Citation

Maarefvand M, Ghiabi M, Nourshargh F. Int. Soc. Work 2023; 66(2): 547-567.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/00208728211018742

PMID

36926595

PMCID

PMC7614324

Abstract

Flash-flooding affected Iran in March 2019 causing the displacement of thousands of people. Social workers established a Child Friendly Space (CFS) and applied comprehensive case management to provide psychosocial support for people who were affected by flooding (PWAF) (n = 565) in a community in Poldokhtar, covering a period of 3 months. Outreach services, involving community-volunteers, providing counseling, establishing CFS, training PWAF for reducing violence, and preventing child abuse were essential social work post-disaster interventions to support vulnerable populations. The article reflects upon the often-neglected role of social workers in post-disaster settings, and brings new material for discussion from the unexplored field of Iranian social workers.

Language: en

Keywords

social support; disaster planning; Case management; child protective services; floods; social work