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Trabajo social y trabajadores sociales en Italia

Authors: Benassi, David; Bertotti, Teresa; Campanini, Annamaria; Rossi, Paolo;

Trabajo social y trabajadores sociales en Italia

Abstract

The article tackles the characteristics of social work in Italy, focusing on some specific features of this professional domain within the broader framework of the Italian welfare system. Indeed, given the historical roots of Italian welfare regime and the model of governance of policies, social assistance benefits and services are the less developed component of welfare provisions. This is one of the reasons for the late full acknowledgement and regulation of the social worker at the national level, requiring specific skills and competences and therefore a specific academic curriculum. In the first part of the article, we present the development of social work in Italy, with particular attention to the creation of academic courses and the formal regulation as a profession. Then we present the current situation of social work and social workers in Italy, taking into consideration the weakness of social assistance and the effects of the financial crisis. In fact, the crises had an impact on the dimensions and composition of vulnerable population, which is more and more large and fragmented, putting growing pressure on social assistance offices and on social workers. At the same time, because of fiscal austerity, resources for welfare benefits have been reduced in these years, changing the organizational settings and worsening the working conditions of social workers.Thisarticlehasbeen written mainly considering the situation before the pandemic, which had an impact on increasing social inequalities as well as posing hard challenges to the health and social welfare system.

O artigo aborda as características do serviço social na Itália, enfocando algumas características específicas desse domínio profissional dentro do quadro mais amplo do sistema di Welfare italiano. De fato, dadas as raízes históricas do regime de bem-estar italiano e o modelo de governança das políticas, os benefícios e serviços de assistência social são o componente menos desenvolvido das disposições de bem-estar. Esta é uma das razões para o reconhecimento e a regulamentação tardias do assistente social a nível nacional. Na primeira parte do artigo, apresentamos o desenvolvimento do serviço social na Itália, com particular atenção na criação acadêmica dos cursos e a regulamentação jurídica como profissão. Em seguida, destacamos o contexto atual do serviço social e dos assistentes sociais na Itália, considerando a fragilidade da assistência social e os efeitos da crise financeira. A crise, de fato, teve impacto sobre as dimensões e na composição da população vulnerável, cada vez mais numerosa e fragmentada, exercendo uma pressão crescente sobre as estruturas de assistência social e sobre os assistentes sociais. Ao mesmo tempo, nestes anos, devido a austeridade fiscal, os recursos para os benefícios sociais foram reduzidos, alterando as configurações organizacionais e deteriorando as condições de trabalho dos assistentes sociais.

El artículo aborda las características del trabajo social en Italia, centrándose en algunas características específicas de este ámbito profesional dentro del marco más amplio del sistema de bienestar italiano. De hecho, dadas las raíces históricas del régimen de bienestar italiano y el modelo de gobernanza, las prestaciones y servicios de asistencia social son el componente menos desarrollado de las prestaciones de bienestar. Esta es una de las razones del tardío reconocimiento y regulación plena del trabajador social a nivel nacional. En la primera parte del artículo, presentamos el desarrollo del trabajo social en Italia, con especial atención a la creación de cursos académicos y la regulación formal como profesión. A continuación, presentamos la situación actual del trabajo social y los trabajadores sociales en Italia, teniendo en cuenta la debilidad de la asistencia social y los efectos de la crisis financiera. De hecho, las crisis afectaron las dimensiones y composición de la población vulnerable, cada vez más numerosa y fragmentada, ejerciendo una presión creciente sobre los trabajadores sociales. Al mismo tiempo, debido a la austeridad fiscal, los recursos para las prestaciones sociales se han reducido en estos años, cambiando los marcos organizativos y empeorando las condiciones laborales de los trabajadores sociales.

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Keywords

Social workers, Social work, Italy, Itália, Trabajo social, Serviço social, Trabajadores sociales, Assistentes sociais, Italia

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