PROFAM

PROFAM is the Program for external Family Orientation and Strengthening, free of charge, formed by a team of specialists in psychology, psychiatry, social work and family therapy.

The program’s goal is to provide orientation in a safe environment to families that are going through difficult situations that affect the children.

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PROFAM takes the cases that are referred directly by the System for Protection of Children and Adolescents, Protection Councils and Courts, among others.

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Goal: to provide psycho-social support to each member of the family, to improve the family’s functioning, especially in situations of violence, abuse or neglect towards children and adolescents.

It has a preventive focus, to reduce conflicts within the community.

How do we achieve this? We make residential visits, home education, family planning assistance, provide support to find solutions to socioeconomic situations, psychotherapeutic attention to individuals or groups for the different emotional problems that may be present in each member of the family, to achieve a healthy and integrated family.

COMMUNITY PROFAM

These are centers that are located within the community that provide orientation and family strengthening to families with high social risk for their communities.

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Centers are located in the Municipality of Sucre at Barrio Unión, Caucaguita and Mariches. The service is free of charge and voluntary.

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Each center has a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, social workers and children and adolescent defenders.