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Social work practice following the COVID-19 pandemic: reflections from Brazil, India and Scotland.

Garcia, Maria Lúcia Teixeira; Spolander, Gary; Leal, Fabiola; Adaikalam, Francis; Gibson, Neil

Authors

Maria Lúcia Teixeira Garcia

Fabiola Leal

Francis Adaikalam

Neil Gibson



Abstract

COVID-19 impacted globally, on individual health, care systems and social reproduction. Excessive death, lockdowns and social policy change had immediate and long-term national and global implications. Attention has been given to the immediate consequences, including its disproportionate impact on parts of society such as older people, "black" and "ethnic minorities", and migrants. This raises questions for social work about wider enduring lessons including social inequality and globalisation. Reflecting across three countries, we encourage debate on future professional lessons, recognising constraints the pandemic has imposed and the dilemma of relying on historical precedents, of which we now find we have none.

Citation

GARCIA, M.L.T., SPOLANDER, G., LEAL, F., ADAIKALAM, F. and GIBSON, N. [2025]. Social work practice following the COVID-19 pandemic: reflections from Brazil, India and Scotland. International social work [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728241313034

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 5, 2025
Online Publication Date May 5, 2025
Deposit Date May 8, 2025
Publicly Available Date May 8, 2025
Journal International social work
Print ISSN 0020-8728
Electronic ISSN 1461-7234
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728241313034
Keywords COVID-19; Inequality; International social work; Professional lessons; Public health; Reflective practice
Public URL https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2830116

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