Alcances y limitaciones de la participación infantil en orientaciones técnicas de programas ambulatorios SENAME: un análisis documental
Alcances y limitaciones de la participación infantil en orientaciones técnicas de programas ambulatorios SENAME: un análisis documental
Authors
Roig, Dominique
Molina, Sofía
Parra, Sofía
García-Quiroga, Manuela
Molina, Sofía
Parra, Sofía
García-Quiroga, Manuela
Authors
Date
2022
Datos de publicación:
Cultura, Hombre, Sociedad (CUHSO), Vol.32, N°1, 310-334, 2022
Keywords
Participación - SENAME - Derechos del niño
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Abstract
Entre los derechos del niño, el derecho a la participación es un factor protector para su desarrollo y bienestar, y un medio para la consecución de otros derechos. En Chile, la investigación en participación infantil es escasa, en especial en el sistema de protección infantil, SENAME. Es crucial promover y resguardar una participación infantil significativa, considerando el impacto que pueden tener en sus vidas las decisiones tomadas en los sistemas de protección. Este estudio busca comprender los alcances y limitaciones de la participación infantil en las orientaciones técnicas de los programas ambulatorios de SENAME a través de un análisis documental en base a teoría fundamentada. Los resultados muestran que el concepto de “participación” en los documentos es aplicado de manera inconsistente, y que los mecanismos e instancias de participación para los niños, niñas y adolescentes (NNA) resultan poco definidos. Los NNA son vistos principalmente como víctimas o seres vulnerables, lo cual parece limitar sus posibilidades de participar por sí solos; así, la familia o cuidadores toman un rol central en el proceso.
Among children's rights, the one about participation acts as a pro-tective factor for their development and wellbeing, and as a means for achieving other rights. In Chile, research in child participation is scarce, especially in the national child protection system ,SENAME by its abbreviation in Spanish . It is crucial to promote and safeguard a meaningful child participation, considering the impact that decisions taken in protection systems might have in their lives. This study strives to comprehend the scope and limitations of child participation in technical orientative documents of SENAME's outpatient programs, through a document analysis using grounded theory. Results show that the concept "participation" in these documents is applied inconsis-tently, and mechanisms and spaces of participation for children seem diffuse. Children are seen as victims or vulnerable beings in the documents, and that appears to limit their possibilities of participating by themselves; thus, the fa-mily or caretakers of the child take a central role in the documents.
Among children's rights, the one about participation acts as a pro-tective factor for their development and wellbeing, and as a means for achieving other rights. In Chile, research in child participation is scarce, especially in the national child protection system ,SENAME by its abbreviation in Spanish . It is crucial to promote and safeguard a meaningful child participation, considering the impact that decisions taken in protection systems might have in their lives. This study strives to comprehend the scope and limitations of child participation in technical orientative documents of SENAME's outpatient programs, through a document analysis using grounded theory. Results show that the concept "participation" in these documents is applied inconsis-tently, and mechanisms and spaces of participation for children seem diffuse. Children are seen as victims or vulnerable beings in the documents, and that appears to limit their possibilities of participating by themselves; thus, the fa-mily or caretakers of the child take a central role in the documents.