Objective.

To analyze the research environments of social work for its disciplinary foundation in the territorial context of Boyacá, Colombia.

Methodology.

The study is qualitative in which a documentary review of 134 formative investigations of the Social Work Program, that were carried out between 2009 and 2019 at the Fundación Universitaria Juan de Castellanos, were used.

Results.

The collected data was organized in three environments: 1. Internationalization and development, highlighted by rural spatialities as the scene for further disciplinary analysis; 2. Environments of social work, characterized by labor transits between conservative and contemporary contexts that constantly reassess the professional work; and 3. Community territorial environment, expressed in a trend that includes peasant organizations and the interaction established with the ecologies of the Department of Boyaca.

Conclusion.

The connection between human being and environment strengthens the foundation of social work in a regional context marked by the rurality that surrounds the Boyacense territory.

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