Valoración de la Consistencia en la Evaluación de las Situaciones de Vulneración, Amenaza e Inobservancia de los Derechos de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes por Profesionales del Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the consistency of the assessments made by 39 members of the interdisciplinary teams of the family ombudsmen of the Colombian Regional Family Welfare Institute-Huila, about hypothetical situations of violation, threat or non-observance of children's rights , girls and adolescents, as well as the influence of variables outside the child or the family on said assessment. Twenty-four vignettes were used that described hypothetical cases in which situations of violation, threat or non-observance of rights could be presented at a moderate or serious level, which had to be valued and classified by the participants. The results show inconsistencies in the evaluations made between the participants, as well as between the results and the categories of each situation. No differences were found in the percentages of correct answers in relation to the age, profession, or time of experience of the participants. In addition, a level of correctness higher than 50% was not achieved in any vignette, although there is a higher level of correctness in decision-making regarding the separation of the child. These findings are discussed in terms of the need to build evaluation instruments that allow professionals to develop clear criteria for evaluation and decision-making in child and adolescent protection services.