Resiliency In Child Welfare Workers Through The Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to understand the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child welfare workers. First a deep investigation into resiliency in social work, strategies for resiliency, and worker resiliency through the pandemic in general was done. Next, a section on child welfare workers explains the challenges they face along with research on resiliency in the field. Lastly, a section on COVID-19 investigates the possible impacts of the pandemic on child welfare workers and globally to give context. The study was completed using an anonymous survey asking both multiple-choice and open-ended questions about child welfare workers' experiences. It asked questions both about the pandemic specifically as well as general questions around resiliency.