Child Welfare in Chile
Learning from International Experiences to Improve Family Interventions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5933119 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carolina Muñoz-Guzmán, Carolina Muñoz‐guzmán (0000-0003-3752-8434, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Candice Fischer (0000-0001-9166-9313, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Enrique Chia (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile), Catherine A Labrenz (0000-0001-7494-5486, Fundación Chile), Catherine Labrenz |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 219-238 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci4010219 |
| OpenAlex | W2064390791 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 13 |
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 residential services and foster home programs, which included local (Chile) and international evidence; also this research includes original empirical data collected through focus groups and interviews with key stakeholders of these programs in Chile and in two countries with advanced social services for children (Sweden and Italy). Findings refer to a structural need for reforming social services for Chilean children. Such reform should involve appropriate legislation to guarantee the rights of children and families; a substantial budgetary review leading to an increase in spending; and boosting professional specialization; and raising the capacity for offering integrated services
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Legislation · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public economics · Social Welfare · Welfare · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Welfare and Adoption · Medicine · Nursing
Caracterización del emparejamiento en familias de acogida
Análisis crítico de las intervenciones de acogimiento residencial en Chile
Perspectives on organizational structure and social services’ work with clients – a narrative review of 25 years research on social services
Factors influencing the guidance of shared parenthood over time
Social workers understanding of extended families position in child welfare in Lithuania, Chile and Norway
Psychological adjustment, attachment difficulties, and perceptions of family relationships in adopted and institution-reared children
State policies on child maltreatment and racial disproportionality
Deconstructing bias
Systemic family engagement to preserve and reunify families
The Meaning of Shared Parenthood in Long‐Term Foster Care
The Social Welfare Service Delivery System to Reinforce Sustainable Social Participation
Street-Level Bureaucracy
Outcomes for Children and Adolescents After Residential Treatment
Characteristics of Children and Adolescents Admitted to a Residential Treatment Center
Intimate partner violence among female caregivers of children reported for child maltreatment
Factors associated with abuse in residential child care institutions
Understanding Foster Placement Instability for Looked After Children
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |