INTEGRATION, INCLUSION, AND BUILDING SOCIAL LEADERSHIP

A SUCCESSFUL PRACTICE OF LAW AND PSYCHOLOGY OUTREACH

Abstract

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities (Social inclusion of older adults and legal literacy in public schools).

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (Promotion of access to justice and human rights).

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being (Use of art therapy for the mental health of older adults).

ABSTRACT: This study reports an interdisciplinary extension experience that coordinates Law and Social Psychology to promote inclusion and social protagonism at different stages of life. The first front of the intervention took place in a state Long-Term Care Institution for the Elderly (ILPI), within the scope of the Human Rights Extension discipline. Using art therapy as a methodological tool, a drawing workshop themed "elderly well-being" was conducted, aiming to mitigate social isolation and strengthen residents' self-esteem and emotional expression through community integration. The second front, carried out by the "Bons Vizinhos" Extension Program, focused on the legal literacy of 9th-grade students in a public school in Fortaleza. Through the "My Rights, My Duties" action, the goal was to demystify the legal system, addressing the Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA) and the 1988 Federal Constitution in a dialogical language. Results show that, in the ILPI, art facilitated the recovery of subjectivity and the strengthening of support networks. In the school environment, the intervention fostered critical thinking and the perception of young people as active subjects of rights and duties. It is concluded that the symbiosis between psychological support and legal education is effective for building full citizenship, proving that university extension is a powerful instrument for social transformation and the guarantee of human dignity in vulnerable contexts.

Keywords: University Extension, Human Rights, Social Inclusion, Social Psychology, Citizenship.