%0 Journal Article
%T Social workers narratives in the changing realities of the COVID-19 pandemic
%A Skalny, Magdalena
%J Homo et Societas
%V 2022
%R 10.4467/25436104HS.22.007.17350
%N Issue 7/2022
%P 26-34
%K social worker, pandemic, work
%@ 2543-6104
%D 2023
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/homo-et-societas/article/narracje-pracownikow-socjalnych-w-zmieniajacej-sie-rzeczywistosci-pandemii-covid-19
%X The article shows the difficulties and problems that social workers encounter in their daily work duties. In the first part, the author outlines the theoretical foundations of the research, characterizing a social worker in terms of personality traits. This is the basis on which social workers can effectively cope with their duties in dynamically changing reality. A social worker is a profession that has a great responsibility for overcoming other people’s crisis. That is why it is invaluable in the face of civilization threats such as a pandemic. The second part of the article presents own research, the purpose of which was to find out about the opinions of social workers about their work in a pandemic time. Both advantages and disadvantages of working in the discussed period are presented.