WHAT COMMUNICATES THE BABY'S BODY? IRDI methodology and constitution of the educator-baby bond in the reception service
Before the promulgation of the ECA, children were seen and cared for under a care and hygienist logic, not considered as subjects of rights. Institutionalization as a historical mark of Brazil, extended for years this type of care that focused on organicism, left aside the psychic constitution of the small child. In welcoming, it is the social educator who will take care of the baby and his/her body, as well as needto some extent embody the maternal function, so that there can be support and the baby can constitute itself psychically, without major obstacles in its development. In this perspective, we have as a general objective in this research: to understand how the structuring function of the social educator in the assembly of the body image of the baby, in a host institution in Recife-PE. And as specific objectives: a) to analyze the conceptions that social educators have of the relationship established with the baby's body in the reception service; b) describe how the bond between educator and baby occurs during the moments of care in the routine; c) to analyze from the videographic records how the relationship between educator and baby takes place in the reception, having as reference the irdi indicators (0 to 18 months) that articulate psychic constitution and body image. In this context we rely on the theoretical assumption of Freud-Lacanian psychoanalysis, which allowed us to make an in-depth analysis both of the interviews conducted with the educators who work with the babies in the reception service, and to deepen the discussions in what we perceive in the interactive scenes selected in the ninapi database, about the body axis of the baby in the moments of care. Regarding the analysis of the results, it was possible to perceive the nuances of the transference and ambivalences that surround the educators about what place they occupy in the relationship with the babies, as well as to reflect on the care profiles of the educators in this research, theorizing about the structuring function of their role with regard to the psychic constitution and the body self of the child. We also noticed in the scenes, remnants of more mechanical care and minimal communication with babies, and that despite the challenges, educators can perceive the psychic manifestations of the baby, as is evident in some speeches, the passage from organic to drive. With this we understand that despite the challenges in the reception space, it was possible to verify the presence of most irdi indicators that articulate the constitution of the educator-baby bond and the assembly of the child's body image. It is vehemently recorded that it is possible to be attentive to the baby and its development in the reception service and to build an environment that can guarantee the promotion of its mental health, as well as the prevention of psychic suffering and obstacles in its development. For this, we reiterate the importance of promoting a space for listening to educators in the reception service, in order to reflect on the practice with babies and to highlight the place of training seeking to work the affective and relational nuances that are at stake in this process.