Vivências de educação emocional para pessoas com deficiência: um caminho para o empoderamento

Abstract

Studies on the field of Emotional Education highlight its importance for recognizing and valuing the diversity that exists in our society, especially with regard to people with disabilities. From this perspective, the general objective of this work is to analyze the significance of Emotional Education as a means for people with disabilities to experience a process of empowerment and to free themselves from ableism in their lives. To achieve this objective, a qualitative study was carried out, adopting a descriptive field research methodology. Interviews based on a semi-structured script were used as a data collection tool, involving six students with disabilities who had experienced Emotional Education practices through an extension project. The results obtained through the research revealed ableism as the main reason for school transfers, as well as the main trigger for primary emotions such as sadness and anger. In addition, the results pointed to Emotional Education as a way of strengthening the identity and empowerment of these individuals.