Graduate School of Social Service, Fordham University , New York, USA.
J Gerontol Soc Work. 2020 Aug-Oct;63(6-7):611-624. doi: 10.1080/01634372.2020.1808141. Epub 2020 Aug 18.
The Covid- 19 pandemic has brought immense challenges to almost every country as it spreads throughout their populations. Foremost among these challenges is the heightened awareness of inequalities in society and the immense toll that the virus has on the most vulnerable. Globally, older people are the most at risk of getting the virus and dying from the it. Yet, although age is a significant contributor, it is its interaction with other factors, chronic conditions, poverty, and race that makes it a strong determinant. These factors reflect disparities and systemic social injustices that interact to increase the vulnerability of older adults. This paper discusses the many roles that social work, with its focus on social change, injustice, and vulnerable groups can intervene at many levels of practice and with specific groups to alleviate these fundamental disparities.
新冠疫情在全球范围内蔓延，给几乎每个国家都带来了巨大挑战。其中最为突出的挑战是，人们更加意识到社会不平等现象，以及病毒对弱势群体造成的巨大影响。在全球范围内，老年人感染病毒和死于病毒的风险最高。然而，尽管年龄是一个重要因素，但正是它与其他因素（慢性疾病、贫困和种族）的相互作用，使其成为一个强有力的决定因素。这些因素反映了差异和系统性社会不公正，这些差异和不公正相互作用，增加了老年人的脆弱性。本文讨论了社会工作的许多角色，社会工作以社会变革、不公正和弱势群体为重点，可以在实践的多个层面上，针对特定群体进行干预，以减轻这些根本性的差异。
