Se a família é o primeiro ambiente socializador da criança, preparando-a para a inclusão em um contexto social mais amplo, a escola pode ser considerada o segundo, salientando-se que pais e professores são figuras essenciais no desenvolvimento do indivíduo, cabendo a eles a função de transmitir valores e normas de conduta assim como compor o ambiente, estabelecendo formas e limites para as gerações mais novas; a infância é, pois, quando a criança incorpora estes valores e, então, o momento propício para verificar a assimilação que ela faz dos fatores relacionadas à tolerância, direitos e deveres. Neste sentido, inicialmente foi investigada a percepção de professores e pais de alunos de Escolas Públicas e Privadas sobre formas de educar a criança e o que seria a violência doméstica contra ela (Estudo I). Na continuidade, analisou como crianças de 2ª a 4ª séries do Ensino Fundamental, que freqüentavam Escola Pública, percebiam as ações dos adultos em relação a elas, o que consideravam certo e errado no contato entre os colegas, o que deveria ser feito para garantir o respeito aos direitos de cada um (Estudo II); e por último foi executado um conjunto de discussões em grupo voltado às questões da Tolerância e Direitos com crianças de 4ª série (Estudo III). Para cumprir estes objetivos, no Estudo I três Escolas Públicas e três Particulares foram contatadas, participaram quatro professores (um por série) e oito pais (dois por série) por Escola de primeira à quarta série do Ensino Fundamental, somando um total de setenta e dois entrevistados; na coleta de dados foram usados uma entrevista estruturada com os pais e jogo de sentenças incompletas com os professores. No Estudo II foram entrevistados 160 alunos de 2a (40), 3a (40) e 4a (80) séries do Ensino Fundamental de uma Escola Pública; dois instrumentos foram elaborados, o primeiro composto por um conjunto de desenhos, seguidos de questões, o segundo na forma de uma entrevista estruturada. No Estudo III, o material usado na intervenção foi em forma de jogo que consistia em lançar uma certa situação com duas possíveis alternativas (uma direcionada para a incompreensão e desobediência e a outra voltada para a tolerância e a recusa à agressão) a serem escolhidas pelos seus participantes (duas salas de 4ª série). Os dados obtidos foram analisados pelos sistemas quantitativo e quantitativo interpretativo. Os resultados, de um modo geral, mostraram que para os pais de alunos de ambas as escolas um sistema ideal de educação quanto à punição está no ponto central, a grande maioria nega que o excesso e a ausência sejam bons para a educação, mas sinalizam que, num grau médio, punir é uma ação aceita como forma de educar a criança. Os professores de escolas particulares e públicas disseram que já detectaram algum tipo de violência doméstica contra seus alunos. Os dados das crianças demonstraram que elas responsabilizam os adultos por sua formação e o que mais as incomoda no contato com os pares são as brigas. Discute-se assim a questão da visibilidade maior da violência doméstica contra a criança nas escolas, sendo os professores grandes aliados na sua detecção e também a necessidade da realização de outras intervenções com as crianças com o objetivo de trabalhar estratégias menos violentas diante de situações que exigem auto-controle em seu relacionamento com os colegas. / If the family is the first socializing environment for children, preparing them for inclusion in a more expanded social context, school can be considered to be the second, with emphasis on the fact that parents and teachers are essential figures in the development of an individuals. It is their function to transmit values and behavioral norms and to compose the environment, establishing forms and limits for the younger generations. It is during childhood that children incorporate these values, this being the proper time to verify how children assimilate the factors related to tolerance, rights and duties. On this basis, we first investigated the perception of teachers and parents of pupils enrolled in Public and Private Schools regarding the way to educate children and domestic violence against them (Study I). Next, we analyzed how 2nd to 4th grade Elementary School pupils enrolled in Public School perceived the actions of adults towards themselves and what they considered to be right or wrong regarding contact among schoolmates and what should be done to guarantee respect of the rights of each person (Study II); finally, a set of group discussions was held regarding the questions of Tolerance and Rights with 4th grade pupils (Study III). To fulfill these objectives, three Public Schools and three Private Schools were contacted in Study I, with the participation of four teachers (one per grade) and eight parents (two per grade) per School from first to fourth grade of Elementary School, with a total of 72 persons interviewed. For data collection, a structured interview was applied to the parents and a set of incomplete sentences was used with the teachers. In Study II, 160 pupils of 2nd (40), 3rd (40) and 4th (80) grades of Elementary School were interviewed. Two