Intervención del trabajador social en la salud mental de las personas acogidas en la fundación Divina Misericordia de Machala

Abstract

The research work presents the bibliographic study of two variables: mental health and social work intervention. this is why it describes the intervention of the social worker in the mental health of people welcomed in the mental health center Foundation Hostel for the homeless Divine Mercy in the city of Machala. The study methodology is in a qualitative analysis and in the review of academic articles. In this way we disclose the importance of maintaining mental health and its components as physical, psychological-and social well-being and the impact it has on the relatives of the person suffering from mental illness. This is why different references of authors are used to cite their writings that can a broad view of the subject to investigate, to make known the role that the social worker performed to problem this. The mental health of the intervened person and the co-responsibility of their relatives. This is why a proposal is presented where the social worker launches awareness workshops and how to implement co-responsibility and affectivity with the intervened family member.