Abstract
This article aims to revisit the process of critiquing the ideas of the French Marxist Louis Althusser in the context of the history of Brazilian Social Work, focusing on the construction of the history of the theoretical-methodological foundations of the profession. The methodological framework was based on the literature of the 1980s and 1990s, which became more influential in the subsequent decades in the professional theoretical-methodological formation. This period coincides with the central phase of criticism of Althusserian ideas in Social Work and the affirmation of what later became the official discourse regarding his thinking. The main results indicate a biased approach to Althusser's ideas and an absence of direct and systematic criticism of his thinking within the scope of Brazilian Social Work.
Keywords:
Social Work; Althusser; Marxism; Theoretical-methodological foundations