Exercício profissional de assistentes sociais em Centros Especializados em Reabilitação de modalidade IV (CER IV)

Abstract

This study analyzed the impacts of the Living Without Limits Plan on the work of social workers in Specialized Rehabilitation Centers of modality IV (CER IV) and aimed to identify challenges, potentialities, and implications of professional practice within this space in public health policy. The research adopted a dialectical, qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive approach, based on a bibliographic and documentary review. To this end, the SciELO and LILACS databases, the BVS and CAPES Periodicals portals, proceedings of Social Work events such as CBAS and ENPESS, scientific journals, Institutional Repositories of federal universities, and legislation were consulted to gather intellectual production and locate relevant regulations. The results indicated that, although the Plan increased the visibility and structuring of the rehabilitation network, structural obstacles persisted — insufficient allocation of resources, precarious working conditions, high professional turnover, multiprofessional fragmentation, and difficulties in intersectoral coordination — which limited the effectiveness of Social Work practices in CER IVs. The study concluded that overcoming these obstacles requires institutional strengthening, professional recognition, and investments in adequate integration and financing.