(De)pathologizing of life: perspectives of social workers in Recôncavo of Bahia

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https://doi.org/10.18315/argumentum.v12i2.28842

Abstract

This work was guided by the purpose of analyzing the conception of Social Service professionals about the madness and treatment of users of the Psychosocial Care Centers (Centros de Atenção Psicossocial [CAPS]) and the relationship between their considerations and the professional Ethical-Political Project (EPP). The research had an empirical nature and a qualitative approach. Interviews were carried out with five social workers of CAPS I from the municipalities of Recôncavo Baiano and content analysis by thematic categorization was used. The considerations of social workers were outlined in a psychosocial perspective, as they dialogue with both biological and pathological assumptions, and with the dimension of citizenship. It is highlighted, therefore, the need for this professional category to establish more organic relations with the social movements linked to the Anti-Asylum Fight, which act in an essentially de-pathologizing perspective of life.

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Vinicius Pinheiro de Magalhães, Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS

Mestre em Serviço Social pelo Programa de Pós-graduação da Universidade Federal de Sergipe - PROSS. Graduado em Serviço Social pelo Centro de Artes Humanidades e Letras - CAHL da Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia - UFRB. Coordenador do Centro de Referência Especializado de Assistência Social - CREAS do Município de Cruz das Almas/BA. Membro do Grupo de Estudos e Pesquisas em Fundamentos, Formação em Serviço Social e Políticas Sociais - GEPSSO da Universidade Federal de Sergipe - UFS. Áreas de discussão: Serviço Social, Saúde Mental e Movimentos Sociais Político-Religiosos. Linhas de pesquisa: Trabalho, Formação profissional e Serviço Social/Serviço Social, ação política e sujeitos coletivos.

Vera Núbia Santos, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS)

Possui graduação em Serviço Social pela Universidade Federal de Sergipe (1992), mestrado (2001) e doutorado (2009) em Serviço Social pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. É professora do quadro efetivo da Universidade Federal de Sergipe, em nível de graduação e pós-graduação e avaliadora ad hoc do Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais. Desenvolve pesquisas sobre condições de trabalho de assistentes sociais, Arte e Serviço Social, Pesquisa em Serviço Social e Política Social.

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Published

29-08-2020

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Magalhães, V. P. de, & Santos, V. N. (2020). (De)pathologizing of life: perspectives of social workers in Recôncavo of Bahia. Argumentum, 12(2), 185–201. https://doi.org/10.18315/argumentum.v12i2.28842

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020): As políticas de saúde mental no Brasil e no plano internacional: tendências e desafios

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Thematic Articles

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