Universidad de Oviedo.
Psicothema. 2019 Aug;31(3):319-326. doi: 10.7334/psicothema2019.129.
Residential child care is a very complex measure and has been the subject of heated debate in many countries. However, there is a paucity of studies that examine quality assessments of these services, much less that have asked the children and young people receiving those services about their own evaluations.
This study interviewed 209 young people between 11 and 20 years of age, in 21 residential facilities, about their degree of satisfaction with the care they receive. These residential facilities are differentiated into three types of programs that will be compared: preparation for adult life (PAL), therapeutic care for behavioral problems (TRC) and general programs for children and young people without any specific profile (GRC). The instrument used is an interview that includes both quantitative and qualitative assessments.
The results show a trend toward positive average scores on practically all aspects, highlighting the support from as well as the connection they feel with the educators who care for them. On the other hand, young people in TRC displayed lower scores on almost all aspects evaluated while those in PAL were the most positive.
The main implications for the practice will be discussed from these youths’ perspective.
儿童寄宿照料是一项非常复杂的措施，在许多国家都引发了激烈的争论。然而，很少有研究对这些服务的质量评估进行检验，更不用说询问接受这些服务的儿童和年轻人对自己的评价了。
本研究对 21 家寄宿机构中的 209 名 11 至 20 岁的年轻人进行了采访，了解他们对所接受的照料的满意程度。这些寄宿机构分为三种类型的项目进行比较：成人预备生活（PAL）、行为问题治疗护理（TRC）和普通儿童及青少年项目（GRC）。所用的工具是一种访谈，包括定量和定性评估。
结果显示，在几乎所有方面都呈现出积极的平均得分趋势，突出了他们从教育者那里得到的支持以及与他们的联系。另一方面，TRC 中的年轻人在几乎所有评估的方面得分都较低，而 PAL 中的年轻人则最为积极。
将从这些年轻人的角度讨论对实践的主要影响。
