Salud mental en escuelas vulnerables: evaluación del componente promocional de un programa nacional

Myriam George Lara; Javier Guzmán Piña; Marcela Flotts De Los Hoyos; Ana María Squicciarini Navarro; María Paz Guzmán Llona

doi:10.5354/0719-0581.2012.25837

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Mental health in vulnerable schools: evaluation of the promotional component of a national program

Authors

Myriam George Lara Universidad de Chile
Javier Guzmán Piña Ministerio de Educación
Marcela Flotts De Los Hoyos Universidad Andrés Bello
Ana María Squicciarini Navarro Ministerio de Educación
María Paz Guzmán Llona Ministerio de Educación

Vol. 21 No. 2 (2012)

https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-0581.2012.25837

Abstract

This paper presents the results of a qualitative evaluation of the promotional component of Skills for Life Program of JUNAEB, from the perspective of its participants and professionals. Semi structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with 51 people. The results show a high estimation of the program by its participants, identifying positive changes in interactions at school, skill development and a better school atmosphere. Professionals expressed a more critical point of view about promotional interventions and their positive effects. It is concluded that the program is a resource that supports high vulnerability schools, that contributes to the “relational repair” of school actors, and encourages positive interactions and psychosocial wellbeing in educational communities with high demand.

Keywords:

mental health promotion, community education, qualitative evaluation, schools at psychosocial risk, Skills for Life Program

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George Lara, M., Guzmán Piña, J., Flotts De Los Hoyos, M., Squicciarini Navarro, A. M., & Guzmán Llona, M. P. (2012). Mental health in vulnerable schools: evaluation of the promotional component of a national program. Revista De Psicología, 21(2), Pág. 55–81. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-0581.2012.25837