Ações afirmativas em uma universidade pública: relato de experiência do serviço social

Abstract

Affirmative Actions are a set of measures aimed at groups historically discriminated and victimized by social exclusion. The objective of the study is to report the experience on the implementation of affirmative actions in a public university, to encourage the recognition of diversity in the training of health professionals in higher education, to reflect on how to combat all types of prejudice and discrimination in the daily work of professionals in the health area and socialize inclusive practices. This is a report of the professional experience of the Social Worker, in the Student Aid Program (PAE), as a technical support fellow for institutional development in the area of Social Work. The study highlights the importance of Social Work in Student Assistance and its role in the access and permanence of quota students in public higher education.