Apadrinhamento civil

: uma nova oportunidade de proteger : um recomeço

Abstract

This work refers to the final report of an investigation entitled: “Civil Sponsorship - a new opportunity to protect - A new beginning”, leading to a Master's Degree in Educational Sciences from the Catholic University of Porto. Considering the imperatives of protection and promotion of children and young people, within a framework of recognition of the citizenship status of childhood, it was intended to know to what extent the legal institute of civil sponsorship contributes to the realization of the child's right to the family and to a new life project. To this end, we wanted to find out about the perception of the actors who work in implementing this measure, trying to understand how that legal figure acts in the protection system, based on the scientific literature on childhood and the theoretical references of Social Pedagogy. The data collected and analyzed allowed us to conclude about the relevance of the measure of civil sponsorship and about the need to invest in the technical-pedagogical training of the institutional and professional actors.

Date of Award	13 Oct 2020
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Isabel Baptista (Supervisor)