Intervention of foster family programs in times of pandemic: the perspective of professional teams from the Los Lagos and Los Ríos regions, Chile

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foster parents, foster care, foster children, COVID-19, child protection, non-governmental organizations (The European Language Social Science Thesaurus)

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Issue: No. 23 (2022): N°23 Revista Cuadernos de Trabajo Social- Enero 2022
Section: Publicación de Artículos

Abstract

The measures taken to address COVID-19 have created unprecedented challenges for child protection programs. The goal of this study was to examine the adaptation of foster care programs to the context of a pandemic in two regions of Chile, showing emerging problems and measures taken. Under a qualitative design approach, with an exploratory cross-sectional design, semi-structured interviews and SWOT analysis were developed in four teams of foster care programs. The results demonstrate significant transformations in the intervention strategies, highlighting the use of telematic modality; on the other hand, professional teams identify difficulties such as lack of self-care and loss of privacy in interventions. The findings reveal a high capacity for adaptation in professional teams, however, regarding the impact of the intervention under the implemented modality, further studies are required.

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César Montenegro Ruíz
Luis Álvarez Vivar
Miguel Salazar Muñoz
Yonatan Bustamante Cárcamo
Viviana Zambrano Lizama
Ruíz, C. M., Vivar, L. Álvarez, Muñoz, M. S., Cárcamo, Y. B., & Lizama, V. Z. (2022). Intervention of foster family programs in times of pandemic: the perspective of professional teams from the Los Lagos and Los Ríos regions, Chile. TS Cuadernos De Trabajo Social, (23), 29-45. Retrieved from https://tscuadernosdetrabajosocial.cl/index.php/TS/article/view/212

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