La formación de los trabajadores sociales en Chile

Un Asunto De Oferta Y Demanda

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ID19915482
AuthorsFelipe Andrés Saravia (0000-0003-3196-7831, Universidad de Los Lagos, corresponding author), Felipe Andrés Saravia Cortés
Year2015
Volume28
Issue1
Pages68-81
Publication date2015-06-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCuadernos de Trabajo Social (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0214-0314 • E-ISSN: 1698-1197
PublisherUniversidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5209/rev_cuts.2015.v28.n1.46510
OpenAlexW1546927083
LanguageES
Citations received7
References cited1

This article addresses the education of social workers from the perspective of demand and training opportunities generated by the Chilean higher education system today. Researching about: how many social workers are graduated and how is their geographic distribution? Which are the characteristics of the training institutions, regarding accreditation, funding models, tuition, etc.? Which are the characteristics of the students concerning information on gender and on educational establishments of origin? It also explores the process of labour market integration, reviewing employability indicators and salary levels compared with other category of graduated, and analyzing the «profitability» of studying Social Work. The main findings show the increased of academic programs of social work in recent years, in addition to the expansion of non-university programs, which by 2017 could generate greater number of diploma in social work than those from university, therefore with new scenarios for the profession. Another interesting finding is the origin of social work students, in addition to various situations for the professional practice, according to the territory. Finally, we conclude with a series of challenges for Chilean Social Work Schools, highlighting the need to generate a rational planning of social workers education in Chile

Accreditation · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Employability · Higher education · Pedagogy · Political science · Profitability index · Salary · Sociology · Work (physics) · Finance · Social Sciences and Policies · Social Work Education and Practice · Stress and Burnout Research

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