RACIAL ISSUES AND SOCIAL WORK: Necessary approaches

Abstract

This article discusses the relationship between racial issues and Social Work based on the historical and social formation of Brazil, highlighting the specificities of racism in its interrelation with class and gender issues. It is based on the understanding that these concepts are fundamental for comprehending the Social Question in the Brazilian context, since inequalities are interconnected and reproduced within institutional structures and social relations. The methodology adopted consists of a literature review combined with participant observation in the course “Racial Issues and Social Work” offered by the Department of Social Work at UFF Campos. In this regard, the importance of the ethnic-racial debate in Social Work education is emphasized, particularly through a mandatory course and its interface with professional training, enabling reflections on how the critical incorporation of these debates in the educational process can contribute to the construction of an anti-racist professional practice.