Therapeutic Monitoring Unit: Structuring Process

The journey of the Therapeutic Monitoring Unit (UAT) began in 1989, with the creation of the project Solidarity at the Santa Rita de Cássia Residence (known as "Yellow House"), aimed at welcoming and supporting the treatment of people infected with HIV/AIDS. A project that quickly expanded to include a day center, outpatient services, and home support for people in this situation. In 1998, the need arose to expand the residential space itself, with the opening of the Mother Teresa of Calcutta Residence, in 2004, the Therapeutic Apartments were created, and in 2005, to support and monitor therapy, the Santa Maria Madalena Center was inaugurated. Here, we portray the UAT, born in 2013 to integrate these facilities that primarily support users with chronic illness and work towards their therapeutic adherence, presenting, in an accessible manner, their intervention methodologies and respective therapeutic processes. This book is part of the Social Action Workbook Collection, an editorial line dedicated to sharing knowledge acquired and consolidated through practice, with the awareness, however, that this knowledge is always under continuous construction and improvement.

Authors: Rita Valadas (dir.); João Geraldo (coord.); Rui Santos; João Geraldo and team

Year of publication: 2016
Publisher: SCML
ISBN: 9789898712462