A dimensão formativa do assistente social no estado do Tocantins: uma reflexão a partir das diretrizes curriculares da Associação Brasileira de Ensino e Pesquisa em Serviço social (ABEPSS)

Abstract

This study involves the theme: "The Professional Training of Social Workers in the state of Tocantins and the Political Ethical Project", having as a delimitation the process of professional training of Social Workers in five public and private Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the state of Tocantins. The research entitled: "The Formative Dimension of the Social Worker in the state of Tocantins: a reflection based on the Curriculum Guidelines of the Brazilian Association of Teaching and Research in Social Work (ABEPSS)" has as its object of study the process of professional training of assistants in the state of Tocantins through the PPC's of the HEIs and aims, in general, to identify the divergences and/or convergences between the current proposal of the undergraduate courses of the five HEIs in relation to the current proposal recommended by ABEPSS, through a cutout for the courses of degree in Social Work in the state of Tocantins, in view of the considerable offer of courses in the distance education modality and private HEIs in the state. The study methodology comprises documentary research, using the five PPC's of public and private HEIs in the state of Tocantins. The study precedes the analysis of the PPC's in the light of the 1996 ABEPSS Curriculum Guidelines (DC), bibliographic research and content analysis. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the main convergences are: incorporation of the foundations of professional training; fostering academic research and university extension; systematic supervision in relation to the internship and supervision; focus on teacher qualification; (ITOP, UFT and UNITINS); compliance with the workload of the curricular internship; cohesion in relation to compliance with the workload of Complementary Activities: ITOP, UFT, UNIP, UNITINS and UNOPAR. Regarding the marked differences, the following were identified: fragmentation in the teaching-learning process and in professional training; absence of affirmation of critical social theory in the respective PPC's; no description of the lines and research groups and university extension projects published on the courses page and on the PPC's (UNIP and UNOPAR); mention of the DC of the MEC/2002 in the analyzed documents: (ITOP and UNOPAR). It was suggested in the study, an empirical research with the HEIs with a view to investigate how the educational process of the social worker has been taking place, considering that the referred research was documentary and bibliographical, as well as the feedback of the study with the HEI surveyed. The data collected will serve as a basis for a critical reflection on the process of training the social worker and the information will be shared with CRESS-TO which will serve for future collective discussions of the council, providing a review of the PPC's according to the indications in the study. The information is pertinent to suggest a review of the PPC's of the HEIs in view of the need for constant articulation with the 1996 ABEPSS DC.