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Brazilian Social Work Federal Council | Conselho Federal de Serviço Social

(CFESS)

Brazil, Latin America & Caribbean

SHS Quadra 6 - Bloco E - Complexo Brasil 21 - 20 Andar - Sala 2001
CEP: 70322-915 - Brasília - DF
Tel: (61) 3223-1652
Tel: (61) 3223-2420

cfess@cfess.org.br
www.cfess.org.br
55 61 3223 1652


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  • Name of the President: Kelly Rodrigues Melatti
  • Number of members: 194.000
  • Year when the Association was established: 1962
  • Year when the Association joined IFSW: 1998
  • Code of Ethics Brazilian Social Work Federal Council
  • Constitution Brazilian Social Work Federal Council

About The Brazilian Social Work Federal Council

The Social Work Federal Council (CFESS) is a federal public authority that has the responsibility of guiding, disciplining, regulating, supervising and defending the professional practice of the social worker in Brazil, together with the Social work Regional Councils (CRESS).

In addition to its attributions, contained in Law 8.662 / 1993, the entity has been promoting, in the last 30 years, policies for the construction of a radically democratic, anticapitalistic and in the interests of the working class.

CFESS Law: Law (L8662), Update:  L12317
Constitution: CEP_CFESS-SITE

News Social Work in Brazil

  • 2019. March. World Social Work Day. Video
  • 2019 Poster WSWD
  • 2018 October. IFSW STATEMENT ON THE ELECTIONS IN BRAZIL

Social Work Education in Brazil

  • Is it social Work a University degree?
  • How many years do you have to study?
  • Do you have to register to practice social work?

 

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