Os desafios do trabalho profissional do/a assistente social em uma unidade de atendimento às pessoas com COVID19.

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the contribution of Social Work in the context of health in the midst of the COVID19 Pandemic, in a process of hospitalization of patients interned. The study results from a bibliographic research relevant to the theme. elaborated the study considering the following scenarios: the historical context of Brazilian national health policy, the right to health guaranteed in the Constitution of 1988, access to health as a right, and the obstacles faced in the current scenario, caused by the COVID19 pandemic. In this scenario, it was specified the performance of/from the social worker in the field of health policy, specifying his/her contribution in guaranteeing access to health. Data analysis made it possible to verify the importance of guaranteeing access to health, especially in contexts of crisis health, such as that caused by COVID19.