Board Game Violetas: the perspective of professionals addressing violence against women

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the potentialities and limits of the board game Violetas to address violence against women, from the perspective of the professionals who work in assisting the victims. Method: This is an interventional study with a qualitative approach. Thirty professionals from the Casas da Mulher Brasileira (Brazilian Women’s Houses) in Brasília, Campo Grande and Curitiba participated. Data collection was carried out during Critical-Emancipatory Workshops. Data were subjected to thematic content analysis with the support of the software webQDA. Results: As potentialities, the professionals mentioned the game design, the collaborative participation, and the ludicity as learning facilitators, stimulating reflections on the visibility of violence, assistance to victimized women, and the articulation of the supportive network services. As limitations of the study, the lack of familiarity with games, the understanding of the rules, and some issues contained in the game were mentioned. Conclusion: The game proved to be a powerful educational strategy for the training and qualification of the professionals involved in the supportive network.

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Main Authors: Fornari,Lucimara Fabiana, da Fonseca,Rosa Maria Godoy Serpa
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem 2021
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342021000100507
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