanding how professionals represent the demands of youth, and evaluating new strategies for youth attention. Using the methodology of In-Depth Evaluation, the analysis focuses on four main fields: context analysis, content analysis, institutional trajectory, and the temporal and territorial spectrum of Social Assistance policy. As theoretical markers, we address three main categories: social inequalities, youth, and social assistance. For this research, documentary analysis, focus groups, questionnaires and interviews with nine professionals who make up the teams and work with young people were used. The results of this evaluation highlight challenges for the realization of work, including the precariousness of work, weaknesses in the structure of equipment and pedagogical support provided to professionals, and the professionals' detachment from the paths taken and ways of living and seeing the world of peripheral youth. In this context, it is concluded that it is crucial to adopt a critical view of work in the Unified Social Assistance System (SUAS) and in Basic Social Protection, aiming to promote the autonomy and integral development of young people who inhabit the peripheries of the investigated territories. Therefore, we understand that it is necessary to rethink socio assistance practices and ensure adequate working conditions for those who work in these services