Competences of social assistance, its role in family functioning and in the formation of the community

Abstract

Social workers assess family dynamics, mediate conflicts, and promote resilience. This article explores the essential competencies of social workers for strengthening family functioning and building resilient communities. Community training emerges as a key link, where social workers foster participation, identify collective needs, and design support programs. The objective was to uncover the necessary competencies in social work and its role within families. The main methods used were content analysis, scientific observation, theoretical methods (systemic-structural, functional, and historical-logical), and empirical methods (observation and document analysis, primarily to establish or define criteria), in addition to methodological triangulation. The results reveal that continuing education and ethical commitment empower families and communities, building more inclusive and just societies adapted to social challenges. The conclusions focus on establishing the competencies of social workers as determinants of the required profile for the professional field. It is necessary to work on them, update them and strengthen them, giving importance to the social worker as an agent of change who acts at multiple levels to improve people's lives and strengthen communities by promoting equity, justice and general well-being in society.