Who can participate? A documentary analysis of children's participation in alternative care
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Child participation in protection systems is a fundamental right that entails multiple psychosocial benefits for children and adolescents. However, its correct implementation in protection systems is a challenge to be addressed. In Chile, research on child participation, particularly in the national child protection system (SENAME), is scarce. This study seeks to explore, under the model of meaningful participation, how child participation is considered in alternative care programs and their regulatory and legal frameworks, through a thematic documentary analysis. The findings point to a low level of definition of the concept participation in technical and legal regulations, and a tendency to assign children and adolescents to a passive role, leaving adults to define the moments and forms of participation. Some factors,such as the age of the child, which play a central role in making participation possible are analysed. In conclusion, meaningful participation is not guaranteed in its three dimensions (being informed, listened to and considered in decision-making) throughout the process, being relegated to isolated and variable instances depending on the different programs.
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Manuela Garcia-Quiroga
Manuela García-Quiroga es Psicóloga, PhD University of Birmingham, Reino Unido. Académica en la Escuela de Psicología de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Ha desarrollado una línea de investigación en cuidados alternativos, vículo afectivo y participación infantil.
Dominique Roig
Dominique Roig es Psicóloga de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV), forma parte del equipo de investigación del proyecto Fondecyt asociado a esta publicación.
Camila Mok
Camila Mok es Psicóloga de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV) y diplomada en estrategias de intervención clínica infanto juvenil de la Universidad de Valparaíso (UV). Personal técnico del proyecto Fondecyt N° 1180129 de la PUCV, dedicándose específicamente a la línea de políticas públicas de infancia.
Ketty Cazorla
Ketty Cazorla Becerra es Trabajadora Social y actualmente Académica de la Escuela de Trabajo Social de la Universidad de Valparaíso. Investigadora del Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios sobre Cultura Política, Memoria y Derechos Humanos de la Universidad de Valparaíso. Doctoranda en Psicología, Pontifica
Universidad Católica de Valparaíso.
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