The activity of the specialist in the field of social assistance is oriented towards offering specialized help in order to increase and restore social functioning capacities, designating a set of institutions, programs, professionalized activities, specialized services for the protection of individuals, groups, communities, which, by virtue of some reasons of an economic, socio-cultural, biological or psychological nature, they cannot achieve their well-being. Professionals in the field are concerned with the implementation of social policies and programs through the development and application of methodologies specific to the field of social assistance, with the implementation of appropriate response mechanisms to the problematic situations faced by individuals, groups and communities in difficulty, with the monitoring of intervention plans regarding the social integration of the beneficiaries, based on the application of the values and principles of professional ethics. In this context, their professional training requires a connection to the qualification standards developed in accordance with the national normative framework and international good practices.