Serviço social: contribuições na promoção da qualidade de vida dos idosos do Residencial Leonel Brizola, em Santa Maria/RS

Abstract

This paper presents some reflections about how the social worker can contribute in the promotion of elderly quality of life, providing participation in activities that help this achievement and this study referrer more specific to the participation in groups of acquaintanceship. For the understanding of the subject and the interconnected elements of the subject, which are: the process of aging, the public policy to the elderly, the social protection, the proceeding of the Social Work in this social matter, the elderly quality of life, the participation in acquaintanceship groups, using the bibliographical and empirical research, in various sources like books, articles, electronic magazines, and other documents that approach the subject beyond the participating observation during the intervention project accomplished with the elderly of Residencial Leonel Brizola that make possible to dialog with them and collect the impressions of the importance to participate in the acquaintanceship groups and how much this contribute in the improvement of quality of life.