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Paula Sousa, PhD in Social Work from the Catholic University of Portugal (2014) is professor of social work course at the University of Trรกs-os-Montes e Alto Douro โ UTAD, in Northern Portugal.
She made her first degree in Social Work (1995) and another one in Educational Sciences (2000) and also the masterโs degree (2004). She is member of the European Social Work Research Association – ESWRA.
Of her professional career, highlight the professional practice as a social worker (1995 – 2002) and teaching in social work courses (2002-2015).
Its main research themes are: Diversity and Difference; Social Work Education; Professionalization; School Social Work and Practice Research in Social Work.
Main Publications:
Sousa, P., Caria, T., & Almeida, J. L. (2020). Consciรชncia identitรกria dos propรณsitos e meios do Serviรงo Social: resultados de um estudo empรญrico dos assistentes sociais. Cuadernos De Trabajo Social, 33(2), 297-312. https://doi.org/10.5209/cuts.64409
Telmo Caria; Paula Sousa; Josรฉ Luรญs D`Almeida. 2017. “A identidade profissional institucional: Atualidade da pesquisa em serviรงo social”. Sociologia, Problemas e Prรกticas (85): 149-165. http://revistas.rcaap.pt/sociologiapp/article/view/12240
Doi: 10.7458/SPP20178512240
Sousa, Paula; Almeida, Josรฉ Luรญs. 2016. “Culturally sensitive social work: promoting cultural competence”. European Journal of Social Work 19 (3- 4): 537-555. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13691457.2015.1126559
Doi: 10.1080/13691457.2015.1126559
Sousa, Paula; D`Almeida, (2020) Social Work Education in Portugal in โSocial Work Education in Contemporary World: Issues, Challenges and Concernsโ. Palgrav McMillan
Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39966-5
Sousa, Paula e D`Almeida, Josรฉ L; (2017). Social Work – Sustainability and Ecological Citizenship – (Chapter 5) . In Social Work and Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability: A Workbook for Global Social Workers and Educators, ed. by Michaela Rinkel and Meredith Powers, 61 – 73.
ISBN: 978-3-906820-11-8. USA: International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)
Almeida, J.L; Sousa, P.; Caria, T. (2021) Competรชncias no Contexto de Trabalho em Serviรงo Social. Vila Nova de Famalicรฃo: Ediรงรตes Hรบmus
Sousa, Paula; D`Almeida, Josรฉ L;. 2016. Avaliaรงรฃo Diagnรณstica na Prรกtica do Serviรงo Social. Viseu. Psicosoma. (ed. 1). Viseu: Psicosoma.;