Provision of services to the community of a collective and territorial character: strengths, theoretical references and challenges of this methodological strategy

Abstract

The study focused on the socio-educational measure of Provision of Services to the Community (PSC), whose general objective was to systematize the methodological strategy of PSC COLECTIVE, in its historical aspects, processes, theoretical references and experiences. Documentary research, interviews with actors relevant to the implementation of the proposal and a focus group with service professionals were used. The analysis indicated the existence of two phases in the development of the studied methodology, the second being renamed PSC COLLECTIVE AND TERRITORIAL (PSC-CT), which became the focus of the study, as bringing new meanings to the processes of engagement, accountability and transformation experienced by adolescents in complying with the measure. Its central axes are activity as the main mediation resource, group work, territorial action, and family support. PSC-CT is based on socio-education, with effective work - educational and pedagogical, critical and participatory, from the perspective of guaranteeing the rights of adolescents who commit infractions. This methodological proposal can be considered a social technology that contributes to the field of socio-educational measures in open settings in Brazil and strengthens the work of occupational therapy in the Unified Social Assistance System.