Citation

Correa MVB, Serna LML. Rev. Colomb. Psiquiatr. 2009; 38(2): 248-261.

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(Copyright © 2009, Sociedad Colombiana De Psiquiatria)

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Abstract

Introduction: Authority imposed with blood and tears has begun to be questioned as it is perceived as inefficient and poses the need of introducing dialogue and negotiation in child rearing. Objective: To recognize narratives of well-treatment among the experiences of violent families. Method: This is a comprehensive study of a phenomenological-hermeneutical type in which an ethical outcome of the experience of familial violence is privileged together with the disclosure of narratives of well-treatment in families in which a language of violence exists, allowing the family’s dignity to be rescued as a self-restoring potential against undervaluing experiences. Four families were interviewed in Medellín and Sabaneta (Antioquia, Colombia). Results: Conversation focused on individual and family daily practices. Four narratives were made visible: Feminine and masculine care, acknowledgement of oneself, capacity of integrating plurality, and daily hermeneutics as a possible condition. Conclusions: Recovered well-treatment practices can transform people’s existence by esthetically reconfiguring everyday family and social life. It is not about burying or forgetting the assault but about rewriting history with the families in a way that violence does not annul the capacity an individual has of doing justice on a daily basis.