Peranan Keluarga Pengganti dalam Mengembalikan Keberfungsian Sosial Anak di Yayasan SOS Children’s Village Medan

Abstract

Children as the future of the nation that becomes the next generation of nation’s aspiration have rights; the right to live, the right to grow, the right to get protection from discrimination and the right to participate. Every child needs family during their growing period. But not all children have family and not all families are able to provide care for their children. So we need family-based care through substitute family program for children both in social institutions and foundations that are able to give love, protection and education for children. One of the foundations which implement familybased care through substitute family is the SOS Children's Village Medan. That is why the writer is interested to conduct a research entitled the analysis of the role of substitute family in restoring the social function of children in Yayasan SOS Children's Village Medan. This research is descriptive and qualitative approach by analyzing the role of substitute family in restoring the social function of children in Yayasan SOS Children's Village Medan. There are no population and sample in qualitative research, but the informants who provide clear, accurate and reliable information, both in the form of statements, information or data that can help answering the problems or issues. The informants are divided into 3 categories; key informants which are 5 foster mothers in substitute family, main informants who are 10 foster children with consideration of age over 12 years, and additional informants; one program officer of the substitute family, one administrative staff and one foster father. In order to obtain the needed information or data, the researcher uses data collecting method through library research and field research which is by conducting interviews. In this study, it can be concluded that the SOS Children's Village Medan has a substitute family program that plays a role to create new families, give guidance and care, provide the needs of food and also give protection from all forms of violence and physical punishment to children in this foundation so that the foster children who are previously not able to live his role as a child and do not fully receive their rights from their biological parents or their main family, can now run back their social functions which are provided by their foster families which in this case are replaced by foster parents, foster siblings, and foster aunts. Children can now get education, care and sense of security. With this substitute family program, it is hoped children will grow just like any other children in general and to become independent.