‘Memories from the forgotten frontline.’ Social worker’s reflections on shifting practices of work, home and belonging during Covid-19

Turner, D. and Walsh, K. (2023) ‘Memories from the forgotten frontline.’ Social worker’s reflections on shifting practices of work, home and belonging during Covid-19. The British Journal of Social Work, 54 (3). pp. 1275-1296. ISSN 0045-3102

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Abstract

This article documents a creative and participatory research project with social workers that took place online during the Covid-19 pandemic. 33 social workers contributed images and captions to one or more of the four project themes: (1) Belonging and Connection; (2) Health and Wellbeing; (3) Home and Away; and (4) Loss and Change. The website became a digital archive of the contributions and a physical exhibition also took place to provide further opportunities for reflection. Contributions together demonstrate shifting subjectivities and everyday practices of social work professionals during this time: there were new possibilities for leisure, exercise, creativity, and self-care, held alongside challenging experiences of isolation, increased regulatory practices, and premature loss As such, the article is revealing of the human stories of everyday life in the pandemic, documenting changing social worker practices of work, home, and belonging.

Publication Type: Articles
Additional Information: ©The Author(s) 2023.Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The British Association of Social Workers.
Uncontrolled Keywords: belonging, citizenship, connection, Covid-19, home ,work
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare > HV40 Social service. Social work. Charilty organisation and pracitce
Divisions: Academic Areas > Institute of Education, Social and Life Sciences > Social Work and Social Care
Research Entities > Centre of Excellence for Childhood, Inclusion and Society (CECIS)
Depositing User: Denise Turner
Date Deposited: 16 Oct 2023 12:30
Last Modified: 12 Sep 2024 11:44
URI: https://eprints.chi.ac.uk/id/eprint/7173

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