Didattica sperimentale per un servizio sociale transculturale

The professional skills demanded to social workers by contemporary society inevitably include the capacity to apply knowledge, to know how to do, and to be able to take on new competencies that are appropriate for listening and taking care of people coming from different cultures. Teaching experimentation carried out as part of the syllabus of the Palermo University degree courses in Social Services has already been moving in the direction of promote, first of all, an awareness of the need for professional and trans-cultural knowledge. From this teaching experience there emerged a proposal for future academic years: to launch a new teaching approach that will consent one to integrate one’s education with transcultural skills, whilst investing in the potential to enhance the profession.