Abstract
The aim was to investigate the views and actions of health professionals working with people with physical disabilities at rehabilitation institutions with regard to social inclusion, the humanization of health, and academic training. A descriptive qualitative study was carried out using observations and semi-structured interviews as tools for data collection. Three categories originated from the results: The social aspects of the subject, expertise and knowledge on social inclusion and training, and the concept of humanization of health. We found the complexity of rehabilitating people with physical disabilities and to identify hurdles that need to be overcome, such as difficulties in early and adequate access to Unified Health System services; the lack of public policy and law effectiveness and efficiency with regard to health and accessibility, and a lack of sociocultural and humane training of the professionals involved. We concluded that the role played by academic training and effective public policies related to health and accessibility are fundamental to the social inclusion of people with disabilities because the process is related with interconnected aspects that require intersectoral work to ensure quality rehabilitation care.
Keywords
people with disabilities; rehabilitation; socialization; humanization of assistance