Open AccessSocial Work in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Jan Gabura,
M. Mojtova
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical social work journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-386X
pISSN - 2076-9741
DOI - 10.22359/cswhi_13_1_02
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , context (archaeology) , social work , field (mathematics) , work (physics) , sociology , aka , public relations , psychology , political science , medicine , virology , law , history , disease , mechanical engineering , mathematics , archaeology , pathology , library science , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pure mathematics , engineering , outbreak
The coronavirus (aka COVID-19) pandemic has paralyzed the whole world and society as such has found itself in a health, social and economic spiral. We have come to discover how the helping professions – including social work – are undersized, undervalued and marginalized, and yet virtually essential for our survival as a society. This means that there is a growing need for a systemic reform not only in the field of social work, but also in education focused on the helping professions.