instruments were elaborated, the first consisting of a set of drawings followed by questions, and the second in the form of a structured interview. In Study III, the material used for intervention was a game consisting of the presentation of a certain situation with two possible alternatives (one directed at incomprehension and disobedience and the other directed at tolerance and refusal of aggression) to be selected by the participants (two 4th grade classrooms). The data obtained were analyzed by the quantitative and quantitative interpretative systems. In general, the results showed that the parents of children from both schools considered punishment to be a central point in an ideal educational system. Most denied that the excess or the absence of punishment is good for education, but pointed out that a medium type of punishment is an action accepted as a form of child education. The teachers of both the public and private schools stated that they had already detected some type of domestic violence against their pupils. The data regarding the children demonstrated that they hold the adults responsible for their education and that what most bothers them in the contact with their peers is fighting. Thus, the question of greater visibility of domestic violence against children in the schools is discussed, with the teachers being important allies in its detection, together with the need for other interventions with the children in order to devise less violent strategies in situations that require self-control in their relationships with their schoolmates.

fenômeno da violência sexual infanto-juvenil não se explica por si só, pois é também resultado de uma prática socioespacial, em que é nítido o envolvimento simultâneo de variáveis sociais, culturais e psicológicas. Nossa pesquisa tem como objetivo entender a violência sexual infanto-juvenil em Manaus (2006-2010), a partir de uma leitura geográfica e psicossocial do fenômeno. Trata-se de uma pesquisa quanti-qualitativa, de natureza exploratória, retrospectiva e descritiva, com abordagem baseada na hermenêutica da profundidade, por meio da qual realizamos pesquisa de campo junto aos casos denunciados, entrevistas aos usuários dos serviços de atendimento às vítimas, mapeamento do fenômeno das zonas administrativas da cidade, levantamento em bases estatísticas oficiais e revisão bibliográfica. Os resultados mostram que a formação do quadro regional da Amazônia a partir de seus projetos de ocupação e desenvolvimento teve sua base na exploração material e sexual de seus povos. Não se pode negar que a distribuição espacial do fenômeno em Manaus tem forte ligação com as carências de infra-estrutura urbana e de equipamentos e serviços nas zonas onde a freqüência do número de denúncias é maior, constituindo-se assim como espaços segregados e de maior vulnerabilidade do fenômeno. As instituições que compõem a rede de enfrentamento da violência sexual infanto-juvenil em Manaus são insuficientes frente à demanda do número de casos, à superfície territorial e à população da cidade que buscam por seus serviços. Sua fragilidade está na articulação da rede, na ausência de políticas públicas para o enfrentamento deste tipo de violência, assim como a inadequada distribuição das instituições no espaço da cidade, dificultando o acesso e a acessibilidade da população às mesmas. / The phenomenon of child-youth sexual abuse can not be explained by itself alone. It is also the result of socio-spatial practice. It is clear that there is simultaneous involvement of social, cultural and psychological variables. Our research aims at understanding the sexual abuse of children and youth in Manaus (2006-2010) from a geographical and psychosocial reading of the phenomenon. It is about quantitative and qualitative research, of exploratory nature, descriptive and retrospective, using a depth hermeneutics approach for conducting field research in the reported cases, interviewing those who have used the services that care for such victims, mapping the phenomenon in the administrative areas of the city, using survey databases from official statistics and reviewing library materials. The results show that the formation of a regional framework of the Amazon from its settlement projects and \"development\" has had its basis in the material and sexual exploitation of its people. There is no denying that the spatial distribution of the phenomenon in Manaus has strong links with the lack of urban infrastructure, facilities and services in areas where the frequency of the number of complaints is higher, thus forming as if they were segregated spaces with greater vulnerability to the phenomenon. The institutions that make up the network for fighting child-youth sexual abuse in Manaus are insufficient in facing the demand of the number of cases, the size of the area, and the city population that seeks their services. Its weakness is in the joint network in the absence of public policies to face this kind of violence, as well as the inadequate distribution of institutions within the city, making availability and access difficult for the population to get to them.

