Role of the Social Worker in Hemodialysis Service: A Study in Ituiutaba - MG

Abstract

SummaryThe present article aims to understand the role of the Social Worker,its limits and possibilities given the demands of patients with CKD in the Dialysis UnitBIO RIM in Ituiutaba-MG. This article seeks to present a historical study sincethe insertion of Social Service in the health area, seeking to understand how professionals work in the health, specifically in its work with kidney patients and their families, in the search forhealth policies and social rights. In the construction of this work, the procedures usedwere bibliographical, documentary and field research, based on authors such as Martinelli,Gil, Mioto who wrote about this topic. The research was carried out on websites, books,magazines such as “Serviço Social e Saúde” and “Multi Debates”, among others, applying thequalitative. Finally, this work aims to demonstrate how important it is toSocial Service professional is inserted in the health area, based on the historicity ofinstitutionalization of the profession and the authors researched in this article, we intend to establisha fundamental basis for readers who are interested in delving deeper into this topic,as well as contributing to better performance by professionals in this specific area. Keywords: Health. Right. Social Worker.Patient