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Social work is buckling under the pressure of lockdown: government – and the public – must respond
Practitioners are feeling greater stress as need rises and their ability to respond reduces. Ministers must give them the resources they need to keep their communities - and themselves - safe, says Gerry Nosowska
February 3, 2021 in Coronavirus, Workforce
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By Gerry Nosowska, chair, British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
Social workers and people who need their support across the country already know it: lockdown has made it harder to safeguard adults and children. More people need help. It is more difficult to access essential support services. It’s harder to seek and get help when not everyone has digital technology and face-to-face access is so limited.
Coronavirus: 75% of social workers feeling more negative about their work-life than last year, survey finds
Community Care survey captures pandemic s harsh impact, with 70% of practitioners reporting worsening mental health while majorities say size and complexity of workload have increased as need mounts
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Months of working in the shadow of coronavirus have left most social workers in England feeling worse about their work-life than they did a year ago, research by Community Care suggests.
A survey of almost 500 qualified practitioners working in England found three-quarters felt either slightly (39%) or significantly (36%) more negative about their work-life than at the same point in 2019.