NETWORK OF PROTECTION AND RECEPTION OF THE ELDERLY FROM THE HISTORICAL-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE: EXPERIENCE REPORT

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the role of the psychologist in the protection network for the elderly, based on an experience of a professional internship, supervised by a public security agency specialized in the protection of the elderly, as well as its articulation with the Social Assistance services, located in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN),  from the historical-cultural perspective of aging. In the internship field, welcoming activities, consultations, home visits, and articulation with the Social Assistance network were developed through referrals. Thus, the internship provided a greater understanding of the functioning of the Unified Social Assistance System (SUAS), the importance of intersectoriality for the realization of social rights, through programs and benefits, for the protection and promotion of the rights of the elderly, as well as the importance of the ethical-political performance of the psychologist, as an enabler of rights and transformer of social reality.