The theme for World Social Work Day (WSWD) 2017 focused on “promoting environmental and community sustainability.” The day celebrated and promoted all the actions related to this theme in which social workers are engaged. The WSWD slogan reiterated the third pillar of the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development, developed by three international social work bodies, and was aligned with the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. The connection between the two agendas is connected to human rights and highlights the need for some theoretical and methodological reflections to deepen the understanding of sustainable development with the aim of identifying and analyzing the foundations of social work education and practice in this field of action. This article presents background information that allows an understanding of the specific importance of social work in the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Curricular planning in social work education should be properly aligned with the SDGs to equip students with the skills and competencies necessary to work with target communities. Incorporating the SDGs into the professional curriculum of social work, as well as creating pedagogical tools to connect with new target groups, should create better opportunities for social workers to enhance their professional activities. As a specific reference, a Chilean experience is presented that demonstrates how the SDGs allow for the implementation of community empowerment strategies and policy advocacy at the local level.

2017 年世界社会工作日 (WSWD) 的主题集中在“促进环境和社区的可持续发展”。这一天庆祝并促进了社会工作者参与的与这一主题相关的所有行动。WSWD的口号重申了由三个国际社会工作机构制定的社会工作和社会发展全球议程的第三个支柱，并与联合国（UN）2030年可持续发展议程保持一致。两个议程之间的联系与人权相关，并强调需要进行一些理论和方法论反思，以加深对可持续发展的理解，旨在确定和分析该行动领域社会工作教育和实践的基础。本文提供的背景信息可让您了解社会工作在实现联合国可持续发展目标 (SDG) 中的具体重要性。社会工作教育的课程规划应与可持续发展目标适当一致，以使学生具备与目标社区合作所需的技能和能力。将可持续发展目标纳入社会工作的专业课程，以及创建与新目标群体联系的教学工具，应该为社会工作者创造更好的机会来加强他们的专业活动。作为具体参考，智利的经验展示了可持续发展目标如何允许在地方一级实施社区赋权战略和政策倡导。