Violação dos direitos da pessoa idosa: o Serviço Social no Creas de Muritiba - BA

Abstract

Brazil presents one of the most accelerated processes of population aging. One of the great challenges for society in this century is to achieve old age with autonomy and equal rights. Policies and resolutions in defense of the elderly have the function of disseminating adequate information on the rights of the elderly to professionals in the area and for the entire population, as well as guiding the functioning of assistance in reference services such as social protection service. Thus, the work of the social worker is essential to ensure the rights of the aging population, to know the reality of individuals and to combat the violation of rights. The present study aims to discuss the challenges of Social Service in as social protection service of the city Muritiba-BA in coping with the violation of the right of the elderly. This is a descriptive study with a qualitative approach. As a data collection instrument, semi-structured interviews were used with the social worker, psychologist and service coordinator. Data analysis was done using Minayo's thematic content analysis. This way, it was possible to observe the importance of the work of the interdisciplinary team in the service for the effective legislation and offer of social protection to the vulnerable, especially the elderly. In addition to the need for improvements in the physical space of the service, in the intersectoral articulation and support of the managers.