Reflections from the Guest Editorial Team: The Impact of COVID-19 on Preparing Future Helping Professionals and on Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups and Communities (Issue 2)

Abstract

In this Guest Editorial, we introduce the second of two special issues of Reflections focusing on the impact of COVID-19 on professional education and practice. In this issue, authors in the professions of social work, nursing, gerontology, public health, and education offer endless insights into the impact of COVID-19 on students, educators, and field practice experience as well as on their personal and professional lives. Reflecting on their lived experiences, authors share the strategies they used to adapt to an ever-changing world during the COVID-19 pandemic. The important topics of shared or collective trauma and resiliency are explored from a variety of perspectives.