![]() ![]() Inclusion of lasting emotional toll of isolation, unresolved grief, and guilt of not saying goodbye on clients was recommended as part of assessment during social work intervention post-COVID-19. Lessons learnt as social work practitioners will aid the development of new ways for clients (individuals, families, and social groups) to live and interact with each other post-COVID-19. Social Work Research publishes exemplary research to advance the development of knowledge and inform social work practice. The findings suggest critical reflection on the critical incident examined was effective in improving social work practice, and that additional critical analysis of the wider issues raised by the research findings may enhance social work as a value-driven, client-centred and social change-oriented profession. The paper concluded that the pandemic will forever change the patterns of human interactions. ![]() Using the reflective method, this paper looked at my lived experiences at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria as lessons for critical reflection for future social work practice. Here are a few simple practices to get you started on building a regular habit of reflection. One wonders what life and the ‘new normal’ will look like, post-COVID-19. Like a muscle, your mind needs reflection to reenergize and grow stronger. Her friend was able to come out, but unlike their play dates. We had just ridden past her best friend’s house the bike rides have become a ritual for us in this age of social distancing. The measures of self-isolation/quarantine and social/physical distancing being adopted to contain the spread of COVID-19 have led to changes in human relationships and modes of interaction. The words uttered from the mouth of my 7-year-old as we were out for a bike ride. ![]() Working together we have been able to get him over his immediate crisis. I was working with a client who has been on my caseload for one month. Human relationships through the use of informal helping networks have been a very important resource in social work practice. I gained a real understanding of two of the core values of social work, dignity and worth of the person and the importance of human relationships. the mental process of trying to structure or restructure an Reid (1993 : 305) experience, a problem or existing knowledge or insights. by Soo Hong Ling The Mid year period is the time of year where Singaporean Social Work students are busy with their placements and internships in the. As such, it is changing human attitudes and behaviours thereby challenging the age-long social work profession’s value premise of the importance of human relationships. Reflection process of reviewing an experience of practice in order to describe, analyse, evaluate and so inform learning about practice. COVID-19, human relationships, reflection, social work AbstractĬOVID-19 is arguably the biggest global event and challenge of the twenty-first century. ![]()
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