Post 8: A Subject you enjoy studying this semester

Hello people 👀

My favorite subject of this semester is "Análisis social del territorio". 

I am surprised that currently for social work the territory is not a relevant factor. The territory is generally understood as the community and not as a physical and symbolic place because  the dictatorship caused that the territorial scope was displaced and the individual level and assistance was approached. 

In each class they give us very interesting contents, but the best thing is that we put it into practice. The teacher is called Maria Antonieta Urquieta and, she has on several occasions brought guests who show us a subject related to the field, such as a class led people working at the MINVU to talk about housing policy in Chile. 

The main contents we have seen are the difference between territory and community, territory as a social aspect, forms of territorial appropriation, the ways of observing a territory, territory and segregation, housing policy, territory and intervention and cartography.

I like this subject because it gives us another perspective of addressing the social, which is very important for us as social workers in training.

Regards! 💕