The Epistemological Trends of Social Work in the Latin American Context

Authors

  • Nora Eugenia Muñoz Franco Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
  • Paula Andrea Vargas López Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1414-49802013000100012

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to share some of the results of the research State of the Art of the Theoretical and Methodological Foundations of the Professional Intervention of Social Work in Latin America. It analyzes the epistemological dimension of professional intervention in Social Work by reviewing scholarly production in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia from 1998-2008. The discussion seeks to advance in the configuration of the disciplinary status of Social Work, by consolidating intervention as the foundational and structuralizing axis of the profession, emphasizing its scientific and transformative character in the realm of the social sciences.

Author Biographies

Nora Eugenia Muñoz Franco, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

Magister en Salud Colectiva y Candidata a Doctora en Salud Pública en la Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública de la Universidad de Antioquia. Profesora e Investigadora del Departamento de Trabajo Social, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas de la Universidad de Antioquia.

Paula Andrea Vargas López, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.

Magister en Ciencia Política, Instituto de Estudios Políticos de la Universidad de Antioquia Profesora e investigadora del Departamento de Trabajo Social, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas de la Universidad de Antioquia.

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Published

2013-06-10

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2013): Marx, Marxismos e Serviço Social

Section

Open-themed space

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