Università Roma Tre

The first part of the course will introduce the fundamental concepts of social phenomena and problems central to the emergence and transformation of the welfare system and social service in an international perspective. Specifically, elements and aspects of social work will be presented in relation to the evolutionary dimension of the professionalisation of philanthropy.
In the second part of the course further basic elements of the professional action of the social work in Italy will be addressed: area of knowledge and intervention, objectives and functions, elements of professional methodology, research tradition and elaboration of the systematic body of disciplinary theoretical knowledge.
The third part will complete the programme by dealing with the value base of social work - inspirational values, operational principles and professional attitudes - and the ethical-deontological base, read in relation to the contents of the Code of Ethics for Social Workers.

Dal Pra Ponticelli (2010), Nuove prospettive per il servizio sociale, Carocci, Roma.
Stefani M. (2011) (a cura di), Le origini del servizio sociale italiano, Viella, Roma.
Filippini S. (2020) (a cura di), Nuovo Codice deontologico dell'assistente sociale: le responsabilità professionali, Carocci, Roma

Other recommended materials
Campanini A. (Eds) (2022), Nuovo Dizionario di Servizio sociale, Carocci, Roma.