Cartografía del Trabajo Social Clínico en Chile: una historia en construcción y un comentario profesional

The purpose of this article is to outline the sociohistorical arguments that justify the presence of Clinical Social Work in Chile. The need to clarify this specialization arises within the context of the current transformations experienced by our professional identity in intervention scenarios. In this sense, the possibility of reflecting critically on the situation at hand leads us to reposition our history which, given the new contemporary challenges, needs to be resignified. Therefore, this document performs an archaeological and genealogical documentary analysis of the clinical practice of Social Work in our country, visualizing the historical vestiges of Clinical Social Work in certain contexts. Finally, professional commentary is made regarding the current situation of the social work profession and the need to transform our identity as social workers before a society of psychiatrization, which challenges us and invites us to develop a qualified practice