La intervención del Trabajo Social a familias con medidas de protección de la junta cantonal de protección derechos de Ambato

Abstract

All children and adolescents are vulnerable persons who are subject to the law, where the law mentions that any type of violence, the State, society and the family must be protected, seeking the well-being and integral development of minors However, the family is the first group where the child or adolescent develops, which is in charge of imparting values, respect and, above all, enforcing the fundamental rights of their children, but there is also the breach of certain laws that makes a judicial authority dictate protection measures to safeguard children and adolescents. The present research aims to analyze the intervention of Social Work to families of children and adolescents with protection measures, knowing their position within the Cantonal Board and their way of intervening, where it is determined that the intervention of the Labor professional Social is with a preventive approach, carrying out a series of activities that help families to get out of this conflict that puts children at risk, so that the professional guides and accompanies them in different family contexts. In accordance with the results, it can be seen that the intervention of Social Work is extremely necessary from the family environment, providing a clearer approach to the family for decision-making. The investigation was carried out with the Technical Team of the Cantonal Board composed of the Clinical Psychologist, Social Worker, and two lawyers together with 25 families of the children, girls with protection measures, who conducted surveys and interviews. The statistical analysis by means of the Chi-square determined that the Null Hypothesis is rejected and that the Alternative Hypothesis is accepted, mentioning that there is a correlation between the intervention of Social Work and the Protection Measures.