COVID-19 and mental health: challenges for the work of Social Workers

Authors

  • Giselle Mara Cardoso da Costa Prefeitura de Juiz de Fora (PJF)
  • Carina Berta Moljo Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v15i3.40032

Abstract

This article reflects on the challenges posed to the work of social workers within the multidisciplinary team at the Centre for Psychosocial Care - Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAPS) in the municipality of Juiz de Fora - Minas Gerais within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was based on the work experience of one of the authors in 2020, reflected upon in the light of a literature review. Configured as a report of the experience, it addresses aspects related to Public Health and Mental Health Policy, contextualizing them to the situation of public calamity. It demonstrates how the challenging context prompted positive changes in fulfilling the role of a CAPS in psychosocial rehabilitation through the collective effort of the team, mobilised to guarantee care under exceptional circumstances.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Giselle Mara Cardoso da Costa, Prefeitura de Juiz de Fora (PJF)

Assistente Social. Mestra em Serviço Social. Técnica de Nível Superior – Assistente Social no Centro de Atenção Psicossocial Álcool e outras Drogas – CAPS AD da Prefeitura de Juiz de Fora. (PJF, Juiz de Fora, Brasil).

Carina Berta Moljo, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)

Assistente Social. Doutora em Serviço Social. Professora Titular da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Faculdade de Serviço Social, graduação e pós-graduação. (UFJF, Juiz de Fora, Brasil).

Downloads

Published

30-09-2023

How to Cite

Costa, G. M. C. da, & Moljo, C. B. (2023). COVID-19 and mental health: challenges for the work of Social Workers. Argumentum, 15(3), 95–110. https://doi.org/10.47456/argumentum.v15i3.40032

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2023): Mental health in times of crisis: im(pertinent) refletions

Section

Thematic Articles

License

Copyright Transfer Agreement
As a condition for submission, the authors must agree with the Copyright Transfer Agreement, by checking the box after reading the clauses.
The author(s) (hereinafter "AUTHOR") hereby agrees to transfer, without any financial compensation, the property of copyrights regarding Argumentum, a journal of the Postgraduate Program in Social Politics (Programa de Pós-graduação em Política Social), Federal University of Espírito Santo (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo) - Av. Fernando Ferrari, 514 - Goiabeiras 29075-910, Vitória (Brazil), (hereinafter "ARGUMENTUM"), according to the following terms and conditions:

1. I am aware of the terms of "Care Ethics Research Guide" described in the Policies section.
2. AUTHOR warrants to be the writer and copyright holder of the WORK submitted.
3. AUTHOR declares that the WORK does not infringe the rights of third-parties; that the distribution of images (if existent) was authorized; and that AUTHOR assumes total moral and property responsibility for their content.
4. AUTHOR agrees to transfer all the copyrights concerning the WORK to ARGUMENTUM, especially the rights to edit, publish, translate into another language, and reproduce it through any process or technique. ARGUMENTUM becomes the exclusive owner of the rights regarding the WORK, and any total or partial reproduction, in any other medium, printed or electronic, is strictly forbidden without prior written consent by ARGUMENTUM.
5. The copyright transfer is unpaid and, therefore, there will be no monetary compensation whatsoever by ARGUMENTUM in order to use the TEXT.