Preliminary Findings on Long-Term Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Work Students

Autor/inn/en	Christensen, Mary; Gamble, Jenifer; Morrow, Deana F.
Titel	Preliminary Findings on Long-Term Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Work Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 43 (2023) 2, S.175-192 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0884-1233
DOI	10.1080/08841233.2023.2176016
Schlagwörter	Social Work; Professional Education; College Students; COVID-19; Pandemics; Time Perspective; Graduate Students; Student Experience; Electronic Learning; Distance Education; Emergency Programs; Mental Health; Institutional Role; Stress Variables; Student Attitudes; Educational Policy; Access to Health Care; Financial Support; Teacher Student Relationship; Communication (Thought Transfer) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Arbeit; Berufsausbildung; Collegestudent; Zeitbezug; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Studienerfahrung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Hilfsprogramm; Psychohygiene; Schülerverhalten; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Finanzielle Förderung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke
Abstract	Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic upon social work programs have been profound and institutions have struggled to identify appropriate policies and interventions to address students' educational, health, and safety needs. This manuscript reports the results of a survey administered to BSW and MSW students at three different timepoints during the pandemic: March 2020 (N = 157), November 2020 (N = 87), and March 2021 (N = 45). The survey explored students' experiences of online learning, pandemic-related stressors, mental health symptoms, and the department and institution's responses to the pandemic. Although initial comfort with online classroom learning was low, comfort levels increased significantly as the pandemic continued. Students in the MSW online program were the most comfortable with online learning and BSW students the least. Students reported high levels of pandemic-related stressors and behavioral health symptoms throughout the pandemic and approximately half the sample reported concerns about program continuance. Although students felt supported by the social work program, they felt institutional policies to address COVID-19 were inadequate. Useful interventions identified included access to mental health, financial supports, flexibility and support from faculty, clear and consistent communication, and a decrease in field hours during the pandemic. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01