Many social workers are on the front line of the Covid-19 pandemic and are offering myriad services to help those most in need during this challenging time. In order to learn from our stories and to show support for each other, the UW-Madison School of Social Work has invited social workers to post their stories about social work during the Covid-19 pandemic.
If you are a social worker and would like to share your experience, please submit a post here.
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Community Outreach and Partnership to Increase Vaccine Confidence in Two Underserved Communities
As fellow board members on the Sandra Rosenbaum School of School Work Board of Visitors, Caroline Gomez-Tom (MSW ’11) and Trudy Marshall (BA ’74) stay connected on their efforts to improve access to COVID-19 care …
May 27, 2021Social Workers Lead Effort to Provide Struggling Families with Basic Supplies During Pandemic
From Madison.com: “When the COVID-19 pandemic started, families were scrambling to find stores where they could get basic supplies like toilet paper. “But some families lacked transportation to keep checking to see if the items …
March 15, 2021Gifts of the Pandemic
Shawna Reiter 02/15/2021 Work Setting: Private practice Psychotherapy I was working for a local county government implementing Comprehensive Community Services with adolescent patients when the pandemic hit last March. I decided to start my own …
February 15, 2021Semester 3- Day ???
JC Jones 01/13/2021 Work Setting: School Working in a school setting is something of a dream environment for many of us school social workers. We get to work with educators, families, and students, as well …
January 14, 2021Alumni’s Covid-19 Project Hopes to Reach Thousands of Students
In 2004, Sandra Rosenbaum School Of Social Work alumni Ben Schumaker, MSW ’06, founded The Memory Project, an incredibly successful non-profit dedicated to promoting intercultural understanding and kindness between children around the world through school-based …
August 17, 2020Why BIPOC Populations Continue to Struggle with Mental Health and How to Help
Martha Saucedo, MSW ’10, LCSW is a Behavioral Health Consultant at Access Community Health Centers. This post originally appeared on the NAMI Dane County Blog. By Martha Saucedo The COVID-19 pandemic has been part of …
July 16, 2020School Social Workers and Alumni Meet Family Needs in Madison Schools
Early on in the pandemic, school social workers in 14 Madison, WI schools banned together and formed the Madison West High Area Collaborative. The group provides and coordinates a variety of services, including food distribution …
July 8, 2020Maintaining Family Connections in the COVID ICU
Work Setting: Hospital-Inpatient Maintaining Family Connections in the COVID ICU Emily Fagre 07/01/2020 For 10 weeks, from March 30th through the closing of the unit on June 13th, I worked on a hospital unit devoted …
July 2, 2020Providing Care and Stability in the Face of Ever-present Changes
Ana Stier, MSW ’01, works at the Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers in Milwaukee. The centers provide health care for all ages, health education, and social services free from linguistic, cultural, and economic barriers for …
July 2, 2020Reflecting on "Reflective Practice"
Work Setting: Independent Practitioner Reflecting on “Reflective Practice” Linda Kantner 05/26/2020 Note: Linda Kantner, MSSW ’82, is an independent Reflective Practice practitioner. She works with public health nurses, early childhood teachers, and therapists who work with …
May 29, 2020Owning a Senior Living Facility in the time of Covid 19
Work Setting: Senior Living Facility Owning a Senior Living Facility in the time of Covid 19 Kate Shaw 05/25/2020 Note: Kate Shaw, MSW ’05, is the owner and manager of Emerson Senior Living Center in …
May 26, 2020Facing a Job Search in the Age of Pandemic
Work Setting: Career Development Amanda Ngola 05/01/2020 As social work students prepare to enter the job market and seasoned social workers have been laid off, our changing economy has created a complex situation for all …
May 5, 2020Hospice and Homecare Challenges
Work Setting: Hospice and Homecare Kristin Kalpinski 04/09/2020 As a hospice and home care social worker I have observed the toll COVID has taken on family and friends. Due to working in a healthcare agency, …
April 9, 2020Postive Energy
Work Setting: Professional Development System Erin Nasgovitz 04/08/2020 When our group (WCWPDS) suddenly received emails of mandatory Zoom meetings, I’m sure I’m not the only staff person who felt anxious and afraid of the unknown. …
April 9, 2020Homeless Outreach during a Pandemic
Work Setting: Community Based Non-Profit Tyler Schueffner 04/03/2020 Just thought I would share a few details of being an outreach coordinator during COVID-19 pandemic. Street and community based outreach requires you to be flexible and …
April 3, 2020Ethical Issues Continue to Emerge in our Covid19 World
Work Setting: Fertility Work Jeanne Ferguson 04/02/2020 Families are still trying to move on in their lives, further their dreams and pursue their best hopes for their future, despite the frightening and constantly unfolding drama …
April 3, 2020