Cuidados paliativos e serviço social: um estudo sobre o trabalho do (a) assistente social abordado nos artigos acadêmicos

Abstract

The present work of completion of the course was constituted as a result of the concerns that arose throughout the training process. The objective of this research was to understand and identify the main characteristics of the work of the social worker in the area of Palliative Care (CP) based on the mapping of scientific productions in the area, based on consultation in qualitative journals A1 and A2 Social Service, between 2002 and 2020, with the descriptors "Palliative Care" and "Social Service". In a span of eighteen years, from the expansion of the concept of Palliative Care to comprehensive care until the current year, six articles were found, which reflects the lack of subsidies to guide the work of the social worker in the area. The research allowed to identify some essential characteristics of the work of the social worker in Palliative Care. These include necessarily multiprofessional work, considering the collaborative nature of PC and aiming at comprehensive care; work aimed at serving users and family members through socio-assistance, interdisciplinary and socio-educational actions; and the relation of the National Humanization Policy as a determinant of practices transversal to SUS that are directly related to the principles of Palliative Care and that are concretized through guidelines, highlighting among them the welcoming. It is concluded that the professional work of the social worker in the area of Palliative Care is in accordance with the fundamental principles established by the normative frameworks, however, publications in the area are still scarce, demonstrating the need to continue producing and advancing on the subject theme.