In many countries social workers are supporting communities that are affected or fearful of the Covid-19 Virus. Social work has an essential frontline role in the fight against the spread of the virus through supporting communities protect themselves and others through physical distancing and social solidarity.
Key functions of social work at this time include:
- ensuring that the most vulnerable are included in planning and response.
- organizing communities to ensure that essentials such as food and clean water are available.
- advocating within social services and in policy environments that services adapt, remain open and pro-active in supporting communities and vulnerable populations.
- Facilitating physical distancing and social solidarity.
- As a profession, advocating for the advancement and strengthening of health and social services as an essential protection against the virus, inequality and the consequent social and economic challenges.
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Belgium – Où êtes vous – Lettre ouverte aux membres de la CSL
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Portugal – Covid-19: “Os problemas sociais agudizaram-se com a pandemia”
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Canada – Prioritizing Collective Responsibilities in the Response to COVID-19
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China – Lessons From Wuhan: The Role of Social Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Finland – Lapsen oikeus elää turvassa kaikelta väkivallalta on vakavasti vaarantunut koronaviruskriisin aikana
Portugal – Being a Social Worker in a state of emergency
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USA – Dr. William Haseltine: Social workers have a key role to play in the war against coronavirus
France – Le travail social en confinement” dans l’Actualité des Luttes sur Fréquence Paris Plurielle ANAS
Australia – Mutsa Murenje & Shauna Kimone Porter: Challenges and Prospects for the Social Work Profession
Palestine – Mohammad AL Qaisy: Social Workers Fighting Covid-19 Virus in Palestine
Slovakia: Marína Hostačná: Who am I and who do I want to be during Covid-19?
United Kingdom – Lena Dominelli: Surviving Covid-19: Social Work Issues in a Global Pandemic (Child Protection and Welfare, and Social Care)
France – Covid 19 : urgence pour le secteur social et médico social
United Kingdom – Ruth Stark: Social Work, Covid-19 and Death – a Reflection
India – Dr VISHAL M.V. MSW, M.Phil., PhD: Medical Social Work Practice during Covid-19 – a reflection
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Official IFSW statements relating to the Covid-19 Virus are listed to the right and IFSW member updates and reports below.
