Princípios éticos fundamentais do Serviço Social brasileiro: um estudo sobre a influência de Carlos Nelson Coutinho

Abstract

The central theme of this research is social work as a profession, should involve a discussion of the theoretical and methodological foundations that gave rise to the ethical principles of the Code of Ethics and Professional Ethical-Political Project. Therefore, delimited form, the research problem is expressed by the following question: what is the influence of the Marxist tradition through intellectual production of Carlos Nelson Coutinho in the construction of the ethical principles set out in the Code of Professional Ethics (a) Social Worker 1993? The objectives of this research from the problem posed were: historically contextualize the objective conditions for the emergence of the concept of ethical-political project in the Brazilian Social Service and the reformulation process of the Professional Code of Ethics (a) Social Worker 1993; recover the work of Carlos Nelson Coutinho and its relationship with the Brazilian Social Service; grasp the theoretical and methodological foundations of the ethical principles set out in the Code of Professional Ethics (a) Social Worker 1993, identifying the elements (concepts or categories) that show the influences of his thinking. Based on exploratory research through literature and field research were interviewed five social workers who formed the 'National Technical Commission for Revision of the Code of Professional Ethics', the interviews were based on a common roadmap. These were recorded, transcribed and analyzed. This paper presents the explanatory links developed from this study object. Linked to the line of research Fundamentals of Social Services, the Graduate Program in Social UNIOESTE Service, counted on the support of CAPES, through scholarships, favoring the objective conditions of realization of this present study. Finally, this paper qualitatively contributes to consolidation of knowledge in the field of Historical Foundations and Theoretical and Methodological of Social Work in Brazil.