The contribution proposes a reflection on the professional profile of the teacher in Italy and identifies in the bio-systemic perspective a heuristic opportunity to reveal – through narrative practices – the outcomes of self-representation processes by teachers. Socio-cultural changes, the normative variability that characterizes schools, and new teaching strategies and proposals confront teachers with the need to measure themselves directly against reflexive practices in order to confirm themselves in the role. Beginning with the outcomes of an exploratory qualitative survey of a sample of teachers in Sicilian schools, the contribution proposes some considerations on autobiography as a formative and self-reflective tool that fosters the reconnaissance of skills possessed and supports the personal sense of self-efficacy.