Physical distancing, social proximity and collective organization: A proposal from social work to respond to COVID-19, in Mexico

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Physical distancing, social proximity and collective organization: A proposal from social work to respond to COVID-19, in Mexico Prepared by Red de Investigación Académica sobre Trabajo Social: Formación y Ejercicio Profesional/ Academic Research Network on Social Work: Training and Professional Practice (RIATS it is the acronym) In Mexico, as in the rest of the world, the expansion of…

Pensée aux Travailleurs(ses) sociaux(les) en ces temps de crise

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Association Internationale pour la Formation, la Recherche et l’Intervention Sociale – AIFRIS Pensée aux Travailleurs(ses) sociaux(les) en ces temps de crise En ces moments difficiles que connait la plupart des pays du monde, où toutes les compétences sont réunies pour construire un bouclier contre les maladies infectueuses, en l’occurence le Corona virus, l’AIFRIS ne peut…

Online teaching during COVID-19 Outbreak

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Online teaching during COVID-19 Outbreak The past few days have seen increasing numbers of schools and universities across the world announce that they are moving to online-only learning. Hundreds of thousands of teachers are busy working to move their face-to-face lessons online. Designing online courses takes significant time and effort. Record your lectures – don’t…

WHO- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

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World Health Organization Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic All details are here: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 WHO Health Alert brings COVID-19 facts to billions via WhatsApp Updated 27 March 2020 WHO has launched a dedicated messaging services in Arabic, English, French and Spanish with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus. This easy-to-use messaging service has…

Support from University College for Applied Science (HOGENT) to frontline workers fighting COVID-19 in Belgium

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  Support from University College for Applied Science (HOGENT) to frontline workers fighting COVID-19 in Belgium   Prepared by: Femke Dewulf University College for Applied Science (HOGENT), Belgium   Last week, some employees of the FTI lab (Fashion and Textiles Innovation Lab) of HOGENT started developing various prototypes of mouth masks for UZ hospital in Ghent…

Social Workers’ Joint Action of Three-Three for Community-Based Pandemic Prevention and Control in Hubei

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  Social Workers’ “Joint Action of Three-Three for Community-Based Pandemic Prevention and Control” in Hubei   Prepared by: Prof. Qin Qin, Sociology Department of Wuhan University of Technology   As COVID-19 hit Hubei, the CPC Central Committee decisively started the “extraordinary mode” of the Spring Festival, turning the traditional holiday into a critical window period…

School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Nanjing University launched International Renowned Universities Public Courses

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  School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Nanjing University launched International Renowned Universities Public Courses   Prepared by: Prof. Peng Huamin, Prof. Xiao Ping, Dr. Li Chunkai MSW Education Center & Department of Social Work and Social Policy, Nanjing University, China   Responding to the call of the National Steering Committee for Master’s Degree…

Interdisciplinary Remote Networking: Social Work Involvement in the COVID-19 Outbreak Aid in China

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  Interdisciplinary Remote Networking: Social Work Involvement in the COVID-19 Outbreak Aid in China   Prepared by Zhihong Yu, Qiqi Chen, Guanghuai Zheng, Yuhong Zhu[1],   The COVID-19 pandemic, as today’s catastrophic threat to humanity, has sparked outbreak around the world. We`ve seen community spread quickly in areas outside China, and the figures of infection…

How we hold emotional connection during a time of social distance online in Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice with Groups

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  How we hold emotional connection during a time of social distance online in Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice with Groups   Prepared by: Dr. Heidi Heft LaPorte, Associate Professor, Barry University School of Social Work   In our sudden shift from face to face to an online course, Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice with…