- 120 mil profissionais assistentes sociais nos CRESS

- Até setembro de 2008, o CFESS tinha 84 mil assistentes sociais registrados, sendo 22 mil
deles apenas no Estado de São Paulo.
- O número de registros é usado pelo conselho como um termômetro do mercado, já que, para
trabalhar, o assistente social precisa dele, por determinação legal. “Em geral os profissionais
buscam o registro quando encontram um trabalho”, explica Áurea. Em São Paulo, foram feitos
985 registros em 2004. Em 2008 esse número subiu para 1.445, um aumento de 18%.
- Número de profissionais no Sistema Único de Assistência Social cresce 57% em 4 anos, 2006 a
2010, de 140 mil para 220 mil
- 68 mil têm formação superior, 100 mil concluíram o ensino médio e 52 mil terminaram o
ensino fundamental
- Situação semelhante é encontrada no Poder Judiciário - um dos maiores empregadores do
setor e o que oferece os melhores salários
Listagem das Profissões Regulamentadas: normas regulamentadoras = 68 -
http://www.mtecbo.gov.br/cbosite/pages/regulamentacao.jsf
Profissões Regulamentadas = 80
http://www.dpeg.com.br/conteudo/tabelas_outros/Profissoes_Regulamentadas.pdf = 80
Para efeitos fiscais e tributários, a Secretaria da Receita Federal expediu orientações, aonde
entende, de acordo com o subitem 4.1 do Parecer Normativo CST 15/83, que Profissão
Legalmente Regulamentada é aquela cujo exercício tenha sido reconhecido e regulamentado
por Lei ou Decreto Federal
Art. 2º São atribuições do sociólogo: DECRETO Nº 89.531, DE 05 DE ABRIL DE 1984
I - elaborar, supervisionar, orientar, coordenar, planejar, programar, implantar, controlar,
dirigir, executar, analisar ou avaliar estudos, trabalhos, pesquisas, planos, programas e
projetos atinentes à realidade social;
Il - ensinar Sociologia Geral ou Especial, nos estabelecimentos de ensino, desde que cumpridas
as exigências legais;
III - assessorar e prestar consultoria a empresas, órgãos da administração pública direta ou
indireta, entidades e associações, relativamente à realidade social;
IV - participar da elaboração, supervisão, orientação, coordenação, planejamento,
programação, implantação, direção, controle, execução, análise ou avaliação de qualquer
estudo, trabalho, pesquisa, plano, programa ou projeto global, regional ou setorial, atinente à
realidade social.

Canadian association of social workers

What is Social Work?
Social work is a profession concerned with helping individuals, families, groups and
communities to enhance their individual and collective well-being. It aims to help people
develop their skills and their ability to use their own resources and those of the community to
resolve problems. Social work is concerned with individual and personal problems but also
with broader social issues such as poverty, unemployment and domestic violence.
Human rights and social justice are the philosophical underpinnings of social work practice.
The uniqueness of social work practice is in the blend of some particular values, knowledge
and skills, including the use of relationship as the basis of all interventions and respect for the
client’s choice and involvement.
In a socio-political-economic context which increasingly generates insecurity and social
tensions, social workers play an important and essential role.
For more information refer to the CASW National Scope of Practice Statement (March 2000)
available from the CASW office and web site.
What Do Social Workers Do?
Social workers provide services as members of a multidisciplinary team or on a one-to-one
basis with the client. The duties performed by social workers vary depending on the settings in
which they work.
Social workers employed by child welfare agencies (public and private) investigate cases of
family violence, child abuse and neglect and take protective action as required. They may
recruit foster parents or supervise the placement of children in protective care. Others work
on adoption cases.
Many school boards hire social workers to help students adjust to the school environment.
They help students, parents and teachers to deal with problems such as aggressive behaviour,
truancy and family problems, which affect the students’ performance.
In general and psychiatric hospitals, social workers are members of the treatment team. They
provide a link between the team and the family as well as with community resources. In these
settings they contribute to the care, treatment and rehabilitation of the aged and of physically
or mentally ill individuals, as well as the care of disabled persons.
In health and community services centres, social workers are involved in the provision of
counselling to individuals or families and in providing services to seniors. Some work as
community developers helping citizens to identify their needs and proposing ways of meeting
these needs. Others may assist with parent-child relationships and marriage counselling. The
services may be offered on an individual basis or in groups.
In the correctional field, social workers may be part of a team concerned with the social
rehabilitation of young or adult offenders. They may work as classification officers. Others
work as probation officers or as parole officers. Parole officers help ex-prisoners adjust to life
in the community while conforming to the conditions of their parole.
Social workers in private practice offer their services on a fee-for-service basis to individuals,
families and organizations. Their services include counselling, psychotherapy, mediation, sex
therapy, policy and program development, organizational development, and employee
assistance programs.
Social workers involved in policy analysis, policy development and planning are usually working
in federal and provincial departments or social planning councils. Researchers are found in
universities and governments. Others are teaching in universities and community colleges.
http://www.casw-acts.ca/en/what-social-work/social-work-%E2%80%93-profession

IASSW General Assembly in July 2014:

Global Definition of the Social Work Profession
“Social work is a practice-based profession and an academic discipline that promotes social
change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people.
Principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities are
central to social work. Underpinned by theories of social work, social sciences, humanities and
indigenous knowledge, social work engages people and structures to address life challenges
and enhance wellbeing.
IASSW General Assembly in July 2014: Global Definition of the Social Work Profession “Social

National association of social workers (USA)

Social Work Profession
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), social work is one
of the fastest growing careers in the United States. The profession is expected to grow by 25%
between 2010 and 2020. More than 650,000 people currently hold social work degrees.
Who is a social worker?
•Social workers are highly trained and experienced professionals. Only those who have earned
social work degrees at the bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral levels—and completed a minimum
number of hours in supervised fieldwork—are professional social workers.
•Based on findings from the Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Survey, there were
35,107 full-time juniors and seniors enrolled as of fall 2011; there were 5,262 part-time juniors
and seniors enrolled as of fall 2011 in the 195 baccalaureate programs that reported offering a
part-time program. The total enrollment of full-time master’s students was 30,755; the total
enrollment of part-time master’s students was 18,481. The total enrollment of full-time
doctoral students was 1,815; the total enrollment of part-time doctoral students was 760.
•During the 2010–2011 academic year, 14,662 baccalaureate degrees were awarded by social
work programs; 20,573 master’s degrees were awarded; and 321 doctoral degrees were
awarded. (CSWE)
•In 2011, 426 social work programs reported having 4,730 full-time faculty and 5,095 part-
time faculty. (CSWE)
What do social workers do?
•Social workers help individuals, families, and groups restore or enhance their capacity for
social functioning, and work to create societal conditions that support communities in need.
•The practice of social work requires knowledge of human development and behavior, of
social, economic and cultural institutions, and of the interaction of all these factors.
•Social workers help people of all backgrounds address their own needs through psychosocial
services and advocacy.
•Social workers help people overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges: poverty,
discrimination, abuse, addiction, physical illness, divorce, loss, unemployment, educational
problems, disability, and mental illness. They help prevent crises and counsel individuals,
families, and communities to cope more effectively with the stresses of everyday life
http://www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/features/general/profession.asp