Evaluación participativa de la dinámica psicosocial comunitaria desde la perspectiva del fortalecimiento comunitario

Palabras clave: acción comunitaria, evaluación participativa, fortalecimiento comunitario, Investigación Acción Participativa ABSTRACT From the perspective of Latin American Community Psychology, which stresses the analysis and promotion of community strengthening processes, a Participatory Action Research is presented, with the aim of contributing to improve the capacity for organization and collective action in a neighborhood in Temuco. The strategy for data collection considered mixed methods and participatory methodologies, which included systematic reports to the community. The methodological process is systematized, and criteria are suggested for the participatory evaluation of community psychosocial dynamics, which is an important aspect for communities that have experienced weakened conditions for collective action. Keywords: community action, community strengthening, Participatory Action Research, participatory evaluation Si bien la psicología comunitaria ha seguido distintas trayectorias teóricas según el lugar en que se ha desarrollado (Wiesenfeld, 2016), los principios básicos de la disciplina son compartidos y se encuentran contenidos en lo que se denomina el paradigma de la construcción y transformación crítica.