Reintegração familiar de crianças e adolescentes em acolhimento institucional: revisão sistemática e rigor metodológico dos estudos

Abstract

The current systematic review analyzed the scientific production in the period between 2008 and 2017 about the family reintegration of children and adolescents in sheltering situation. The aim was to identify the main issues along this process and the strategies to put it into practice in order to understand the factors that lead to its success. This review was separated into two studies. Study I gathered eight national and international scientific papers, Study II gathered ten dissertations and one thesis done in Brazil and their methodological rigor. The main results of Study I were: most papers have case study as the method; most publications on the theme are found in the South of Brazil, followed by the Southeast and Mid-west. The most common strategy used for its execution was visitation. The main fragilities identified for its implementation were: socioeconomic problems and weakness of family bonds, in addition to the incipient follow up throughout the detachment process from the institution. In Study II the results found were: semi-structured interview was the most frequent used instrument; the method of analysis most used was the Bardin content analysis. A detailed observation indicated methodological weakness of the papers, chiefly regarding the analysis and discussion of the results. The current review shows as main limitation the lack of specific descriptors at the DecS or BVS psi database that represent the search for manuscripts, dissertation and theses. It was identified a scarce number of studies on the process of family reintegration. Through this review it is expected to raise some contemplations and inquietudes about how the family reintegration process takes place, also that it is seen as starting point for further investigation on the field.