The prevention of child and adolescent sexual abuse in an ecclesial context: Socio-educational action programs and strategies
La prevención del abuso sexual infanto juvenil en contexto eclesial: Programas y estrategias de acción socioeducativos
Author
Sanhueza Estay, Raquel
Abstract
This article, carried out through bibliographic analysis, shows the socio-educational programs and strategies for the prevention of sexual abuse. The national regulatory framework and ecclesial guidelines for prevention are reviewed, with figures that illustrate the prevalence of this phenomenon at the national level. Its objective is to get closer to knowing the way in which the prevention of ASI is channeled in ecclesial contexts, particularly the prevention programs that the Church has implemented since 2011, and provides recommendations regarding these in ecclesial settings.
Antecedents of program prevention strategies and theoretical conceptual references associated with prevention, approaches and models are presented, understanding that prevention involves reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors. It concludes that affective-sexual education programs are urgently aimed at children from preschool age for prevention in ecclesial contexts, whose contents, methodology and didactics are specific for them, and suitable for teachers, catechists of schools and parishes, to address education in prevention of sexual abuse, a pastoral issue that must have adequate training and information to generate healthy and safe environments in pastoral contexts.
The inclusion of process evaluation devices and impact evaluations is recommended.
Antecedents of program prevention strategies and theoretical conceptual references associated with prevention, approaches and models are presented, understanding that prevention involves reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors. It concludes that affective-sexual education programs are urgently aimed at children from preschool age for prevention in ecclesial contexts, whose contents, methodology and didactics are specific for them, and suitable for teachers, catechists of schools and parishes, to address education in prevention of sexual abuse, a pastoral issue that must have adequate training and information to generate healthy and safe environments in pastoral contexts.
The inclusion of process evaluation devices and impact evaluations is recommended. Este artículo realizado mediante análisis bibliográfico muestra los programas y estrategias socioeducativos para la prevención del abuso sexual. Se revisa el marco regulatorio nacional y las directrices eclesiales para la prevención, con cifras que ilustran la prevalencia de este fenómeno a nivel nacional. Tiene por objetivo aproximarse a conocer la forma en que se canaliza la prevención de ASI en contextos eclesiales, particularmente los programas de prevención que ha implementado la Iglesia a partir de 2011, y aporta recomendaciones respecto de estos en ambientes eclesiales.
Se presentan antecedentes de estrategias de prevención de programas y referentes teórico-conceptuales asociados a la prevención, enfoques y modelos, entendiendo que prevenir supone reducir los factores de riesgo y aumentar los factores de protección. Concluye que urgen programas de educación afectivo-sexual, dirigidos a niños desde la edad preescolar para la prevención en contextos eclesiales, cuyos contenidos, metodología y didáctica se orienten específicamente a estos destinatarios, y adecuados para que docentes, catequistas de colegios y parroquias aborden la educación en prevención del abuso sexual, tema pastoral que debe contar con la formación y la información adecuada para generar ambientes sanos y seguros en contextos pastorales.
Se recomienda la inclusión de dispositivos de evaluaciones de proceso y evaluaciones de impacto.