Orientador: Gilda Figueiredo Portugal Gouvêa / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T13:22:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Capodifoglio_IonaVasques_M.pdf: 1475306 bytes, checksum: 1f455f4339bbae21ab2a07334e0a5006 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Resumo: Este trabalho buscou tecer questionamento acerca da implementação de recentes políticas públicas de enfrentamento à violência doméstica contra crianças no Brasil, surgidas no ínterim da consolidação legislativa da ideia da criança como sujeito de direitos. Empreendeu-se uma revisão bibliográfica sobre o percurso histórico da noção de infância e da relevância dessa categoria para o desenvolvimento de políticas sociais específicas para esse público ao longo do tempo. Recentemente, tais políticas reconheceram a violência doméstica contra as crianças como uma questão social importante, e passaram a utilizar algumas teorias sobre essa violência na tentativa de auxiliar no enfrentamento público da mesma junto à população. Através de um estudo exploratório realizado no município de Leme, no interior de São Paulo, a pesquisa observou a realidade de algumas profissionais envolvidas com este trabalho e as interrogou sobre as dificuldades encontradas para a implementação dos programas de enfrentamento à violência doméstica contra crianças; com isso, se verificou a existência de descompassos entre pressupostos fundamentais de algumas teorias sobre violência doméstica contra criança, os princípios que regulamentam as novas políticas de Assistência Social, e as reais particularidades do enfrentamento dessa violência nas instituições pesquisadas, criando um contexto no qual as profissionais elaboram dilemas que não estavam colocados antes das reformas pelas quais passou o campo da Assitência Social no Brasil / Abstract: The purpose of this study is to inquire about recent changes in public policies concerning domestic violence against children in Brazil, after lawmakers had strengthen the rights endowed by children. First, this study does a literature review on the historical notion of childhood and the importance of this ideal to the development of social policies specific to this group. Consequentially, recent policies recognized domestic violence against children as an important social issue and started using theoretical frameworks about this sort of violence in an attempt to improve those policies. After, an exploratory study was conducted on the city of Leme, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, in order to inquire about the difficulties that professionals face while implementing violence-related programs. Their observations shed light in a mismatches between the fundamental assumptions of some theoretical frameworks about domestic violence against children and the context faced on the surveyed institutions. This mismatch represents new dilemmas for those professionals that were not present before the reforms suffered by the field of Social Assistance in Brazil / Mestrado / Sociologia / Mestra em Sociologia

South Africa currently has one of the highest levels of crime in the world. The high prevalence of violence in South African culture has led to the increased exposure to violence of individuals of all ages. The South African Police Service annual report for 2008/2009 reported 48 732 crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder to sexual offences and common assault against children under the age of 18 years. In addition, young people between the ages from 12 to 22 are generally victimized at twice the adult rate and even higher for violent crimes. It is the belief of various theorists that exposure to violence can alter one’s cognitive, affective, and behavioral processes- the three core components that are essential to moral development. The role that exposure to violence has on the development of aggressive behavior has been thoroughly researched; however the implications that this exposure has on the moral development of adolescents remains vague. This study explored and described the relationship between exposure to violence and moral development amongst adolescent learners. A quantitative exploratory descriptive research design was employed and the participants were selected by means of non-probability, convenience sampling. The sample consisted of 53 participants at a coeducational high school in the Nelson Mandela Metropole. The demographic data of the participants was gathered through the administration of a biographical questionnaire. The participants’ exposure to violence was explored by using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire- South African Adaptation (HTQ-SAA), while their moral development was assessed by means of the Moral Judgment Test (MJT). The data was analysed using descriptive statistics and both the Pearson’s correlation coefficient and Chi square test was computed to draw inferences regarding the relationship between exposure to violence and moral development. The results of the study revealed that all of the participants were exposed to violence directly or indirectly on one or more occasion; however the frequency with which the participants were exposed to violence was lower than expected. The results of the MJT further indicated very low to low moral judgement competence scores for the majority of the sample. No significant correlation or association was found between the two constructs.

