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 masterโ€™s 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 โ€œSocial 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.;