Académica del Departamento de Psicología de la Universidad de La Frontera. Investiga y desarrolla docencia en Psicología Comunitaria, particularmente en el área de los procesos de fortalecimiento comunitario como en el campo de la prevención comunitaria de problemas psicosociales.
International Journal of Family & Community Medicine
The People in Situation of Calle are one of the most vulnerable groups in terms of physical and m... more The People in Situation of Calle are one of the most vulnerable groups in terms of physical and mental health. In Chile, around the middle of them present problems with the consumption of substances, increasing its condition of social exclusion. To obtain a comprehensive measure of the mode in which the assistance relationship is established with persons in a situation where the prejudicial consumption of alcohol and other drugs is aborted, from the perspective of women interviewed in a psychosocial intervention program in Chile, the way in which the intervention in practice is configured. For this purpose, a case study of a program is carried out, conducting semi-structured interviews with the integrants of the psychosocial intervention team. Complementary documentary analysis of program acts and information was carried out. The main results are arrojan that, in the configuration of the relationship of ayuda, the emotional and relational angle that is established with the users of ...
International Journal of Family & Community Medicine
The purpose of this study was to characterize the components required for the implementation of a... more The purpose of this study was to characterize the components required for the implementation of a community-based intervention strategy for mental health prevention in older adults in a poor neighborhood in the city of Temuco. The sample of the qualitative study was composed of 15 older adults, 2 neighborhood leaders, and 2 psychosocial interveners who have been working in the sector. The design corresponds to a case study, and semi-structured interviews guided by a guideline of topics and participant observation in activities carried out with older adults in a mental health and self-care workshop were used in the production of data. The data were interpreted through content analysis. The results show that the form of aging is characterized by loneliness and feelings of sadness, including in some cases tensions derived from family dynamics. There is also economic precariousness and difficulty in accessing health services. During the pandemic, they had to face various situations that...
... An explorative study on actitudes toward Barge Chinese community (Italy)(Inmigración e integr... more ... An explorative study on actitudes toward Barge Chinese community (Italy)(Inmigración e integración. Un estudio exploratorio de las actitudes hacia la comunidad china de Barge, Italia.) Anna Miglietta, Silvia Gattino & Angela Fedi 337 Page 17. ...
In view of the rapid expansion of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the planet, this arti... more In view of the rapid expansion of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the planet, this article presents a set of proposals developed by Latin American psychologists who seek to address this phenomenon from a regional perspective In this sense, topics such as the problem of overinformation and the impact of health protocols on mental health in different areas and sectors of the population are presented It is proposed here, in addition to gathering some knowledge provided by previous research and disseminating a set of resources to mitigate or palliate the effects of the pandemic, to contribute with some reflections regarding the role of psychologists as health professionals in this critical situation, as well as to warn or appeal to the corresponding national and international organizations (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved) Abstract (Spanish) Ante la rapida expansion del nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) en todo el planeta, este articulo presenta un conjun...
La edicion del 15 de julio de 2021 (Vol. 20, No. 2) de Psicoperspectivas reune una muestra de las... more La edicion del 15 de julio de 2021 (Vol. 20, No. 2) de Psicoperspectivas reune una muestra de las transformaciones que nos invitan a revisar la relacion entre las acciones comunitarias desarrolladas desde la psicologia y otras disciplinas afines, y como estamos definiendo el cambio. Nos adentramos en la produccion de Chile y Brasil fundamentalmente, surgida a partir de los desafios actuales. Abarcando fenomenos como las dinamicas comunitarias en los barrios, el apoyo social y la salud colectiva de personas sin hogar, la construccion de salud desde las dinamicas comunitarias, el sentido de comunidad en adolescentes, la resistencia a la violencia de mujeres, la politizacion de espacios comunitarios tales como las hinchas de futbol y la organizacion ante problematicas medioambientales los y las investigadoras desarrollan novedosos y rigurosos procedimiento metodologicos y comparten resultados que implican cuestionar lo conocido e ir mas alla.
Araucania region has the highest rates of alcoholism in comparison to the rest of the country, be... more Araucania region has the highest rates of alcoholism in comparison to the rest of the country, being the commune of Carahue and Puerto Saavedra those with the highest rates of alcoholism and lafkenche regional rural Mapuche population. In a comprehensive approach, this study wanted to describe the influence of lafkenche Mapuche cultural identity in the regulation of alcohol consumption according traditional Mapuche lafkenche authorities of the coastal area of the IX Araucania region. For this individual focused interviews three Mapuche traditional authorities of the Mapuche lafkenche area were interviewed. There are recognized three discursive axes that respond to the objective of the study, the first is "the Mapuche identity in tension", recognizing it as a regulator of problem drinking, but stressed by a number of factors. A second axis pointing to "excessive drinking as a cultural disrupter", identifying three modes of consumption, where alcohol dependency wou...
espanolResumen El proposito del estudio que se expone es analizar las caracteristicas del diseno ... more espanolResumen El proposito del estudio que se expone es analizar las caracteristicas del diseno y gestion de proyectos de intervencion psicosocial implementados por entidades ejecutoras en las secciones juveniles de centros penitenciarios en el sur de Chile, proponiendo, a partir de la experiencia de los equipos que participan en estos programas, mecanismos para mejorar la intervencion realizada con jovenes infractores de ley. Participaron en el estudio 32 profesionales de cuatro equipos. Se emplearon, como tecnicas de produccion de datos, la entrevista grupal y la revision documental (fichas de registro de intervenciones, proyectos, planificaciones, entre otros). Los resultados muestran la utilizacion de modelos, teorias y enfoques que son pertinentes segun las directrices de gendarmeria y la evidencia nacional e internacional. Sin embargo, se reconocen condiciones de operacion de los proyectos que tensionan y limitan el alcance del trabajo desarrollado con los jovenes, entre esta...
