TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Social Work Practice with Adults under the Rising Second Wave of Covid-19 in England: Frontline Experiences and the Use of Professional Judgement
JO  - British journal of social work
A1  - Manthorpe, Jill
A1  - Harris, Jess
A1  - Burridge, Stan
A1  - Fuller, James
A1  - Martineau, Stephen
A1  - Ornelas, Bruno
A1  - Tinelli, Michela
A1  - Cornes, Michelle
SP  - 1879
EP  - 1896
VL  - 51
IS  - 5
N2  - The impacts on adult social work in England of the Covid-19 pandemic were sudden and are proving long-standing. In England, many social workers moved to home working and virtual contact with colleagues, managers, staff from other agencies and service users. A first national lockdown was followed by a lessening of restrictions, but a second wave started at the end of Summer 2020 and restrictions were re-introduced. This study draws on telephone interviews with a sample of twenty-two social workers working with adults in a wide range of roles and settings in ten local authorities and two National Health Service Hospital Trusts, interviewed August-October 2020. Following transcription, interview data were analysed thematically. <br><br>FINDINGS are reported under three emerging themes: using professional judgement, new and emerging case work and embedding change. These are compared with findings from studies of practice in children's services and of surveys of social workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Implications for practice, service users and research are explored.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0045-3102
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcab080
ID  - ref1
ER  -