El rol del trabajador social y la inclusión del adulto mayor en la comunidad San Juan de Naranjillas

Abstract

The systematization of experiences aimed to analyze the Role of the Social Worker for the inclusion of the elderly, through cognitive and motor stimulation. The documentary review was carried out in correspondence with the facts of interest that have contributed to the analysis and understanding of the object of study, that is, the scientific literature has contributed to the study of recreational activities in the elderly of the San Juan de Naranjilla community that are immersed in the project My Best Years in the Municipal Camilo Ponce Enriquez GAD, so it is evident in the work, the competences of the Social Worker, according to Martín and Nogués 2017 the Social Worker is a professional of social action that facilitates people their development of life, helps the prevention, orientation and attention of any deficiency that is presented to them, that is why this research work was carried out, in which the characteristics of the accessible spaces are described for the inclusion of the elderly, based on the conceptualization of the different themes presented, in order to recognize er to recreational activities as a fundamental tool for the elderly to develop their cognitive and motor skills and abilities. In this sense Castro and Carreira 2015 affirm that it is vitally important to apply recreational activities, in order to promote leisure, since in addition to being a constitutional right, it is considered a basic human need, to grant the well-being of persons. I know that three instruments were applied, such as the observation guide, interview and focus group, in order to collect information that provides real and necessary data that show the situation in which the elderly population living in this project is immersed, it is possible to emphasize that when applying the mentioned techniques, it was necessary to execute an action plan that consists of recreational strategies for cognitive stimulation: reasoning and memory and motor stimulation: fine motor skills and gross motor skills, at the time of intervention four activities were applied, the labyrinth, puzzle, tower of glasses and catch and dodge the ball, in order to generate participation, coexistence and integration, so as to encourage the inclusion of the elderly, through this reasoning and memory is developed so that they can develop ideas, retain information, remember elements, encourage concentration, also pro moving fine and gross motor skills, which helps movement, agility, endurance and strength in your body to improve physical and health conditions, as well as allow interaction with family and community, leaving aside everyday life and giving way to a dignified and healthy lifestyle. That is why recreational activities encompass a range of benefits that make it possible to anticipate the onset of diseases, so that it is aimed at improving the health of the study group, as it is a means to improve the life of the older adult community, through the application of recreational strategies with cognitive and motor stimulation.