Paula Sousa, PhD in Social Work from the Catholic University of Portugal (2014) is professor of social work course at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro – UTAD, in Northern Portugal.
She made her first degree in Social Work (1995) and another one in Educational Sciences (2000) and also the master’s degree (2004). She is member of the European Social Work Research Association – ESWRA.
Of her professional career, highlight the professional practice as a social worker (1995 – 2002) and teaching in social work courses (2002-2015).
Its main research themes are: Diversity and Difference; Social Work Education; Professionalization; School Social Work and Practice Research in Social Work.

Main Publications:

Sousa, P., Caria, T., & Almeida, J. L. (2020). Consciência identitária dos propósitos e meios do Serviço Social: resultados de um estudo empírico dos assistentes sociais. Cuadernos De Trabajo Social, 33(2), 297-312. https://doi.org/10.5209/cuts.64409

Telmo Caria; Paula Sousa; José Luís D`Almeida. 2017. “A identidade profissional institucional: Atualidade da pesquisa em serviço social”. Sociologia, Problemas e Práticas (85): 149-165. http://revistas.rcaap.pt/sociologiapp/article/view/12240
Doi: 10.7458/SPP20178512240

Sousa, Paula; Almeida, José Luís. 2016. “Culturally sensitive social work: promoting cultural competence”. European Journal of Social Work 19 (3- 4): 537-555. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13691457.2015.1126559
Doi: 10.1080/13691457.2015.1126559

Sousa, Paula; D`Almeida, (2020) Social Work Education in Portugal in “Social Work Education in Contemporary World: Issues, Challenges and Concerns”. Palgrav McMillan
Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39966-5

Sousa, Paula e D`Almeida, José L; (2017). Social Work – Sustainability and Ecological Citizenship – (Chapter 5) . In Social Work and Promoting Community and Environmental Sustainability: A Workbook for Global Social Workers and Educators, ed. by Michaela Rinkel and Meredith Powers, 61 – 73.
ISBN: 978-3-906820-11-8. USA: International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW)

Almeida, J.L; Sousa, P.; Caria, T. (2021) Competências no Contexto de Trabalho em Serviço Social. Vila Nova de Famalicão: Edições Húmus

Sousa, Paula; D`Almeida, José L;. 2016. Avaliação Diagnóstica na Prática do Serviço Social. Viseu. Psicosoma. (ed. 1). Viseu: Psicosoma.;