Se a família é o primeiro ambiente socializador da criança, preparando-a para a inclusão em um contexto social mais amplo, a escola pode ser considerada o segundo, salientando-se que pais e professores são figuras essenciais no desenvolvimento do indivíduo, cabendo a eles a função de transmitir valores e normas de conduta assim como compor o ambiente, estabelecendo formas e limites para as gerações mais novas; a infância é, pois, quando a criança incorpora estes valores e, então, o momento propício para verificar a assimilação que ela faz dos fatores relacionadas à tolerância, direitos e deveres. Neste sentido, inicialmente foi investigada a percepção de professores e pais de alunos de Escolas Públicas e Privadas sobre formas de educar a criança e o que seria a violência doméstica contra ela (Estudo I). Na continuidade, analisou como crianças de 2ª a 4ª séries do Ensino Fundamental, que freqüentavam Escola Pública, percebiam as ações dos adultos em relação a elas, o que consideravam certo e errado no contato entre os colegas, o que deveria ser feito para garantir o respeito aos direitos de cada um (Estudo II); e por último foi executado um conjunto de discussões em grupo voltado às questões da Tolerância e Direitos com crianças de 4ª série (Estudo III). Para cumprir estes objetivos, no Estudo I três Escolas Públicas e três Particulares foram contatadas, participaram quatro professores (um por série) e oito pais (dois por série) por Escola de primeira à quarta série do Ensino Fundamental, somando um total de setenta e dois entrevistados; na coleta de dados foram usados uma entrevista estruturada com os pais e jogo de sentenças incompletas com os professores. No Estudo II foram entrevistados 160 alunos de 2a (40), 3a (40) e 4a (80) séries do Ensino Fundamental de uma Escola Pública; dois instrumentos foram elaborados, o primeiro composto por um conjunto de desenhos, seguidos de questões, o segundo na forma de uma entrevista estruturada. No Estudo III, o material usado na intervenção foi em forma de jogo que consistia em lançar uma certa situação com duas possíveis alternativas (uma direcionada para a incompreensão e desobediência e a outra voltada para a tolerância e a recusa à agressão) a serem escolhidas pelos seus participantes (duas salas de 4ª série). Os dados obtidos foram analisados pelos sistemas quantitativo e quantitativo interpretativo. Os resultados, de um modo geral, mostraram que para os pais de alunos de ambas as escolas um sistema ideal de educação quanto à punição está no ponto central, a grande maioria nega que o excesso e a ausência sejam bons para a educação, mas sinalizam que, num grau médio, punir é uma ação aceita como forma de educar a criança. Os professores de escolas particulares e públicas disseram que já detectaram algum tipo de violência doméstica contra seus alunos. Os dados das crianças demonstraram que elas responsabilizam os adultos por sua formação e o que mais as incomoda no contato com os pares são as brigas. Discute-se assim a questão da visibilidade maior da violência doméstica contra a criança nas escolas, sendo os professores grandes aliados na sua detecção e também a necessidade da realização de outras intervenções com as crianças com o objetivo de trabalhar estratégias menos violentas diante de situações que exigem auto-controle em seu relacionamento com os colegas. / If the family is the first socializing environment for children, preparing them for inclusion in a more expanded social context, school can be considered to be the second, with emphasis on the fact that parents and teachers are essential figures in the development of an individuals. It is their function to transmit values and behavioral norms and to compose the environment, establishing forms and limits for the younger generations. It is during childhood that children incorporate these values, this being the proper time to verify how children assimilate the factors related to tolerance, rights and duties. On this basis, we first investigated the perception of teachers and parents of pupils enrolled in Public and Private Schools regarding the way to educate children and domestic violence against them (Study I). Next, we analyzed how 2nd to 4th grade Elementary School pupils enrolled in Public School perceived the actions of adults towards themselves and what