Percepciones del Entorno Respecto al Proceso de Adopción en la Unidad Técnica de Adopciones Zona 6 del Ministerio de Inclusión Económica y Social de 2023 a 2024, Ecuador

Abstract

The present research, “Perceptions of the Environment Regarding the Adoption Process in the Technical Adoption Unit Zone 6” of the Social and Economic Inclusion Ministry from 2023 to 2024, Ecuador, analyzes adoption from the society and existing regulations, considering the legal and administrative procedures of adoption. The general objective proposed was to explore the perceptions of the environment about the adoption of children and teenagers in the Technical Adoption Unit of Zone 6 of the Economic and Social Inclusion Ministry from 2023 to 2024, Ecuador. The research was developed using a qualitative approach, with a phenomenological design and explanatory scope. Two techniques were used: documentary analysis and in-depth interviews. For the analysis, adoption, candidate, processes from 2023 and 2024 were reviewed at the Technical Adoption Unit of Zone 6. In addition to the critical reading and interpretation that supports phase of the Adoption Management Manual, nationally in force in Ecuador, which regulates the adoption processes in their administrative scope and the legal foundations governing the different stages and subprocesses. The in- depth interviews applied to the different social actors involved in adoption processes allowed for identifying social perceptions, and critical bottlenecks, regarding adoption processes, evidencing stigmas that limit the fulfillment of the rights of children and teenagers waiting to be adopted.