The Intervention of the Social Service in the Multidisciplinary Teams to Combat COVID-19.
The Case of the Municipality of Amadora (Portugal)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15257/ehquidad.2022.0005Keywords:
COVID-19, Multidisciplinary Teams, Social Work, Amadora (Portugal)Abstract
The creation of Multidisciplinary Teams to monitor patients with COVID-19 and those infected with SARS-CoV-2 in a situation of home confinement was one of the measures established by the Portuguese government to help stop the spreading of the infection in the parishes of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area more affected by the pandemic. To know its way of functioning and acting, as well as the role of social workers in the context of crisis and public health emergency, a qualitative study was developed based on interviews by focus groups and document analysis. It was found that the Multidisciplinary Teams and the intervention model carried out were fundamental in helping to break the transmission chains and prevent the growth of new contamination, with social workers having a crucial role in supporting the most vulnerable households in a containment situation.
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