International Journal of Family & Community Medicine
The People in Situation of Calle are one of the most vulnerable groups in terms of physical and m... more The People in Situation of Calle are one of the most vulnerable groups in terms of physical and mental health. In Chile, around the middle of them present problems with the consumption of substances, increasing its condition of social exclusion. To obtain a comprehensive measure of the mode in which the assistance relationship is established with persons in a situation where the prejudicial consumption of alcohol and other drugs is aborted, from the perspective of women interviewed in a psychosocial intervention program in Chile, the way in which the intervention in practice is configured. For this purpose, a case study of a program is carried out, conducting semi-structured interviews with the integrants of the psychosocial intervention team. Complementary documentary analysis of program acts and information was carried out. The main results are arrojan that, in the configuration of the relationship of ayuda, the emotional and relational angle that is established with the users of ...
International Journal of Family & Community Medicine
The purpose of this study was to characterize the components required for the implementation of a... more The purpose of this study was to characterize the components required for the implementation of a community-based intervention strategy for mental health prevention in older adults in a poor neighborhood in the city of Temuco. The sample of the qualitative study was composed of 15 older adults, 2 neighborhood leaders, and 2 psychosocial interveners who have been working in the sector. The design corresponds to a case study, and semi-structured interviews guided by a guideline of topics and participant observation in activities carried out with older adults in a mental health and self-care workshop were used in the production of data. The data were interpreted through content analysis. The results show that the form of aging is characterized by loneliness and feelings of sadness, including in some cases tensions derived from family dynamics. There is also economic precariousness and difficulty in accessing health services. During the pandemic, they had to face various situations that...
... An explorative study on actitudes toward Barge Chinese community (Italy)(Inmigración e integr... more ... An explorative study on actitudes toward Barge Chinese community (Italy)(Inmigración e integración. Un estudio exploratorio de las actitudes hacia la comunidad china de Barge, Italia.) Anna Miglietta, Silvia Gattino & Angela Fedi 337 Page 17. ...
In view of the rapid expansion of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the planet, this arti... more In view of the rapid expansion of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout the planet, this article presents a set of proposals developed by Latin American psychologists who seek to address this phenomenon from a regional perspective In this sense, topics such as the problem of overinformation and the impact of health protocols on mental health in different areas and sectors of the population are presented It is proposed here, in addition to gathering some knowledge provided by previous research and disseminating a set of resources to mitigate or palliate the effects of the pandemic, to contribute with some reflections regarding the role of psychologists as health professionals in this critical situation, as well as to warn or appeal to the corresponding national and international organizations (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved) Abstract (Spanish) Ante la rapida expansion del nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) en todo el planeta, este articulo presenta un conjun...
La edicion del 15 de julio de 2021 (Vol. 20, No. 2) de Psicoperspectivas reune una muestra de las... more La edicion del 15 de julio de 2021 (Vol. 20, No. 2) de Psicoperspectivas reune una muestra de las transformaciones que nos invitan a revisar la relacion entre las acciones comunitarias desarrolladas desde la psicologia y otras disciplinas afines, y como estamos definiendo el cambio. Nos adentramos en la produccion de Chile y Brasil fundamentalmente, surgida a partir de los desafios actuales. Abarcando fenomenos como las dinamicas comunitarias en los barrios, el apoyo social y la salud colectiva de personas sin hogar, la construccion de salud desde las dinamicas comunitarias, el sentido de comunidad en adolescentes, la resistencia a la violencia de mujeres, la politizacion de espacios comunitarios tales como las hinchas de futbol y la organizacion ante problematicas medioambientales los y las investigadoras desarrollan novedosos y rigurosos procedimiento metodologicos y comparten resultados que implican cuestionar lo conocido e ir mas alla.
Araucania region has the highest rates of alcoholism in comparison to the rest of the country, be... more Araucania region has the highest rates of alcoholism in comparison to the rest of the country, being the commune of Carahue and Puerto Saavedra those with the highest rates of alcoholism and lafkenche regional rural Mapuche population. In a comprehensive approach, this study wanted to describe the influence of lafkenche Mapuche cultural identity in the regulation of alcohol consumption according traditional Mapuche lafkenche authorities of the coastal area of the IX Araucania region. For this individual focused interviews three Mapuche traditional authorities of the Mapuche lafkenche area were interviewed. There are recognized three discursive axes that respond to the objective of the study, the first is "the Mapuche identity in tension", recognizing it as a regulator of problem drinking, but stressed by a number of factors. A second axis pointing to "excessive drinking as a cultural disrupter", identifying three modes of consumption, where alcohol dependency wou...
espanolResumen El proposito del estudio que se expone es analizar las caracteristicas del diseno ... more espanolResumen El proposito del estudio que se expone es analizar las caracteristicas del diseno y gestion de proyectos de intervencion psicosocial implementados por entidades ejecutoras en las secciones juveniles de centros penitenciarios en el sur de Chile, proponiendo, a partir de la experiencia de los equipos que participan en estos programas, mecanismos para mejorar la intervencion realizada con jovenes infractores de ley. Participaron en el estudio 32 profesionales de cuatro equipos. Se emplearon, como tecnicas de produccion de datos, la entrevista grupal y la revision documental (fichas de registro de intervenciones, proyectos, planificaciones, entre otros). Los resultados muestran la utilizacion de modelos, teorias y enfoques que son pertinentes segun las directrices de gendarmeria y la evidencia nacional e internacional. Sin embargo, se reconocen condiciones de operacion de los proyectos que tensionan y limitan el alcance del trabajo desarrollado con los jovenes, entre esta...
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