COMPETÊNCIAS DO SERVIÇO SOCIAL EM CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS: NOTAS PRELIMINARES

Andrea Georgia De Souza Frossard; Marli  Schaeffer; Alessandra Gomes  Simões

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.1071

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Andrea Georgia De Souza Frossard Hospital do Câncer IV – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1852-1034
Marli Schaeffer Unidade de Cuidados Paliativos, Hospital do Câncer IV, Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil
Alessandra Gomes Simões Unidade de Cuidados Paliativos, Hospital do Câncer IV, Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva – Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.1071

Keywords:

palliative care, social work, competencies

Abstract

Considering the Brazilian reality, it is pertinent to deepen studies on the models of Palliative Care and End of Life. The objective is to present an overview of the role of the social worker in the field of Palliative Care and to introduce elements for the debate on the relevance of establishing specific guidelines for competent and critical action in a complex, sensitive, and under construction area. The investigation was based on qualitative research with an analytical focus supported by bibliographical and documentary studies. Palliative Care is collaborative in nature and requires a set of related knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with teamwork. It demonstrates the necessary delimitation of general guidelines for action for the Social Worker in line with the current Performance Parameters of Social Work in Health Policy. It is concluded that it is relevant to establish skills for the different levels of palliative care aligned with the prerogatives, attributions and professional competences placed in the collective project of the Brazilian Social Services.