Proceso de sensibilización para el mejoramiento de la funcionalidad familiar, en adolescentes de 10mos años de Educación General Básica Superior, de un colegio de la ciudad de Quito, en el periodo lectivo 2022 – 2023

Abstract

Functionality in the family is a protective factor, its members are less likely to adopt risky behaviors and avoid long-term consequences that not only affect the individual or the family group, but can also affect society. Unfortunately, families do not always provide an appropriate environment for their members due to poor functioning, frequent violence and conflict, abandonment, lack of restrictions or rules. The present study was carried out with the objective of Implementing a process for the improvement of family functionality, with actors from the educational community in the 10th year of higher basic general education, from a school in the city of Quito, during the school year. 2022 – 2023. The methodology was based on a mixed approach with a descriptive, quasiexperimental design and action research. The sample consisted of 199 parents and 177 students who were evaluated through the Family Apgar. Among the results, it stands out that There was little evidence of family dysfunction among the students and families analyzed, with scores above 60% in each analysis. A proposal to raise awareness around family functioning was designed to provide families with tools that allow them to overcome various crises, and that this does not affect the relationship between its members.