Os Direitos da Criança e o Papel da CPCJ: Estágio em Comissão de Proteção de Crianças e Jovens

Abstract

This curricular internship report is part of the Master's Degree in Educational Sciences, specializing in Socio-Educational Intervention and Mediation. The internship took place at the Commission for the Protection of Children and Youth (CPCJ) of Municipality X, configuration itself as a space of immersion and pedagogical within the territory of non-formal education and child protection. Through a qualitative methodology based on participant observation, a needs assessment was conducted, revealing a communication and representational gap between families and the institution, characterized by a lack of legal literacy and a sharp fear of family breakdown fueled by external sensationalist narratives. To address this issue, a preventive and community-based intervention proposal was designed and implemented: a training and awareness session entitled "The Child as a Subject of Rights", aimed at the municipality's Parent Associations. Grounded in the principles of ecological rationality and Paulo Freire's dialogical pedagogy, the intervention aimed to promote rights literacy and demystify the protective and supportive role of the CPCJ, using parent representatives as trustworthy multiplying agents within the school community. The evaluation of the intervention showed a highly positive impact, validating the relevance of the socio-educational mediator as a pivotal link capable of transforming institutional resistance into co-responsible commitments for safeguarding the best interests of the child.