Professional

Profile

Lorena Valero

What is
your
.
career
about?

The profession of social work in

its various forms addresses the
multiple, complex transactions
between people and their
environments. Its mission is to
enable all people to develop
their full potential, also enrich
their lives and prevent
malfunctions. Therefore, the
professionals in social work,
become agents of change in
society and in the lives of
individuals, families and
communities they work. Social
work is an integrated and
dynamic values, theory and
practice interrelated system.

Where can
you study
.
that career
in
Colombia?

The career of Social

Work profession can be
studied at the following
universities:
Fundacin Universitaria
Unimonserrate.
Colegio Mayor de
Cundinamarca.
Nacional.
Minuto de Dios.
Externado.
Republicana.

What are
the fields of
action in
your
career?

The fields of action of the

career are:

Penitentiary
Laboring
Health
Gerontology
Education

Why did
you
choose
that
career?

I think the profession

of social work
can
contribute
to
the
transformation of a
difficult reality of an
individual,
family,
group or community.
Its purpose is genuine
to the extent that each
professional makes the
best
efforts
to
integrate
their
knowledge
with
practice in daily life.

Why did you

decide to study
at the
Unimonserrate
University?

I study there because,

I think that this
university has best
foundations of social
work profession
like it because its
emphasis is family.