The objective was to investigate the perception of caregivers about their work in Therapeutic Residential Services (TRS) of Caicó-RN. It was a descriptive and qualitative research, conducted in 2009 with six nursing professionals working as caregivers, through a semi-structured interview. Two categories were discovered: the work performed at TRS and its achievements; Difficulties and challenges encountered in the dynamics of the SRT. The SRT was deployed in order to (re) socialize the residents in community life, to increase the autonomy and capacity for social interaction. The address and their routine enable users to make daily changes in their lifestyle and quality of life, despite the existence of severe problems such as instability of the physical infrastructure, inadequate human and material resources. The work of the caregivers comes from the unanimous incorporation of the psychosocial approach, but still needs improvement in order to emphasize the role of the residents as active subjects.
Health Care; Nursing, Team; Assisted Living Facilities; Mental Health; Mental Health Services