Intervenção psicossocial no processo de adoção

The following article aims to clarify the nuances of adoption processes, pointing to several alternatives in light of difficulties encountered with the legal system by interprofessional teams, whose role it is to provide resources for legal rulings, assisting the families involved in this process. Qualitative in nature, the research is characterized by a report and analysis on professional practice in legal psychology, enriched by the perspective of pedagogy and social services, which combine to form the interprofessional team in the juvenile court for the district of Caucaia in the Brazilian state of Ceara. Activities have been developed by means of the project entitled “Conceiving of the Idea of Adoption: From the Protection of the Womb to the Protection of the Psychosocial Sphere”, which primarily aims to guarantee infants a family able to safeguard their rights, regardless of whether such families are biological or substitute. The research emphasizes the important need for experts at listening to and welcoming the Other in light of his/her decision to write his/her personal and family history.