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Reflections on social work's identity

International themes in Italian practitioners' representation of social work

Silvia Fargion

Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Trento, Via Verdi 26. 38100 Trento, Italy, Silvia.Fargion{at}soc.unitn.it

English

Can we identify common themes characterizing the social work profession across cultures? Using Italian social workers' representations of their profession three core issues are identified that recur in international debates. Reconciling contradictory elements might be one of the common characteristics of the social work project across different countries.

French

Peut-on identifier des thèmes communs caractérisant les professions sociales à travers les cultures? En utilisant les représentations des travailleurs sociaux italiens sur l'identité de leur profession j'identifie trois questions centrales récurrentes dans les débats internationaux. Réconcilier des éléments contradictoires peut être une des caractéristiques communes du projet du travail social à travers différents pays.

Spanish

Podemos identificar temas comunes que caracterizan la profesión del trabajo social en diferentes culturas? Utilizando las representaciones que hacen los trabajadores sociales italianos de su profesión, yo identifico tres asuntos principales que son recurrentes en debates internacionales. Reconciliar elementos contradictorios es probablemente una de las características mÁs comunes de los proyectos de trabajo social alrededor del mundo.

Key Words: professionalism • social work and science • social work identity • social work in Italy • theory and practice

International Social Work, Vol. 51, No. 2, 206-219 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872807085859
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