PALLIATIVE CARE AND SOCIAL WORKER INTERVENTION WITH MULTI PROFESSIONAL TEAMS

Abstract

The Palliative Care concept was re-signified from the holistic perspective of health that sees the being in its multidimensions, valuing care with physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual well-being, through promotion actions aimed at citizenship. Interdisciplinary action is a prerequisite of Palliative Care and the social worker is one of the professionals who make up the teams. The objective of this work is to understand Palliative Care and the role of social workers in multidisciplinary teams. The investigation was anchored in qualitative research, with a bibliographical approach and sought in the literature subsidies for critical-theoretical reflection. It is concluded that there is a need for recognition of the multidisciplinary work in Palliative Care and appropriation of the social worker to the area, so that he has mastery of the dimensions that make up his work.