Community social workers’ perspectives on the challenges and opportunities presented by the Covid-19 pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9050895 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yael Itzhaki-Braun (0000-0002-3157-7094, Tel Aviv University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 714-723 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/ort0000573 |
| PMID | 34166058 |
| OpenAlex | W3177298389 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 27 |
The COVID-19 pandemic has required public social services departments to cope with an unexpected and unprecedented emergency situation. As community social workers work on the macrolevel and deal with entire communities in emergency situations, the present study investigated the challenges they face as well as the factors that promoted they are coping during the "age of COVID." Drawing on in-depth interviews with 20 managers of community social work departments in Israel, findings highlighted three main themes: (a) organizational politics, which impeded community social workers' work; (b) the mobilization of both professional community social work staff as well as civilians; and (c) the perception of the crisis as an opportunity. Findings pointed to the challenges, promotive factors, and perceptions of community social workers in public social services departments who have had to cope with the pandemic. We discuss these findings in light of the theoretical perspectives of "the politics of pandemic" pandemic, social support, and resilience. Implications for community practice are outlined. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Betacoronavirus · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Coronavirus Infections · Pandemic · Political science · Public relations · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Sociology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Work Education and Practice · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 2,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |