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Journal Title
British Journal of Social Work
Year (definitive publication)
2022
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
This paper aims to contribute to understanding the main social impacts of the pandemic
caused by COVID-19 by highlighting the present and future challenges of social
intervention and proposing a research agenda for social workers. Based on main
indicators collected from international reports, we categorise the terms associated and
analyse 284 Scopus articles that address social work issues in face of the COVID-19
through a text mining literature analysis. By applying topic modelling, we are able to
identify relations within the body of knowledge between the main indicators. The results
enable to highlight the current trends of research, contributing to leverage knowledge in
Social Work in face of a complex and uncertain society. We find that most articles are
focused on professional practice, as well as areas such as health, education, and
employment. In contrast, we argue that issues related to women or migrants have been
less explored. These aspects could bring new perspectives in future research within the
pandemic context.
Acknowledgements
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Keywords
COVID-19,Crisis,Literature analysis,Pandemic,Social impacts,Social work
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Computer and Information Sciences - Natural Sciences
- Sociology - Social Sciences
- Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences
Funding Records
Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
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UIDB/03126/2020 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
UIDB/04466/2020 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
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