Uma reflexão sobre o processo de inclusão no mercado de trabalho: a perspectiva da pessoa com deficiência

• Ano de defesa: 2006
• Autor(a) principal: Soares, Flávia
• Orientador(a): Teixeira, Karla Maria Damiano
• Banca de defesa: Loreto, Maria das Dores Saraiva de , Silva, Patrícia Fernanda Gouveia da , Marques, Luciana Pacheco , Ludwig, Márcia Pinheiro
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Viçosa
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Mestrado em Economia Doméstica
• Departamento: Economia familiar; Estudo da família; Teoria econômica e Educação do consumidor
• País: BR
• Palavras-chave em Português: Deficiência; Trabalho; Inclusão social
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Disabilities; Work; Social inclusion
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::ECONOMIA DOMESTICA
• Link de acesso: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/3297

This work is a reflection on the perspectives of social inclusion of the individual with disabilities in the labor market. The way such individual perceives the process of social inclusion in the family and in his/her relations with the work force was discussed, as well as his/her perceptions, expectations and fears of such process. The idea for this research resulted from my professional practice as Social Worker at the Parents and Friends of the Exceptional Child Association in Ubá-MG, where I have been faced with situations of conflict lived by individuals with special needs in their pursuing of employment. The underlying questions concerning this work could be construed as follows: how to guarantee access to work opportunities for the handicapped in a characteristically excluding and highly selective work force, especially considering the existing structural unemployment? Are the educational institutions preparing their students to cope with the adversities of such a selective and competitive labor force? Are the handicapped prepared to becoming aware of their role of agents of their own inclusion? Are families involved in this process so that it could yield personal, professional, and financial gains? Are families aware of the role they should play in this process as contributors for the construction of a less unequal society? These questions are justified based on the fact that the feelings and expectations of the handicapped concerning job opportunities are fundamental elements in helping them fully live their process of social inclusion in the family and at the workplace. In methodological terms, APAE/Rural, located in Ubá, Zona da Mata-MG was selected as place of study because a Program for Preparation and Work Force Placement for the Handicapped was being developed at this institution. The population studied was characterized by students with special needs enrolled in the profession-oriented course offered by the APAE/Rural and who are in the labor force, either as apprentices, workers, or participants through the Work Placement Program, totaling 23 persons. The Ecosystemic Theory and the Theoretical Model of Resources Management of Deacon and Firebaugh were used in this research to give support to the work, institutiona l, social and family relations analysis. The methodology applied was the qualitative approach with data collection and construction technique being based initially on the analysis of the students files and later, on interviews. The semi-structured interviews were conducted at the institution and some over the homes of the handicapped. This study showed that individuals with special needs are given simple tasks, without any greater concern with the type of activity and his/her professional qualification. The process of integration is very much present, through which they are given the right of participating in society and adapting to the activities chosen by employers and coordinators of the Work Market Placement Program without any concern for their skills and under the pressure of overcoming their own deficiencies. Social inclusion in the work force for such persons seems to be an idealization, in which they see themselves through the expectations offered by the current jobs and trainings. As they experience their relations, the individual with disabilities sees himself/herself through the mutual, simultaneous, and recurring interactions established between the trainee and the work environment, as well as through the dynamics between the other individuals involved in this process and their organizations. The fact that they learn how to deal with the ir own limitations and with others makes them acquire a more responsible behavior, contributing to a change in family, institutional, professional, and social behavior. The results allow concluding that APAE/Rural handicapped are experiencing a process of social interaction without, however, being prepared to play their roles in society.