Memory: 80 years of Social Work in Brazil - The III CBAS (Brazilian Congress of Social Workers), 1979's "Turning Congress"

Abstract:

The article is about the historical contextualization of Social Work in Brazil, and it highlights the III CBS (Congresso Brasileiro de Assistentes Sociais - Brazilian Congress of Social Workers), known as the "Turning Congress", which happened in 1979. It shows the intrinsic aspects of the country's class conflict situation - against dictatorship, anti-capitalist, towards socialism - which expanded from 1978. We present the social workers' integration into the class conflict process, as workers who collectively break with conservatism when they define the professional social direction, focused on the immediate and historical interests of the working class.

Keywords:
Social Work; Working class; Break with conservatism