Social work and social workers in Italy

The article tackles the characteristics of social work in Italy, focusing on some specific features this professional domain within broader frame Italian welfare system. Indeed, given historical roots regime and model governance policies, assistance benefits services are less developed component provisions. This is one reasons for late full acknowledgement regulation worker at national level. In first part article, we present development with particular attention to creation academic courses formal as a profession. Then current situation workers taking into consideration weakness effects financial crisis. fact, crises had an impact dimensions composition vulnerable population, which more large fragmented, putting growing pressure workers. At same time, because fiscal austerity, resources have been reduced these years, changing organizational settings worsening working conditions