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Maria Inês Amaro is PhD in Social Work and MA in Communication, Culture and Information Technology. Professor at the bachelor, master and doctorate in Social Work at University Institute of Lisbon. She co-ordinated Social Work bachelor and master degree at Catholic University of Portugal. Supervises master and PhD dissertations and thesis in Social Work. She is researcher at the CIES-IUL, Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology and reviewer of UCE (Catholic University Press) for Social Work publications. She founding member of the European Association for Social Work Research was part of the host committee for the 6th European Conference for Social Work Research (Lisbon, 2016). Has research interests in the areas of theory and practice of Social Work, Social Policy and Social Work, Society and Technology and Labour and Social Exclusion. Consultant in the area of social planning and evaluation. Author of books, chapters and articles in the above-mentioned fields.

Since 2019, commissioner at the Institute of Social Security, where is Head of Social Development Department, with national responsibilities over the impkmentation and development of public policy in the fields of children and youth, cooperation with third sector and charities, and social intervention.

President of the National Commission of the National System for Child Early intervention; of the National Council for Adoption (years 2024-2026); evaluation jury for Programa Escolhas (projects to prevent and combat youth delinquency), 2023 edition; is member of the National Council of Cooperation; Single Operational Group, for the reception of asylum-seekers; of the National Council for Migrations; of the Commission for Inclusive Policies for People with Disabilities; of the executive group for the Implementation, Monitoring and Assessment of the National Strategy for the Integration of People Experiencing Homelessness, and, among others,of the Follow-up Commission of the National Strategy for Fighting Poverty; is the national oficial link to civil protection.

Academic Qualifications
University/Institution Type Degree Period
IPAV
Portugal - Lisboa
Training Session Liderança Colaborativa 2023 - 2024
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Portugal - Caparica
Post-graduation Agile Project Management 2022 - 2023
Universidade do Minho
Portugal - Braga
Other type of qualification FORGEP 2021 - 2022
Cooperativa Popular UNIPOP
Portugal
Other type of qualification Curso de Pensamento Crítico Contemporâneo: Estética e Política 2010
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Portugal - Lisboa
PhD Doutoramento em Serviço Social 2004 - 2009
Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Portugal - Lisboa
Post-graduation Curso doutoral em Serviço Social 2007 - 2008
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Ciências Humanas
Portugal - Lisboa
PhD Serviço Social 2007
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Portugal - Lisboa
Post-graduation Estudos Avançados em Serviço Social 2004 - 2005
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais
Portugal - Lisboa
Other type of qualification Curso de Especialização pós-graduada em Ciência, Tecnologia e Comunicação 2005
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Portugal - Lisboa
M.Sc. Comunicação, Cultura e Tecnologias da Informação 2000 - 2005
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Portugal - Lisboa
Other type of qualification Comunicação Pública da Ciência 2002
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Portugal - Lisboa
Post-graduation Comunicação, Cultura e Tecnologias da Informação 2000 - 2001
Cooperativa de Ensino Superior de Intervenção Social, C. R. L
Portugal
Other type of qualification Curso de formação em SPSS 2000
The British Council
Portugal
Other type of qualification English for Business and Academic Purposes 1998
Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Serviço Social
Portugal - Lisbon
Licenciate Serviço Social 1993 - 1998
Associação Portuguesa de Surdos
Portugal
Other type of qualification Língua Gestual 1994 - 1997
The British Council
Portugal
Other type of qualification Advanced Translation 1997
The British Council
Portugal
Other type of qualification Curso do The British Council 1992 - 1996
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom - Cambridge
Other type of qualification Certificate in Advanced English 1996
Research Interests
Poverty and Social Exclusion; Inequalities; Human Rights and Basic Needs; Contemporary Social Work Theory and Practice; Society, Technology and Impacts in Social Life;Social Work and Social Policy; Social Work Research; Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Social Inclusion.
Other Social Sciences Social Sciences