Abstract:
This article aims to discuss the genesis, development and consolidation of the most critical fraction of Social Work in Uruguay. Product of a postdoctoral study conducted at the University of the Republic and funded by Fapesp in 2020, the text addresses the central elements that sustained the formation of a progressive Social Work from the Latin American struggles collectively fought in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and the end of the civic-military dictatorship in Uruguay from 1985.
Keywords:
Uruguayan Social Work; Critical Trends; Latin America