Social Work in the Financial Sector: Diagnostics, Action Points and Recommendations

Abstract

This article places Social Work within the context of the Costa Rican financial sector. In the first instance, it provides a brief statement about the domestic situation revolving around three issues: (about) indebtedness, default rates, and financial education. Later, it provides some details about some emerging expressions of this dynamic in the conditions and the livelihoods of the population that demands the profession, both in relation to study and intervention. In addition, it provides some action points that were performed nationally from these professional spaces. Finally, it prepares a series of recommendations coming from the author’s experience as a co-supervisor of academic and professional practices linked to the financial sector