Resumen
Adoption is a way of enabling children and adolescents deprived of family life to have a family. Adoption candidates must undergo a process of evaluation and preparation, guided by the technical teams of the Child and Youth Courts. Professionals should evaluate complex questions about adoption and parenting, but the lack of a guiding criterion can lead to difficulties in this process. Thus, the present study aimed to describe the criteria used by judicial technicians of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the qualification processes for adoption. Interviews were conducted with psychologists and social workers from 7 cities in the state. The content analysis identified that issues related to life history, personal characteristics, family and social relationships, and motivation for parenting should be evaluated. It is argued that the qualification process can be thought of as a space for reflection on the adoption project and the parenting of the adopters besides only an evaluation.
Keywords:
legal processes; psychosocial evaluation; forensic psychology