privada sin fi nes de lucro con 113 años de historia, cuya misión es contribuir al mejoramiento de las condiciones de vida de la infancia en Chile, en particular de aquellos niños y jóvenes en situación de vulnerabilidad y escasos recursos, a través de programas educacionales y sociales. Recientemente ha desarrollado un Marco Conceptual Orientador (para guiar el diseño, intervención y evaluación de resultados) que incluye cinco componentes: apego, resiliencia, organización familiar, red y necesidades básicas, sirviendo de inspiración para esta propuesta.

Client´s characterization and conception of intervention, from the perspective of psychologists and social workers of 6 family support programs of Child Protection Services of Chile, are analyzed. Subjective theories were reconstructed by means of a qualitative design based on Grounded Theory, with 12 semi-structured and 11 episodic interviews. Findings revealed families with multiple problems and children whose rights had been violated, living in environments of poverty and social exclusion. The intervention is conceived as an integral preventive process of orientation, support, empowerment, and family repair. In the conclusion, the challenge of considering with equal importance clients´ problems and strengths is analyzed, showing the limitations of a preventive strategy developed in a social context of serious dif¿ culties and damages.

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This study explores the experiences that women in urban poverty situation have about their participation in a psychosocial group intervention mediated by artistic techniques. An investigation was done using a qualitative methodology. Participants were ten women older than 21 years old who live in Santiago de Chile in poverty situation. Two group evaluations were performed during the intervention process and once it was completed, ten individual semi-structure interviews. The information was analyzed following the proposals of Grounded Theory, identifying negative experience about tiredness and sacrifice related to the circumstances they live in. It was possible, at the same time, to describe the benefits of an artistic activity including a psychosocial work over the individual well-being. The artistic creation was revealed as a way of expression, of re-viewing oneself and the environment, and relaxation. Transformation is discussed concerning self-affirmation, reparation and transference of this experience in their lives, as a preventive and protective resource to overcome their problems.

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