Aparecimiento de los cinturones de miseria y las competencias profesionales de los trabajadores sociales en América Latina

Abstract

Human movements from the countryside to the city give rise to the misery belts that are formed on the outskirts of the big cities as a result of the migration of people, moved by the need in search of improving their living conditions, a situation that worsens constantly due to the emergence of new social problems such as: violence, poverty, health crisis, environmental risk, crime, overcrowding, etc. Situation that puts the population that is mobilized at risk, placing them in a greater situation of vulnerability. It is here where the social work professional intervenes in order to mitigate the problem situation in a certain part and to identify the multi-causal factors that determine the origin of the problem, managing to transform the problem into a social welfare that leads the intervention subject to improve their living conditions and achieve comprehensive well-being by making them participate in their own development and providing them with relevant information, as well as guidance and tools to achieve their goal. In this sense, it is important to consider that economic, political and social factors play a primary role in the origin of this problem since social inequality, lack of resources, poverty, have placed the rural population in a disadvantageous situation that It has led them to seek better living conditions, forcing them to migrate for survival.