Historia Del Trabajo Social Eli Evangelista Ramirez Ed Plaza Y Valdes Mexico 2001 Fixed Official

In the book Historia del Trabajo Social en México Elí Evangelista Martínez , published by Plaza y Valdés

3. Institutionalization and Professionalization (1930s–1960s)

This is the heart of the book. The author details the founding of the first formal School of Social Work in Mexico City (1940), heavily influenced by European and North American models. She critically examines the "medical model" of casework that dominated the era, where social workers were auxiliaries to doctors and lawyers. She highlights the shift from visita domiciliaria (home visit as surveillance) to a more diagnostic approach. In the book Historia del Trabajo Social en

A significant portion of the essay explores the period of "Reconceptualization" during the 1960s and 70s. Martínez views this as the most intellectually vibrant era for the profession. Influenced by Marxist theory and the pedagogy of Paulo Freire, social workers in Latin America began to question their role as mere "palliative" agents. They sought to move beyond clinical or functionalist approaches—which aimed to help individuals "adjust" to an unequal society—toward a transformative practice. Martínez emphasizes that this movement turned the social worker into a political actor, focused on conscientization and the structural transformation of society. She critically examines the "medical model" of casework

Evangelista contends that social work cannot be understood in isolation. It is inextricably linked to:  Martínez views this as the most intellectually vibrant