This article presents a discussion about the development of the processes of globalization, as well as a reflection on the transformations in the world nowadays and their impacts on the contemporary society. The first aspect to be dealt with is the analysis of the emerging problems in a risky society and their implications in the transformation of the Social Services, as the social workers are challenged to face the modernity crisis and to think over the profession.
Globalization; Risky society; Modernity crisis; Social Services
