Reflections on the ideopolitical component of the professional work of the social worker

Abstract

This article presents reflections on the social-political component of Social Work - considering it inherent to the professional work of the social worker. It highlights, in the form of analytical axes, some considerations that group certain frequent misunderstandings amidst this debate, such as the confusion between professional practice and political militancy; the consideration of a supposedly non-political professional practice; the identification of the political-ideological component as a critical professional practice; and the perception of the political-ideological component as a revolutionary praxis. Subsequently, it points out some significant issues for a deeper understanding of the social-political component of Social Service: the origin of this component; Social Service as a product and producer of social relations; the challenges presented by contemporary reality to the construction of a critical professional intervention; and the possibilities for attunement to the historical interests of the working class. This reflective dive aims to subsidize the construction of professional interventions supported by theoretical and methodological contributions attuned to the ethical-political project in hegemony in Social Work, seeking to meet the real interests of the subjects with whom the social worker works.