A REDE DE ATENÇÃO PSICOSSOCIAL E A ASSISTÊNCIA À SAÚDE DO TRABALHADOR E DA TRABALHADORA EM JOÃO PESSOA-PB

Abstract

The present Undergraduate Thesis (TCC) constitutes a social research of an exploratory nature, with a bibliographical and documentary approach, and qualitative methodologies. It aimed to analyze, in a historical-critical perspective supported by the historical-dialectical method, the issue regarding the relationship between Social Work and the Health care Network, with a focus on mental health and occupational health. The choice of this topic is justified by empirical experiences and observations made during the supervised internships I and II carried out at the Psychosocial Care Center III - CAPS CAMINHAR and at the Regional Reference Center for Occupational Health in João Pessoa/Paraíba (CEREST-JP), from March 14 to December 17, 2022. The objectives were to analyze the role of Social Work in Health Policy, particularly in the context of mental health and occupational health, describe the integration of Social Work in the healthcare field, identify the impacts of setbacks experienced in the realms of mental health and occupational health, and assess the network coordination within the Unified Health System. Qualitative research methods were employed through an exploration of mental health and occupational health and an understanding of the role of Social Work in these areas, guided by the dialectical method. This study has a temporal focus that encompasses the period of the Brazilian Sanitary Reform, which led to the creation of the Unified Health System (SUS), marking the moment when the country underwent a process of redemocratization, resulting in the reconfiguration of healthcare as a universal right and a state obligation, as established by the Federal Constitution of 1988. The primary outcomes of this study underscore the necessity for discussions regarding Mental Health and Occupational Health within the Health care Network.