O assistente social e assistência à saúde das mulheres na atenção primária: relato de experiência

Abstract

Objective: To report the experience of the performance of a social worker in the Basic Health Unit with a focus on women's health, in the city of Floriano - PI. Method: This is an account of the professional experience of a social worker at the Basic Health Unit. This method makes it possible from the author's own professional experience. the theoretical foundation Results: The challenges of health work developed and pointed out, refer to reflections in this experience, refer to reflections such as the need for approximation between health professionals in an interdisciplinary and intersectoral perspective aiming to expand the health promotion and prevention of women. women with regard to family planning. Conclusion: When developing their work in primary care, the professional social worker needs to have a holistic view of the demands that arrive spontaneously and those that arrive via referral. In this study, it was observed that factors such as salary, work overload, inputs, autonomy are factors of job dissatisfaction and that there are still many challenges for social workers working in Primary Care.