Issue 43 (2023) of the Costa Rican Journal of Social Work features a series of articles addressing key topics in the field of social work. Among them are a theoretical-methodological discussion on cash transfers, an analysis of the understanding of social work as a profession or science, and a study on access to education for adult women from a social work perspective. The issue also explores planning and development in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as research trajectories and current challenges in the School of Social Work.