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The topic of this research was the educational relations established by social educators at an Interactional and Strengthening of Bonds Program. Social Education in Brazil is a work in progress, currently lacking a formal training aimed at professionals, despite the fact of a great number of institutions and projects operating in the said field. Our purpose is to study the development of social educator's educational practices at three institutions of Interactional and Strengthening of Bonds Program, and social educators build and develop their work regarding children and adolescents with violated rights. This is qualitative research, exploratory in nature. Data gathering methodology utilized observation of the institution's educational practices, semi-structured interviews with eight social educators. The data analysis made use of content analysis by Bardin (1977). Results conveyed deficiency concerning professional training for those involved in educational practices, in contrast with how long these practices have being developed and how many children and adolescents utilize the city's program. We urgently point at a more attentive dedication to training de Social Educators, resulting in a more effective educational practice and better accomplishing the goals of educational support to children and adolescents with violated rights.