RESUMO
Los objetivos de esta investigación fueron conocer la validez y el grado de acuerdo entre los profesionales de los Servicios de Protección Infantil (SPI) en sus valoraciones sobre la gravedad de situaciones de desprotección, así como la influencia de variables ajenas al niño o la familia sobre dicha valoración. Se llevaron a cabo dos estudios independientes con 515 y 168 profesionales, respectivamente, de los SPI de dos comunidades autónomas. En ambos estudios se utilizaron viñetas que representaban situaciones de desprotección infantil de diferentes niveles de gravedad que debían ser calificadas utilizando los criterios que los profesionales aplicaban en su trabajo cotidiano. Los resultados de ambos estudios mostraron bajos porcentajes de profesionales que calificaron correctamente todas las viñetas presentadas y elevados porcentajes de profesionales que cometieron un significativo número de errores. Los profesionales no alcanzaron un 80% de acuerdo para ningún nivel de gravedad en ninguna de las viñetas. No se observaron diferencias significativas en el número de errores en función del contexto de trabajo, sexo, disciplina profesional, grado de dedicación a SPI o años de experiencia (AU)
The goals of this research were to explore accuracy and consistency in the assessment of child maltreatment severity in Spanish Child Protection Services (CPS) and the influence of caseworkers service, gender, professional discipline, degree of dedication to CPS, and years of experience on the accuracy of the assessment of maltreatment severity. Two studies were conducted with 515 and 168 caseworkers from two Spanish CPSs. Case vignettes were used. Caseworkers of both groups were asked to rate severity of the assigned case vignettes, applying the criteria used in their daily work. Caseworkers in both studies obtained low levels of accurate ratings. None of the total vignettes obtained a percentage higher than 80% of interrater agreement. No significant relationships were found between accuracy of ratings and caseworkers service, gender, professional discipline, degree of dedication to CPS, and years of experience (AU)
Assuntos
Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Lactente , Pré-Escolar , Criança , Adulto , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Comissão Para Atividades Profissionais e Hospitalares , Psicologia da Criança/métodos , Psicologia da Criança/tendências , Corporações Profissionais , Comitê de Profissionais , Sociedades/métodos , Psicologia da Criança/legislação & jurisprudência , Psicologia da Criança/organização & administração , Psicologia da Criança/normasRESUMO
The goals of this research were to explore accuracy and consistency in the assessment of child maltreatment severity in Spanish Child Protection Services (CPS) and the influence of caseworker's service, gender, professional discipline, degree of dedication to CPS, and years of experience on the accuracy of the assessment of maltreatment severity. Two studies were conducted with 515 and 168 caseworkers from two Spanish CPSs. Case vignettes were used. Caseworkers of both groups were asked to rate severity of the assigned case vignettes, applying the criteria used in their daily work. Caseworkers in both studies obtained low levels of accurate ratings. None of the total vignettes obtained a percentage higher than 80% of inter-rater agreement. No significant relationships were found between accuracy of ratings and caseworkers' service, gender, professional discipline, degree of dedication to CPS, and years of experience.
