THE (NEW) MORPHOLOGY OF THE WORK OF THE SOCIAL WORKER IN THE FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE IN THE CONTEXT OF ULTRANEOLIBERALISM AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Social work; (new) work morphology; ultra-neoliberalism; pandemic
This research project seeks to apprehend the expressions of the (new) morphology of the work of Social
Work at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do Norte (IFRN)
in the context of ultra-neoliberalism and the covid-19 pandemic in Brazil, with the delimitation
of the 2016-2020 quinquennium. We will use critical social theory as the guiding
principle of the approach, seeking to perceive social processes based on their historicity and dynamics,
through successive approaches to reveal the essence of the object. Therefore,
we will carry out a quantitative-qualitative research, through a permanent literature
review, bibliographical and documentary research, as well as a semi-structured
interview, sent online, with the social workers who make up the IFRN framework. .
In order to go deeper into the issues, we will carry out a focus group, with a sample of 30%
of the total, online, in order to have a more interactive dialogue with professionals.
We emphasize that the set of transformations that have taken place in capitalism
and in the world of work have a major impact on professional work, with new
redesigns in the various occupational spaces, especially in light of the new
coronavirus pandemic scenario. Thus, it is expected that the study will
contribute to discussions on the Fundamentals of Social Work,
through considerations about professional work in education, providing
opportunities for the expansion of existing debates,
in addition to bringing the analysis of new elements that involve the object.