The tent of the story as a practice of humanization

The illness and hospitalization of children with heart disease generate changes in the family routine, and require care and attention, which in most cases is performed by the accompanying mother during hospitalization, having the role of primary caregiver. This research aimed to know the reality and social needs of the accompanying mother of a child with heart disease who is hospitalized. It was used as an instrument of data collection, the Tent of Tale, integrative practice of health care, which brings stories of lives told through affective objects. It is brought in this research, the role of the social worker in health, given that it acts in the "social issue" of these families for the guarantee of rights.