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Gerontological social workers’ perspectives about the future at the start of a COVID-19 vaccination program: A photovoice study

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dc.contributor.authorDias, Sofia Fontoura
dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Lia
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Liliana
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-10T14:30:29Z
dc.date.available2023-03-10T14:30:29Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractSummary: The COVID-19 pandemic is a continuing public health crisis, although it has lessened in its intensity since the start of worldwide vaccination programs. In aged care facilities, gerontological social workers have become frontline professionals facing multiple challenges and demands. One year after the first COVID-19 case in Portugal, during the second major lockdown in the country, and with vaccination starting in these facilities, a photovoice program to identify the experiences of these professionals was developed. This study aimed to understand how gerontological social workers foresee the future of practice and intervention with older adults. A thematic analysis was conducted based on the photographs and associated narratives from 10 participants, all female, aged between 22 and 35 years, who attended a program’s session. Findings: Three themes were identified with the thematic analysis: (1) personal and professional growth (with renewed life perspectives and increased resilience), (2) reinvention of intervention (with improved management of emotions, teamwork, and alternative ways of intervening), and (3) hope to use the lessons learned (hope that vaccination will bring conditions to recover the older adults’ well-being and opportunities to use the good les- sons learned). Applications: These findings are relevant to inform policymakers and governments about practices in aged care facilities and to improve the training of gerontological social workers in acute action management and intervention. We stress alternative ways of inter- vening that came up in the response to the pandemic such as emotional management, digital technology, communication strategies, self-care, or the families’ involvement.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/14680173221144412pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/7657
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectsocial workpt_PT
dc.subjectolder peoplept_PT
dc.subjectsocial work researchpt_PT
dc.subjectinterventionpt_PT
dc.titleGerontological social workers’ perspectives about the future at the start of a COVID-19 vaccination program: A photovoice studypt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage363pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue2pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage350pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Social Workpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume23pt_PT
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person.givenNameLia
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