Acesso de crianças/adolescentes com necessidades especiais na perspectiva dos profissionais de saúde e educação

Abstract

The objective was to know the access of children and adolescents with special health needs from the perspective of health and education professionals from an Association of Parents and Friends of the Exceptional - APAE.The objective was to know the access of children and adolescents with special health needs from the perspective of the health and education team of an Association of Parents and Friends of the Exceptional - APAE. This is a field research, with a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory approach that used as a data collection technique, the semi-structured interview and representation through the word cloud. The study participants were 11 professionals who work in the clinic and school of the institution mentioned above. The results showed the difficulties of access of children and adolescents to health services, in addition to the need to socialize, interact, form bonds with the community. The professionals praised the work developed with children and adolescents, the care process and the link with the caregiving families, highlighting APAE as the main institutional and social support network. Furthermore, among the strategies used by the professionals, care, playfulness and the diversity of activities that children and adolescents are able to participate in stand out. It is concluded that APAE is the main health service accessed by these children and adolescents. And that it was necessary to understand the importance of support networks for the population living with special health needs, as well as for their family members and/or caregivers.