Atuação da equipe multiprofissional nos grupos de convivência para a pessoa idosa: a experiência num Centro de Referência de Assistência Social no interior do Tocantins

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand the work of the multiprofessional team in the Elderly Living Groups in a Reference Center for Social Assistance (CRAS) located in the interior of Tocantins, with the general objective of analyzing the centrality of this space in the aging process. As specific objectives we seek to contextualize and identify the professional work in groups in the Service of Coexistence and Strengthening of Bonds from the perception of the elderly and professionals linked to CRAS. Through bibliographic research, we seek to highlight the discussion of human aging, based on critical and specialized literature and demographic data. In this regard, a historic rescue of the Federal Constitution of 1988 was carried out, regarding the struggles and achievements of the working class in the regulation of social policies, highlighting the formation of Social Assistance in Brazil, to then make visible the consequences of the Reform. Social Security for the elderly population. The research is due to the insertion in the Supervised Internship in Social Work and its contributions to the professional formation, providing theoretical and critical support for analysis and interpretation of the data collected in the research, in order to know in more depth the performance of the interdisciplinary team regarding refers to working conditions and relationships. Supported by the categories of the critical dialectical method, we used the observation techniques, semistructured interview and evaluation questionnaire for the elderly participants of CRAS. We also point out the importance of the performance of the technical team for the realization of social rights in the aging process of the elderly in Brazil.