Consideraciones etnográficas sobre la crianza entre mujeres de Senegal y de Gambia en instituciones de atención a la violencia degénero en Cataluña

The causes of the institutionalization of children and teenagers in Catalonia are diverse. They range from migratory processes ontheir own to administrative abandonment due to situations of risk that require immediate protective action. However, beyond theviolence exercised on them, their condition as (in)direct victims in domestic violence cases may go unnoticed in these unstablecontexts of vulnerable upbringing. This article will focus on children of immigrants who attend residential centers for care andrecovery from domestic violence with their mothers. To do so, we examine this service's characteristics concerning culturaldiversity and the adequacy of different cultural patterns to assess specific parenting needs. Our analysis allows us to presentsome intervention proposals oriented to professionals who manage these protection processes.