they considered to be right or wrong regarding contact among schoolmates and what should be done to guarantee respect of the rights of each person (Study II); finally, a set of group discussions was held regarding the questions of Tolerance and Rights with 4th grade pupils (Study III). To fulfill these objectives, three Public Schools and three Private Schools were contacted in Study I, with the participation of four teachers (one per grade) and eight parents (two per grade) per School from first to fourth grade of Elementary School, with a total of 72 persons interviewed. For data collection, a structured interview was applied to the parents and a set of incomplete sentences was used with the teachers. In Study II, 160 pupils of 2nd (40), 3rd (40) and 4th (80) grades of Elementary School were interviewed. Two instruments were elaborated, the first consisting of a set of drawings followed by questions, and the second in the form of a structured interview. In Study III, the material used for intervention was a game consisting of the presentation of a certain situation with two possible alternatives (one directed at incomprehension and disobedience and the other directed at tolerance and refusal of aggression) to be selected by the participants (two 4th grade classrooms). The data obtained were analyzed by the quantitative and quantitative interpretative systems. In general, the results showed that the parents of children from both schools considered punishment to be a central point in an ideal educational system. Most denied that the excess or the absence of punishment is good for education, but pointed out that a medium type of punishment is an action accepted as a form of child education. The teachers of both the public and private schools stated that they had already detected some type of domestic violence against their pupils. The data regarding the children demonstrated that they hold the adults responsible for their education and that what most bothers them in the contact with their peers is fighting. Thus, the question of greater visibility of domestic violence against children in the schools is discussed, with the teachers being important allies in its detection, together with the need for other interventions with the children in order to devise less violent strategies in situations that require self-control in their relationships with their schoolmates.

Thesis (MA (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Violence occurs everywhere in the world, yet in poor communities like Lynedoch, located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, physical violence between children has become endemic. It is so severe that in 2004 a child from this community was murdered by peers. Furthermore, a trend has been observed throughout South Africa, of serious acts of physical violence between children. This has escalated to such an extent that in 2008 the country’s schools were declared the most unsafe and dangerous in the world. The present study was undertaken to obtain a firsthand understanding of the causes and effects of physical violence between children in Lynedoch. It was further motivated by the researcher’s location as a Lynedoch resident and school teacher. The information was obtained from 12 child participants who reside in Lynedoch. Qualitative research was employed and a depth focus group interview was used to obtain the information. The information which was obtained was then categorised into units, from which the themes were extrapolated. It was the research instrument of choice, because it is highly recommended for conducting research with children and for exploring sensitive topics. Once the information was obtained, the participants were debriefed. In order to formulate a holistic and systemic understanding of the research findings Urie Bronfenbrenner’s bio-ecological systems theory was used as a framework. This enabled the researcher to discuss the findings within the constructs of the microsystem, the meso-system, the exo-system, the macro-system and the chrono-system. The discussion also included the issue of the influence of nature versus nurture, the emotional system, the cognitive-system and the behaviour-system. The findings of the present study revealed that the perceived causes of the physical violence between children in