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- Ensinar inovação social a estudantes de serviço social em estruturas de competitividade: aproximação à metodologia de ApSPublication . Jesus, Antonela"The labor market has become more constrained and, consequently, competitiveness has increased, which makes it increasingly urgent for Social Work to demonstrate what it is, what it is for, and in which areas it cannot be replaced by other professions" (Amaro, 2015: 125). With reference to the perspectives of authors in line with the above, the challenge was to combine the teaching of innovation and social intervention in the second year of the degree course in Social Work with the Service-Learning (SPL) methodology. On the one hand, we had already built a curricular unit with a seminar configuration that proposed to explore the current transformations in the field of social intervention, as well as to bring students closer to notions and initiatives of social innovation; on the other hand, the possibility of implementing a pilot project within the scope of ApS implemented in that Higher Education Institution was presented. To talk about ApS is to talk about a pedagogical methodology that combines "in a single activity" the learning of contents, skills, and values with the performance of tasks in the service of the community. As such, learning and service establish a bilateral relationship in which both are favored: learning acquires a civic sense and service becomes a workshop of knowledge and values (Puig et al., 2010: 10). Based on this experience, we propose for the present communication to present the views of the students involved from the exploration of aspects such as: i. proximity and apprehension of the contents taught in the CU; ii. pedagogical strategy(s) implemented for the course of the CU; iii. development of competencies; iv. relevance and usefulness to/for Social Work. This study aims to bring to the debate the implementation of (new) strategies in experiential training in Social Work, reflecting on its convenience, but also necessity, when faced with profound transformations in the labor market, which not only make pressing the possibilities of facing the exercise of the profession in social economy organizations or in the private market, but also do not guarantee the professional insertion of this category (Amaro, 2014).
- Ubuntu & direitos humanos: contributos de uma filosofia indígena para a formação de assistentes sociaisPublication . Jesus, AntonelaSocial Work has been faced with the need to review and rethink its intervention, adapting it to the different social, political, economic, and cultural contexts and to the multiplicity of voices in them. The very international definition of the profession that we know today, when it was established by the realities of the 21st century, maintains central assumptions of the previous definition - promoting social change, strengthening the emancipation of people -, but introduces others that deserve equal emphasis: besides Social Work being enunciated as an academic discipline, with its own theories, sustained in the social sciences, it is also reinforced that this knowledge is strengthened in indigenous knowledge, opening space for its recognition and the need for its integration as a source of knowledge. In fact, the indigenous Ubuntu philosophy - "I am because we are" is assumed as the first theme of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development for 2020-2030. At a time when global politics has shown a growth of governments with nationalistic and oppressive ideologies, Ubuntu highlights the interdependence of all people and their potential in co-constructing more just and dignified social realities.Methodologically, we follow a qualitative approach, with focus groups and bibliographic research. Thus, we intend, to demonstrate (i) the origins and foundations of Ubuntu, (ii) its alignment with values central to Social Work - Human Rights, Social Justice and Social Solidarity, (iii) the understanding of current SW undergraduate students and recent graduates about indigenous knowledge, intersecting with their own definition and with what they learn in training; (iv) the integration of these meanings in readings of social reality, the contributions and limits associated with such philosophy; finally, (v) problematizing the multiple levels of oppression, stimulating participants' reflection around the influence that social structures associated with imperialism bring to the personal and cultural life trajectories of each one of us. It is hoped that the results of the study will shed light on the future of training in the Social Sciences in general, and in Social Work in particular.
- Ubuntu & Direitos Humanos: contributos de uma filosofia indígena para a formação de assistentes sociaisPublication . Jesus, Antonela; Escabelado, Teresa
- Ubuntu & human rights: contributions of an indigenous philosophy to the training of Portuguese social workersPublication . Martins, Teresa Escabelado; Jesus, AntonelaIn a time when global politics has shown a growth of governments with oppressive ideologies, Ubuntu highlights the interdependence of all people and their potential in co-constructing more dignified social realities. Through the realization of focus groups with Social Work students and new graduates, we intend to demonstrate (i) the alignment of Ubuntu with SW’ central values; (iii) the understanding of current Portuguese Social Work undergraduate and graduate students about indigenous knowledge; (iv) the integration of these meanings in readings of social reality, the contributions and limits associated with such philosophy; finally, (v) the reflection of the participants around the influence social structures associated with imperialism bring to life trajectories. Contributions are given around education and practice in Social Work with a proposal to review and update community Social Work under the ubuntu philosophy.