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The profession of social work faces a re-definition in harmony with the context of the 21st century. Higher education in general has been an abundant production of works about this re-definition. The profession of social work as well as the concert of the professions needs to incorporate in these currents in tune with the challenges of this time. This article transit through various sources of knowledge that add the perspective of curricular action participants. These are: UNESCO, the FISW, the CSWE, and the College of Social Workers of Puerto Rico, represented by the Code of Ethics. Approaches to the curriculum based on skills, use as a reference the experiences of Latin American universities and the Caribbean with curriculum based in competencies; my experience as a qualitative researcher and as a practitioner at the public services; as well as teaching that includes the research phase inclassroom. Finally, some reflections are included focused in present and future actions, which go beyond the university wall.