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Dominelli, Lena and Harrikari, Timo and Mooney, Joseph and Leskošek, Vesna and Kennedy Tsunoda, Erin (2020) COVID-19 and social work: a collection of country reports. International Association of Schools of Social Work.

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The Country

Country Context: Facts and Figures

  • Population and population density:
  • Number of infectious cases and time period:
  • Number of deaths (if possible by age groups, gender and region):
  • Number of deaths in specific settings, such as care homes for elderly and residential care for children (if known and applicable):
  • Comments: 

State and other societal measures addressing social consequences of coronavirus

  • The extent of isolation (in short: what was closed down, what was forbidden, penalties for breaking the rules)
  • State measures to address social problems and needs (Who is taking state support and how)
  • Status of social welfare services, authorities and professionals in media
  • Comments: 

Social services response

  • The mode of operation of social services (whatever this means in a country specific settings) in times of coronavirus measures (were they closed down, how they approached users, was there any face to face contact…)
  • Guidelines for social services from responsible authorities in relation to working with clients in need for immediate intervention (child protection, violence, mental health problems….)
  • Use of digital tools in working with clients and teamwork among staff
  • Main concerns expressed by social services
  • Comments: 

Social work response (my coincide with previous section)

  • Most affected groups defined by social workers
  • Innovative and/or alternative approaches to communities, clients and their needs
  • Main obstacles to approach and support communities and clients
  • Critical evaluation of state measures
  • The role of national associations of social workers in supporting practitioners during corona crisis
  • Comments:

Concluding comments.

Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
All substances
Intervention Type
Harm reduction
Date
20 July 2020
Pages
152 p.
Publisher
International Association of Schools of Social Work
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