COVID-19: Impact among the Forest Dwelling (sedentary and pastoral) Communities Prashant Anand, Email: anandprashant@gmail.com, Samanta Foundation Practitioner, Website: www.samanta.org.in A young Van Gujjar man tests COVID positive so his family including his 6 month daughter, wife and family were quarantined. Vineeta ( fictitious name) a mother to 3 children from the Taungya community, aged 28…
Prof Leila Patel receives the prestigious Katherine A. Kendall Memorial Award Professor Leila Patel, South African Research Chair in Welfare and Social Development, Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA), has been awarded the prestigious Katherine A. Kendall Memorial Award for 2020 by the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW). This award is made annually to…
Working during Covid-19: Notes from Scotland By Keith Sutherland, social work student, University of Stirling I am Keith, currently a student in my second year of a Social Work Masters course, based in Stirling, Scotland. I also work part time as a Social Work Assistant in a frontline Children and Families Social Work Team.…
Managing your lifestyle during the COVID 19 lockdown Rashmi Pandey Executive Office-International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) The COVID-19 pandemic is presenting an extraordinary experience for all of us. This includes lockdown, a rough time coping with the challenges brought on by abrupt changes in lifestyle. For me there is NO big…
Living in COVID times: from the diary of a social work faculty Pamela Singla It’s nearing two months since life has taken a different turn – filled with lockdown announcements; newer forms of vulnerability; new vocabulary through coloured zones, social and physical distancing and the latest webinars. Social work is a differently profiled profession and…
Social work in a SW England NGO during lockdown Prepared by Natalie Pethick I qualified as a social worker last September and got a job at START where I completed my final placement. This NGO in the south west of the UK supports refugees to access their rights and provides student placements for social…
Reorganising Social Work: Innovative Responses to the Challenges of Covid-19 Prepared by : MARIA CHIARA BRIANI Social Worker, Older Adult Care Sector, San Lazzaro di Savena (BO ) The arrival of Covid-19 among older people in San Lazzaro di Savena, a municipality of 30,000 inhabitants in the Bologna metropolitan area required an immediate social services response.…
International Seminar on Crisis Responses to the Pandemic of COVID-19 Prof Ma and Prof Tan from IASSW are speakers via Zoom at the session on “Crisis Management and Social Work Responses” on 16 May 7-10 PM Singapore time.
Sharing a Story from Kenya Prepared by Wilkins Ndege Muhingi The Association of Social Work Educators was involved in a number of activities in response to Covid-19. We distributed face masks to residents of some areas within Nairobi City County (Langata, Globe cinema, Kawangware, Kabiria, Ngara Langata Police Station and Nairobi Central Police Station). We…
Coronavirus pandemic and social work in Hospital: an Italian experience Prepared by: Anna Scarnera Health policies that address the coronavirus infection is related to social policy which depends on political choices. In this period we can read about the medical effects of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences during lockdown in order to prepare for…