Pessoa idosa em situação de pobreza: papel do assistente social na integração da pessoa idosa no subsistema de segurança social básica: estudo de caso do bairro de Chamanculo “B” 2019-2021

Abstract

The present essay is subordinated to the theme, elderly people in poverty: role of the social worker in the integration of the elderly in the basic social security subsystem ─ Case Study: Chamanculo neighbourhood “B” 2019-2021. The study aims to grasp the role of the Social worker in the integration process of the elderly in the subsystem of basic social security in the neighbourhood of Chamanculo B. This is a qualitative research, in which the semi-structured interview and non-participant observation was applied to the work of social workers in that area. For data analysis, the Marxist theory was used, which relates the issue of productivity in a completely capitalist society in which labour force is the fundamental requirement for social Welfare. The essay presents the intervention plan in which it contains all the activities developed in the field, the analysis and interpretation of the results obtained in the field of research. The essay points to social, economic, political and institutional issues as the main factors that are directly linked to poverty and vulnerability of the elderly, and the role of the social worker is as a social mediator between the elderly in poverty and the legalizing bodies, whose mediation is based on the guidance of the elderly in ensuring access to their social rights, as well as in the articulation of information for its self-determination in the fight for their rights. The study is of great importance in science, as it will contribute to the process of integration of the elderly in the basic social security subsystem, as there is little approach around the subject.