Lecture on Social Work in Local Government to be held on November 4 at ISMT

The Instituto Superior Miguel Torga (ISMT) will hold a lecture dedicated to the theme "Social Work in Local Government: challenges, practices and response to social vulnerabilities" on November 4, at 10:00 AM. The initiative will take place at Rua Bernardo Albuquerque, 4, and proposes an in-depth reflection on municipal social intervention and the role of public institutions in responding to community needs.

The session will feature Teresa Barrambana Ramos, social worker at the Municipality of Alcanena and an ISMT alumna. The guest speaker will share her practical and professional experience within local authorities, addressing the main daily challenges, institutional coordination mechanisms, and the responses developed regarding social vulnerabilities in the territory.

The event is organized by faculty member Manuel Menezes, within the scope of the curricular unit "Social Work, Social Security and Local Government" of the Bachelor's Degree in Social Work. The initiative is aimed at the student community and all those interested in the subject, promoting the intersection between academic knowledge and the professional reality of social intervention.