'We're a couple of paychecks ourselves from being unemployed, unable to keep food on the table and lights on,' one social worker said.
"The fact that we can't get tested while we know our communities are the most devastated does not make sense," Brice said."An important part of our role as black social workers is to be advocates — and in this case to advocate for more testing in our own communities."
The NABSW is drawing up a policy statement with demands and recommended actions, which will be released around mid-May, she said, adding that one demand will surely be that agencies provide personal protective equipment for every social worker. His peers now generally do their work using iPads, following up with clients virtually instead of making physical visits.
"But I would say that while technology is an adequate substitute, it can't replicate face-to-face contact, being in the environment and being able to talk to them to gain perspective from observation, and going back and forth in conversation," said Holder, who also has a private practice as a psychotherapist.
"A major piece of the process was 'how do you end a helping relationship with a client?' We were not prepared for virtual social work. This has not been a seamless process," she said.
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