Carolina Muñoz-Guzmán
Biographic Data
| ID | 3557447 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carolina Muñoz-Guzmán |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carolina |
| FAMILY NAME | Muñoz-Guzmán |
| SIGNATURE | MUÑOZ-GUZMÁN C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Conceptions of child development, assessment, and health among indigenous families in primary care
Aim: This exploratory qualitative study examines Indigenous conceptions of child development, health, and developmental assessment from the perspectives of Mapuche, Aymara, and Diaguita families, together with primary health care professionals who provide care to Indigenous children in Chile. Methods: A qualitative study grounded in a constructivist paradigm was conducted using a rapid assessment approach. Semi-structured interviews were carried …
Family conceptions and social workers’ professional judgment in Chilean social child services
In recent years, the Chilean Child Welfare Service has been questioned by the legislative and judicial powers over its work with children and their families. However, it remains unclear what the social workers’ family conceptions are and how they influence professional judgment. Here, 85 social workers were interviewed, and four focus groups were conducted. The interactions between variables were estimated using ANOVA and a model with marginal me…
The child, the parents, the family and the state
EnglishThere is a lack of research comparing Latin American and European countries alongside how family policy relates to social work practices. This study fills in the research gap, and compares Chilean and Norwegian social workers’ conceptions of children’s position in the family, in family work in a complex family case, and how their understandings impact on CWS practices when working with families with complex needs in each context. A total o…
Re-visioning social work education
The analyses of the contesting moment social work faces in the United Kingdom bring to discussion many claims that appear familiar to the context and performance of social work in Chile. This note compares the UK assessment of social work education and professional practice with Chilean social work, concluding that rising demand, high vacancy rates and reliance on agency staff, quality of recruits and training, and low status of the profession ar…
Liberation Theology in Social Work
Child Welfare in Chile
Poor outcomes and several complaints to the judicial system against residential services for children have triggered a deep review of the Chilean child welfare services, particularly in relation to family reunification. This paper offers strategic guidelines to improve alternative care for children younger than six years of age, who are under protective measures. To define such guidelines, a case study was developed based on current models of res…
Child Welfare in Chile
Poor outcomes and several complaints to the judicial system against residential services for children have triggered a deep review of the Chilean child welfare services, particularly in relation to family reunification. This paper offers strategic guidelines to improve alternative care for children younger than six years of age, who are under protective measures. To define such guidelines, a case study was developed based on current models of res…
The child, the parents, the family and the state
EnglishThere is a lack of research comparing Latin American and European countries alongside how family policy relates to social work practices. This study fills in the research gap, and compares Chilean and Norwegian social workers’ conceptions of children’s position in the family, in family work in a complex family case, and how their understandings impact on CWS practices when working with families with complex needs in each context. A total o…
Liberation Theology in Social Work
Child Welfare in Chile
Poor outcomes and several complaints to the judicial system against residential services for children have triggered a deep review of the Chilean child welfare services, particularly in relation to family reunification. This paper offers strategic guidelines to improve alternative care for children younger than six years of age, who are under protective measures. To define such guidelines, a case study was developed based on current models of res…
Re-visioning social work education
The analyses of the contesting moment social work faces in the United Kingdom bring to discussion many claims that appear familiar to the context and performance of social work in Chile. This note compares the UK assessment of social work education and professional practice with Chilean social work, concluding that rising demand, high vacancy rates and reliance on agency staff, quality of recruits and training, and low status of the profession ar…
The child, the parents, the family and the state
EnglishThere is a lack of research comparing Latin American and European countries alongside how family policy relates to social work practices. This study fills in the research gap, and compares Chilean and Norwegian social workers’ conceptions of children’s position in the family, in family work in a complex family case, and how their understandings impact on CWS practices when working with families with complex needs in each context. A total o…
Family conceptions and social workers’ professional judgment in Chilean social child services
In recent years, the Chilean Child Welfare Service has been questioned by the legislative and judicial powers over its work with children and their families. However, it remains unclear what the social workers’ family conceptions are and how they influence professional judgment. Here, 85 social workers were interviewed, and four focus groups were conducted. The interactions between variables were estimated using ANOVA and a model with marginal me…
Conceptions of child development, assessment, and health among indigenous families in primary care
Aim: This exploratory qualitative study examines Indigenous conceptions of child development, health, and developmental assessment from the perspectives of Mapuche, Aymara, and Diaguita families, together with primary health care professionals who provide care to Indigenous children in Chile. Methods: A qualitative study grounded in a constructivist paradigm was conducted using a rapid assessment approach. Semi-structured interviews were carried …
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Social Work (4 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Social Sciences and Policies (3 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)