The (In)Eligibility of Workers Sent to the INSS Professional Rehabilitation Program

Authors

  • Geovana de Souza Henrique dos Santos Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Roseli Esquerdo Lopes Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the reasons to not accept workers who make contributions into the Professional Rehabilitation Program (PRP) of the National Social Security Institute (INSS).  Using a transversal and documental case study, data were collected from the records individuals sent to the PRP at an INSS agency in southeastern Brazil, from 2007-2012. A tool developed to standardize the data collection and recording, verified if the final Evaluation of Work Potential reports prepared by the staff responsible for initial attendance determined if the worker sent was eligible or not to enter the PRP program. The reasons described by the staff for not including workers were grouped according to the proximity to a signifier, forming central categories, discriminating them by the justifications made in each case.

Author Biographies

Geovana de Souza Henrique dos Santos, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Mestre em Terapia Ocupacional pela Universidade Federal de São Carlo (UFSCar)

Terapeuta ocupacional no Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS)

Roseli Esquerdo Lopes, Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Doutora em Educação pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Professora Titular do Departamento de Terapia Ocupacional na UFSCar

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Published

2016-03-16

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 2 (2015): Estado e política social na América Latina: Previdência Social

Section

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