Preliminary Findings on Long-Term Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Social Work Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12780754 |
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| Authors | Mary Christensen (West Virginia University, corresponding author), Jenifer Gamble (University of Kentucky), Deana F Morrow (0000-0002-2952-1358, West Virginia University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 175-192 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Teaching in Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1540-7349 • E-ISSN: 0884-1233 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08841233.2023.2176016 |
| OpenAlex | W4324149125 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic upon social work programs have been profound and institutions have struggled to identify appropriate policies and interventions to address students’ educational, health, and safety needs. This manuscript reports the results of a survey administered to BSW and MSW students at three different timepoints during the pandemic: March 2020 (N = 157), November 2020 (N = 87), and March 2021 (N = 45). The survey explored students’ experiences of online learning, pandemic-related stressors, mental health symptoms, and the department and institution’s responses to the pandemic. Although initial comfort with online classroom learning was low, comfort levels increased significantly as the pandemic continued. Students in the MSW online program were the most comfortable with online learning and BSW students the least. Students reported high levels of pandemic-related stressors and behavioral health symptoms throughout the pandemic and approximately half the sample reported concerns about program continuance. Although students felt supported by the social work program, they felt institutional policies to address COVID-19 were inadequate. Useful interventions identified included access to mental health, financial supports, flexibility and support from faculty, clear and consistent communication, and a decrease in field hours during the pandemic
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Flexibility (engineering · Medical education · Mental health · Pandemic · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
Applied Thematic Analysis
Psychological impacts from Covid-19 among university students
When social isolation is nothing new
Covid-19 and Social Work Field Education
The mental and behavioral health impact of Covid-19 stay at home orders on social work students
The impact of Covid-19
The Pedagogical Model of Hybrid Teaching
Quarterly Review of Distance Education
Supporting Social Work Students during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Impact of the Transition From In-Person to Remote Courses on MSW Students Due to Covid-19
Qualitative Research in Clinical and Health Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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