Social Worker´s perceptions about the work done in a long-term philanthropic institution in the Federal District

The descriptive, exploratory and qualitative research has this look at the labor context in which social workers operate in long-stay institution for elderly in Brasília, Federal District. The aim of this research was to analyze the perceptions of social workers about their work. The sample was thre...

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Main Authors: Maria Liz Cunha de Oliveira, Helga Cristina Hedler, Eduarda Vasconcelos dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL) 2017-01-01
Series:Serviço Social em Revista
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/ssrevista/article/view/25224
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description The descriptive, exploratory and qualitative research has this look at the labor context in which social workers operate in long-stay institution for elderly in Brasília, Federal District. The aim of this research was to analyze the perceptions of social workers about their work. The sample was three social workers. Data were collected through a structured interview. We used content analysis for the interpretation of the answers. The results indicated that social workers realize their responsibility as mediating agents in ensuring the older, yet the institutional space presents bureaucratic and not very open to the potential of this action.
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spellingShingle Maria Liz Cunha de Oliveira
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Social Worker´s perceptions about the work done in a long-term philanthropic institution in the Federal District
Serviço Social em Revista
Pessoa idosa
Instituição asilar
Serviço Social
Contexto laboral
Trabalho
Envelhecimento
title Social Worker´s perceptions about the work done in a long-term philanthropic institution in the Federal District
title_full Social Worker´s perceptions about the work done in a long-term philanthropic institution in the Federal District
title_fullStr Social Worker´s perceptions about the work done in a long-term philanthropic institution in the Federal District
title_full_unstemmed Social Worker´s perceptions about the work done in a long-term philanthropic institution in the Federal District
title_short Social Worker´s perceptions about the work done in a long-term philanthropic institution in the Federal District
title_sort social worker´s perceptions about the work done in a long term philanthropic institution in the federal district
topic Pessoa idosa
Instituição asilar
Serviço Social
Contexto laboral
Trabalho
Envelhecimento
url http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/ssrevista/article/view/25224
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