Lynedoch include a lack problem solving skills, difficulty dealing with certain emotions, low self-esteem, poor conflict resolution skills, domestic problems, difficulty communicating, a need for attention, and adults modeling physical violence to children. The perceived effects of physical violence between children in Lynedoch include painful emotions, desensitisation, displaced anger, vengefulness and suicidal ideation. In order to practically address the problems that were revealed through the formulation of the research findings, the present study recommends the implementation of systemic changes at multiple levels, including political, social, economic and personal changes. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geweld kom oral in die wêreld voor, veral in armer gemeenskappe soos Lynedoch, wat in die Wes-Kaap Provinsie van Suid-Afrika geleë is. In hierdie gemeenskap het fisiese geweld tussen kinders endemie geword. In 2004 is kind vermoor deur ander kinders van hierdie gemeenskap. Tendens is dwarsdeur Suid-Afrika opgemerk, van ernstige gevalle van fisiese geweld tussen kinders. Dit het so vererger dat Suid–Afrikaanse skole in 2008 as die mees onveilig en gevaarlike skole ter wêreld bestempel is. Die huidige studie was onderneem om eerstehandse begrip van die oorsake en gevolge van fisiese geweld tussen kinders in Lynedoch te verkry. Die navorser was verder gemotiveer deur sy betrokkenheid as onderwyser by die laerskool en as inwoner van die Lynedochgemeenskap. Twaalf kinders van die Lynedoch gemeenskap het deelgeneem aan die studie. Kwalitatiewe navorsing was gedoen. Fokusgroeponderhoud was gebruik om die inligting te verkry. Hierdie navorsingsintrument was gebruik omdat dit die aanbevole metode is vir navorsing met kinders en veral wanneer sensitiewe onderwerpe ondersoek word. Na die afloop van die onderhoude, was daar ontlonting vir deelnemers. Om holistiese en sistemiese begrip van die navorsingsresultate te formuleer, is Urie Bronfenbrenner se bio-ekologiese sisteeem teorie gebruik. Dit het die navorser in staat gestel om die bevindinge binne die raamwerk van die mikro-sisteem, mesosisteem, exo-sisteem, makro-sisteem en die chrono-sisteem te bespreek. Die bespreking het ook die kwesie van die invloede van die mens se natuur teenoor die invloede van die omgewing, die emosionele sisteem, die kognitiewe sisteem en die gedrag-sisteem gedek. Die bevindinge van die huidige studie het die volgende oorsake van fisiese geweld tussen kinders in Lynedoch geopenbaar: gebrek aan probleemoplossingsvaardighede; die swarigheid om pynlike emosies te verwerk; lae selfbeeld; swak konflikhanteringsvermoëns; huishoudelike probleme; probleme met kommunikasie vaardighede, en tekort aan aandag en volwassenes se fisiese gewelddadige gedrag. Die waargenome effekte van fisiese geweld tussen kinders in Lynedoch sluit die volgende in: pynlike emosies; desensitisering; verplaasde gevoelens van woede; wraaksugtigheid en selfmoordgedagtes. Ten einde die probleme wat deur hierdie studie na vore gekom het, prakties aan te spreek, word sistemiese veranderinge op verskeie vlakke, insluitend persoonlike, sosiale, ekonomiese, sowel as polities aanbeveel.

This research is a case-study based primarily on theory and pre-existing documents describing the history and the current situation in regards to violence against children in Indonesia. The theory of intervention is analysed against the context of Indonesia with an aim to find which of the selected intervention approaches – the systems approach, the human ecology approach, the lifecycle approach and the community based approach – are considered most appropriate, in terms of minimal obstacles or barriers, for recommendation to be implemented by religious leaders to eliminate violence against children. Furthermore, this research finds which types of violence against children – those with religious motivation or those with cultural motivation – each of these four intervention approaches are best suited for. The study finds that the former two approaches are lesser recommended for religious leaders on their own to lead, and that the latter two are better able to provide the necessary social programming. While conditions apply, each of the approaches are capable of intervening violence motivated by both religious and cultural norms.

