“Somos educadores também”: as contribuições do serviço social para uma educação antirracista nas escolas

Abstract

This work has as its theme the performance of the social work professional in schools and has as its research problem the following question "how do social work professionals, working in public schools, deal with racism within these institutions? To achieve an understanding of the problem, the general objective was to understand how social work professionals deal with racism in public educational institutions. Next, the following specific objectives were outlined: to present what is the role of the social worker in the school space; to analyze the debate about racism that permeates schools and the urgency of an institutionalized anti-racist education; to describe the importance of social work with the multidisciplinary team in the fight against racism in the school space. In this sense, the problem was approached in a qualitative way, with emphasis on perceptions and understanding of the participants' actions in the face of racism, without the intention of generating statistical data. Based on its primary purpose and specific objectives, the following technical procedures were adopted: bibliographic survey and documentary research. To collect information, a focus group was conducted with five social workers and semi-structured interviews with two professionals in the area. Of the five professionals, two (AS1 and AS4) do not deal with racism because they do not perceive it. One (AS2) has difficulty identifying racism in subjective situations and another (AS5) faces obstacles posed by the institution in which she works, by promoting activities aimed at combating racism. Only one (AS3) has a joint work with the multidisciplinary team of the school, with preventive actions throughout the school year.