Funcionalidad y disfuncionalidad en las familias de niños con discapacidad

Abstract

Under the systemic approach various aspects that are relevant to understand families with children with disabilities must be considered, for this reason this study analyzes the characteristics of functionality and dysfunctionality in such systems as the main objective; based on the structural model of Salvador Minuchin, bibliographical research on similar studies in other countries on the issue and on a theoretical review on disability and family functioning. The study analyzes the universe of families of children with disabilities enrolled in the School Year 2013-2014, the Center for Educational Integration "Luis Alberto Luna Tobar" (Cielalt) which reached a total of 21 participants; using a quantitative approach and a non-experimental design of transverse character and achieved a fundamentally descriptive research scope; however the analysis of the results allowed reaching the correlational data level. Concluding that the most frequent type of cohesion was detached, the adaptability reached its maximum percentage at the flexible level and finally brought to establish that the families of study were at an average level of family functionality.