TAT stories and demographic information of 30 violent and 30 nonviolent juvenile delinquents were obtained. Institutional assessment records at Dallas County Juvenile Department (DCJD) served as the data base for this study. TAT stories and demographic information of 30 violent and 30 nonviolent juvenile delinquents were obtained. Institutional assessment records at Dallas County Juvenile Department (DCJD) served as the data base for this study. Differences with respect to object relations functioning between juveniles charged with two categories of index offenses: property offenses and aggravated assault were examined. Object relations were assessed utilizing a scoring system designed for use with the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). The scoring system encompasses a psychoanalytic perspective and consists of four dimensions representing separate but interrelated aspects of object relations. It was hypothesized that juvenile delinquents who commit violent crimes would exhibit lower object relations functioning as compared to juvenile delinquents who commit nonviolent crimes.

The diploma thesis focuses on the dilemmas of the social and legal guardians of children working with families where violence is present on children. The work deals with the ethical aspects of social work with families where family violence is committed and also with what dilemmas the workers of the institution of social and legal protection of children deal with this target group. Dilemma situations are illustrated by case studies. The selected dilemma is subjected to an analysis using the ethical theory of I. Kant. The thesis seeks to thoroughly reflect the principles of I. Kant's ethical theory, which can be helpful in solving this dilemma that arises when working with a family in which child violence is present.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T14:31:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Daniela Araujo Ando.pdf: 966486 bytes, checksum: 2e38841514bab2112ea5c08df4e93510 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-10-14 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / According to scientific research, the school is considered an enabling environment for the detection and the reporting of incidents of domestic violence against children. It is believed that professionals in Education, especially teachers, through specific training geared towards the problem of domestic violence against children, can use the resources of such training to develop skills to cope with domestic violence, especially with regard to the identification and the reporting of incidents in the early grades of elementary school, period during which children stay with teachers for about four hours a day. This research aims at identifying and studying obstacles and indicating possibilities of continuing teacher education in relation to the reporting of domestic violence against children. The research setting was the public school system in the São José dos Campos district, in São Paulo, and focus groups, interviews, and document analyses were used for data collection. The result shows continuing training as a space that can contribute not only to equip teachers in regard to prevention, case management the and its reporting but also to provide greater safety for professionals when making decisions on a case of domestic violence against a child, through the support of a formed collective consciousness on this phenomenon. Thus, the problem of domestic violence can only cease to be treated warily by the school when educators have access to open discussions about this phenomenon and can partner with protection agencies. The conclusion indicates that professionals in Education have to develop and build knowledge on the topic, starting from the reality of the school environment to the participation in the production of materials aimed at coping with domestic violence against children / A escola tem sido considerada como um ambiente propicio para detecção e notificação da violência doméstica contra criança. Acredita-se que o profissional da educação, principalmente o professor, por meio de uma formação específica voltada para o problema da violência doméstica contra criança possa utilizar os recursos dessa formação para o desenvolvimento de habilidades no enfrentamento da violência doméstica, sobretudo no que diz respeito à identificação e notificação, nas primeiras séries do ensino fundamental, período em que as crianças permanecem com os professores cerca de quatro horas diárias. Essa pesquisa tem como objetivo identificar e estudar os obstáculos e indicar possibilidades da formação continuada de professores em relação à notificação da violência doméstica contra crianças. O cenário da pesquisa é a rede municipal de ensino de São José dos Campos/SP e para a coleta de dados foram utilizados grupos focais, entrevistas e análise documental. O resultado apresenta a formação continuada como um espaço que pode contribuir não só para instrumentalizar os professores no que diz respeito à prevenção, condução do caso e sua notificação, mas que possibilitará maior segurança para o profissional, ao tomar decisões diante de um caso de violência doméstica contra uma criança, apoiando-se numa consciência coletiva formada sobre esse fenômeno. Dessa forma, o problema da violência doméstica só poderá deixar de ser tratado com receio pela escola, quando os educadores tiverem acesso a discussões abertas sobre esse fenômeno e estabelecerem parcerias com os órgãos de proteção. A conclusão indica que os profissionais da educação precisam desenvolver e construir conhecimentos sobre a temática, partindo da realidade do contexto escolar bem como a participação na elaboração de materiais voltados para o enfrentamento da violência doméstica contra criança