The pedagogue’s work at the Social Assistance Reference Center (CRAS) in the municipality of Irati, State of Paraná, Brazil

Abstract

The article aims to analyze the professional practice of educators working in Centro de Referência de Assistência Social (CRAS) in the municipality of Irati, State of Paraná, Brazil, emphasizing their training process for professional development within the scope of Social Pedagogy. Therefore, it indicates some notes about the importance of Social Pedagogy in Brazil in the context of CRAS. Emphasizes the training of teaching professionals, valuing the importance of adequate training for the work offered at CRAS. In the end, it questions the reality of the pedagogue’s work in the municipality, indicating its economic and social panorama in order to understand the importance of his/her work in this context. The research started from a perspective by Freire of document analysis and online questionnaire. The results obtained show that the training of the pedagogue is adequate for working with CRAS. However, it emphasizes the importance of this training to include, in its curriculum, disciplines that provide the opportunity for discussion in ​​Social Education area. It reflects that currently, the initial training goes through a setback, due to Resolution nº 2 of the National Council of Education which establishes the National Curricular Guidelines for the Initial Training of Teachers for Basic Education.