Several Theoretical-Methodological Trends in Social Work. Results of a Social Context Reading in Academic Programs in the Caribbean and Central-Eastern Regions

https://doi.org/10.25058/20112742.n30.09

Ana Yadira Barahona Rojas
Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9722-5403
Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, Colombia
aybarahona@unicolmayor.edu.co

José Roberto Calcetero Gutiérrez
Orcid ID: orcid.org/0000-0001-5326-1720
Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, Colombia
jose.calcetero@unicolmayor.edu.co

Melba Yesmit Chaparro Madolnado
Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9509-2299
Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, Colombia
mychaparro@unicolmayor.edu.co

Abstract:

This research article reviews several theoretical trends followed by social workers in their professional practice. The following contributions were found: a) on epistemological trends, b) on theoretical trends, and c) on methodological trends set in social work practice. Qualitative and descriptive data were gathered from 14 Social Work programs officially approved, throughout the Caribbean and Central-Eastern regions in Colombia.

Keywords: epistemology, theory, methodology, social work.