Social work and environment, a scenario for innovation and relevant intervention

Abstract

This presentation is a reflection of the process lived by the research seedbed: Environment Planning, Development and Social Work, during the period 2018-2020-1, from the investigations: Intervention practices and knowledge in the environmental scenario, from the experience of the departments of Antioquia and Caldas; and, Learning for the intervention of Social Work from the practices and knowledge of social movements and organizations within the framework of environmental justice in Antioquia. These experiences contextualize the seedbed to recognize the importance of social work in the face of contemporary environmental problems, therefore, the need to include environmental issues in academic and professional training; Given the constant deterioration of the environment, it requires effective interventions from the particularity of the contexts, to promote spaces for participation with the affected communities, from which it is committed to strengthening the social fabric.