"Voy a salir de aquí y ya tengo que sobrevivir por las mías" Vivencias de ex residentes de programas residenciales en su transición hacia la vida independiente
"Voy a salir de aquí y ya tengo que sobrevivir por las mías" Vivencias de ex residentes de programas residenciales en su transición hacia la vida independiente
Authors
García-Quiroga, Manuela
Azúa, Mackarena
Berríos-Arias, Fernanda
Hernández-Pérez, Nicole
Meneses, Sofía
Azúa, Mackarena
Berríos-Arias, Fernanda
Hernández-Pérez, Nicole
Meneses, Sofía
Authors
Date
2022
Datos de publicación:
Cultura, Hombre, Sociedad (CUHSO), Vol.32, N°1, 201-229, 2022
Keywords
Cuidados alternativos - Emancipación - Participación
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Abstract
En Chile, los/as jóvenes de programas residenciales del Servicio Na-cional de Menores (SENAME), al cumplir la mayoría de edad se enfrentan a su egreso, en el cual vivencian una serie de desaf íos, pues se ven insertos/as en un contexto de cese de protección del Estado, y limitadas redes de apoyo. Este estudio buscó explorar y describir las vivencias de la transición a la vida independiente y egreso por mayoría de edad, desde la perspectiva de la parti-cipación de los/as jóvenes en dicho proceso. Participaron cinco egresados/as de residencias de distintas comunas de Santiago, cuyas edades fluctuaron entre 18 y 21 años. La metodología utilizada fue el Análisis Fenomenológico Inter-pretativo (AFI) y los principales hallazgos indicaron que los/as entrevistados/as caracterizaron el proceso de egreso como abrupto, rápido y solitario, deno-tando escasas redes de apoyo y vínculos significativos. Se destacó una ausencia de preparación para la vida independiente desde las residencias, y una esca-sa participación en las decisiones relacionadas con su futuro. Adicionalmente significaron el egreso como una ganancia de mayor libertad, no obstante, ex-perimentaron inquietud respecto a la subsistencia por sí mismos/as. Los/as jóvenes destacaron su autonomía y resiliencia en este contexto adverso.
In Chile, young people in residential programs run by the National Minors’ Service (SENAME) face egress as soon as they reach legal age. In this process, these young people face a series of challenges, as they find themselves in the context of the ceasing of support from the government and limited sup-port networks. This study sought to explore and describe the experiences of transition to independent life and egress due to legal age, from the perspective of leavers' participation in the process. The participants were five residential program leavers from different boroughs of Santiago, whose ages ranged bet-ween 18 and 21. The methodology used to analyse the data was Interpreta-tive Phenomenological Analysis and the main findings were that the process of egress was perceived by interviewees as abrupt, hasty, and lonely, noting a lack of robust support networks and scarce meaningful bonds. An absence of preparation for independent life by residential program staff was noted, as well as a scarce participation and impact regarding decisions related to these young people’s future. Interviewees qualified egress as a signifier of greater freedom, nevertheless they experienced some anxiety related to self-sufficiency. Leavers highlighted their autonomy and resilience in this adverse context.
In Chile, young people in residential programs run by the National Minors’ Service (SENAME) face egress as soon as they reach legal age. In this process, these young people face a series of challenges, as they find themselves in the context of the ceasing of support from the government and limited sup-port networks. This study sought to explore and describe the experiences of transition to independent life and egress due to legal age, from the perspective of leavers' participation in the process. The participants were five residential program leavers from different boroughs of Santiago, whose ages ranged bet-ween 18 and 21. The methodology used to analyse the data was Interpreta-tive Phenomenological Analysis and the main findings were that the process of egress was perceived by interviewees as abrupt, hasty, and lonely, noting a lack of robust support networks and scarce meaningful bonds. An absence of preparation for independent life by residential program staff was noted, as well as a scarce participation and impact regarding decisions related to these young people’s future. Interviewees qualified egress as a signifier of greater freedom, nevertheless they experienced some anxiety related to self-sufficiency. Leavers highlighted their autonomy and resilience in this adverse context.