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Caritas et veritas 2022, 12(1):197-204 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2022.015

The Psychological Burden of Social Workers During the Covid-19 Pandemic

David Urban1, Alena Hricová Kajanová2, Stanislav Ondrášek3
1 Vysoká škola polytechnická Jihlava, Katedra sociální práce, Tolstého 16, 586 01 Jihlava
2 Pražská vysoká škola psychosociálních studií, Hekrova 805, 149 00 Praha 4 – Háje
3 Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, J. Boreckého 1167/27, 370 11 České Budějovice

The aim of the article called ‘Psychological Burden of Social Workers During the Covid-19 Pandemic’ is to describe the impacts of COVID-19 and the measures related to this pandemic in the context of social workers in social services in the Czech Republic. We mainly focus on the extent to which the current situation affects emotional processes, such as anxiety, depression, or stress. These are circumstances that, due to the ongoing pandemic, can still evolve and change. However, we strive to capture the current situation during the pandemic phase. We are aware of the fact that it is a first glance into the issue and that the emotional processes will change and evolve in the future, which could be the objective of further research or observations. We would like to sincerely thank the respondents who were in these trying times willing to participate in our research by filling out our questionnaire.

Keywords: social work, Covid-19, pandemic, psychological burden, social workers

Received: March 16, 2022; Revised: March 16, 2022; Accepted: March 16, 2022; Published: December 9, 2022  Show citation

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Urban, D., Hricová Kajanová, A., & Ondrášek, S. (2022). The Psychological Burden of Social Workers During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Caritas et veritas, 12(1), 197-204. doi: 10.32725/cetv.2022.015
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