Neoconservadorismo e Serviço Social: uma análise do lastro conservador na profissão.

Abstract

This work has as main focus the discussion about the existence of Neoconservatism in Social Work and the analysis of the conservative class of this profession. The study‟s proposal results of classroom debates on subjects about historical and theoretical-methodological foundations of Social Work. Conservatism, in its various denominations, is characterized as an aspect that exists since this craft was implemented in Brazil, becoming part of several moments as a constituent feature of capitalist system and working class. In this context, this work aims to analyze the existence of a Neoconservatism in the profession, choosing as research subjects social workers at healthcare field. The chosen places were two public hospitals at Paraíba‟s backwoods region, Regional Hospital of Sousa/PB and Regional Hospital of Cajazeiras/PB because they have been characterized as instituions of reference to municipalities that. The study had qualitative character, using as collection instrument semistructured interviews, performed by recording authorized by interviewees, with an amount of twelve questions that aimed to cover this work‟s objective. The sample was of the intentional type, the most common type of non-probabilistic sample. The method used was the dialectical critic, since it allows a greater understanding and theoretical support for unveiling the real. We evaluate that despite advances experienced by the profession with renovation process, intending to rupture with conservatism is a process that occurs until present days as a not finalized moment of Social Work. In this context, Neoconservatism existence is something that has been debated by many authors such as Santos, Netto e Iamamoto. In the reports obtained in this work‟s research, most of the interviewees highlighted it as a fact characterized as detrimental to functional practice effectiveness and which permeates postmodern postures and the immediacy of professional demands at health area.