Memories and Histories in the 100 Years of Social Work in Chile and Latin America

 Memories and Histories in the 100 Years of Social Work in Chile and Latin America

On Wednesday, November 19, the podcast “ Memories and Stories in the 100 Years of Social Work in Chile and Latin America ” was officially launched, sponsored by the Institute of Cultural and Territorial Studies, the Citizen Forum, the Latin American Council of Social Sciences, the College of Social Workers of Chile and the Cuarto Propio Publishing House.

The podcast production seeks to highlight the Centenary of the Social Work Profession in Chile and Latin America, where, through a total of 11 interviews with different Social Work professionals, a historical narrative of the profession in Chile and Latin America has been configured.

On this occasion, a panel made up of Gabriel Salazar (Historian and National History Prize winner), along with Gustavo Lema (Director of Communication and Information of CLACSO) and Sara Caro Puga (Academic of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile), framed the development of the podcast and the Centenary of the Profession historically and socially.


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Program

-Chapter 1: The emergence of social work in Chile. Guest: Luis Vivero Arriagada, academic at the Catholic University of Temuco.


-Chapter 2: The training of social workers in historical context. Guest: Gianinna Muñoz Arce, director of the social work department at the University of Chile.

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-Chapter 3: The Chilean College of Social Workers as a true reflection of professionalization. Guest: Mariela Muñoz Galaz, National President of the Chilean College of Social Workers.


-Chapter 4: The major political and social reformulations of the 60s in Chile. Guest: Paula Vidal Molina, academic at the University of Chile.


-Chapter 5: The reconceptualization of social work in historical and Latin American perspective. Guest: Alfredo Carballeda, academic at the National University of La Plata, Argentina.


-Chapter 6: Social work and the 1973 coup. Guest: Gloria Vio, former founder of Protection for Children Harmed by States of Emergency (PIDE) in Chile.


-Chapter 7: Latin American social work from the IFSW perspective: history, human rights and global projection. Guest: Kenia Batista, Global Vice President of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW).

-Chapter 8: Return to democracy, social work and new guidelines. Guest: Oscar Dávila León, researcher at the Center for Social Studies (CIDPA), Valparaíso.

-Chapter 9: The scientific development of social work in Chile. Guest: Claudia Reyes Quilodrán, coordinator of the Socio-Legal Line of Social Work-PUC, editor of the Social Work Journal-PUC.

-Chapter 10: Social work from southern Chile: historical challenges and contemporary perspectives. Guest: Ramón Vivanco Muñoz, academic director of the social work program at the University of Los Lagos.

-Chapter 11: Social work and recent history in Chile. Guest: Walter Molina Chávez, academic at the University of Magallanes.


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