Serviço social e saúde mental: o trabalho do assistente social com famílias no campo da medicalização da vida

Abstract

His work arises from experiences in the curricular internship in social work conducted at the Psychosocial Support Center - Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAPSAD). This is a qualitative, exploratory research with a theoretical and bibliographic nature. The objective of the research is to analyze the possibilities of professional performance with families in mental health, in relation to medicalization. This study addresses the medicalization of life and its relationship with the expressions of the social issue, how this phenomenon developed over time. The pharmaceutical industry was structured from the 1950s began a process of dissemination of drug commodity, especially psychotropic drugs, the trivialization of these drugs and abuse are the main materializations of life medication in contemporary times. The family that currently has centrality in social policies is challenged by this phenomenon, along with the transformation processes that it has undergone throughout history. Neoliberalism impacts families and sharpens the expressions of the social issue with the resurgence of social policies. The work of the social worker with families has returned to the center of the profession's debate, due to the process of changes in the family and social policies. From this we explore the possibilities of professional performance with families from the application of the Guide for Autonomous Medication Management with family members to discuss the use of medicines and the possibilities of emancipation and effectiveness of citizenship.