Recasting social workers as frontline in a socially accountable Covid-19 response

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ID9974839
AuthorsTomlin Paul (0000-0002-7112-4567, University of the West Indies), Tomlin J Paul (The University of the West Indies, Jamaica), Marjan De Bruin (0000-0003-2933-6424, The University of the West Indies, Jamaica), T Taylor (0000-0002-6486-0427, University of the West Indies, corresponding author), Tanielle A Taylor (0000-0003-3490-035X, The University of the West Indies, Jamaica)
Year2020
Volume63
Issue6
Pages786-789
Publication date2020-08-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872820949623
OpenAlexW3081143372
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited4

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen the engagement of a wide range of professionals in responding to clinical, social and economic issues. While the clinical expression of the pandemic has generated strong media portrayal of physicians and nurses as frontline workers, social workers – who play a key role in helping individuals and families in crisis – have not been similarly highlighted. The pandemic within a social accountability framework highlights important roles of both public officials and civic society in containment efforts. This article recognizes social workers as important actors in their representative and supportive role for civil society during COVID-19

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Accountability · Civic engagement · Civil society · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Pandemic · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Sociology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Medicine · Social Work Education and Practice · Virology · Social Work

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