Theoretical elements concerning the deprofessionalization of social work

ENG Abstract. Modern professions are a fundamental element in social organization. The professions are currently experiencing a moment of transformation as a result of social changes such as neoliberalism, bureaucracy, technocratization, the precariousness of contractual relationships and universal access to information. Social work is not immune to the impact of these changes, which represent a challenge for the definition and the social recognition of the profession as well as impacting the problems of social identification and identity of social work. This article presents the main implications of the theory of deprofessionalization as well as the implications of the civic paradigm, postprofessionalization and reprofessionalization for social work and for the construction of a profession that reflects its own values, ethics and social essence, thereby reducing the discomfort felt among its professionals.