Supervisão de Estágio em Serviço Social

Abstract

The present study aims to identify the meanings of Supervision in Social Work in its dimensions of the profession in the construction of the identity and professional maturity of the social worker in the face of the challenges of professional intervention in the context of 21st-century capitalist sociability. Specifically, this general objective seeks to understand and analyze the context of 21st-century capitalist sociability, which encompasses the challenges of the Social Work professional intervention process, and to comprehend the nature of Supervision in Social Work. This is qualitative research, using the content analysis method supported by bibliographic research and documental research. Having conducted bibliographic research in the CAPES platform database, 77 works were found among theses and dissertations that address Internship Supervision, which focused on the Social Work axis: Professional Training and Work. in the period from 1992 to 2023. However, since this research is focused on Internship Supervision in Social Work within the context of 21st-century capitalist sociability, it was decided to disregard publications prior to the year 2000, as well as works that, although published after 2000, are not directly related to the proposed descriptors (Internship Supervision - Internship - Social Work). Thus, only 53 works were considered, with 16 theses and 37 dissertations. Most of the works found are concentrated in the Southeast region of Brazil, showing that all the training units distributed by region by ABEPSS have public institutions. It can be concluded that the meanings of internship supervision in Social Work in shaping the professional identity of social workers in the face of the challenges of professional intervention in the context of 21st-century capitalist society are intrinsically related to the precariousness of social public policies, contemporary capitalism, changes in the world of work, and social issue.