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Neoliberal social policies, framed under the pretense of 'progress' and 'development' discourses, have become the State's main instrument to exert its power in poor, dangerous and at risk neighborhoods. Most of the Social Work professionals work for the State. As a result, they have been called to be a part of these new neoliberal policies as goalkeepers between citizens and the State. This article presents critical analyses about some theoretical postulates that frame the Michel Foucault's work about the power performance in the subjects and the discussions around social management and social work presented in the Freddy Esquivel's studies. Some questions address in this article are about policies promoting justice toward the poor; roles of social workers inside the new forms of governability in the social policies; the practice of our profession that advocates social justice and at the same time are the administrators of social services.