Contact Tracing: An Opportunity for Social Work to Lead
Contact Tracing: An Opportunity for Social Work to Lead
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DOI：
10.1080/19371918.2020.1806170
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发表时间：
2020-08-13
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Cederbaum, Julie
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作者：
Ross, Abigail M.;Zerden, Lisa De Saxe;Cederbaum, Julie
自新型冠状病毒病（COVID-19）于二零一九年十二月首次出现以来，全球各地已作出前所未有的努力，透过循证公共卫生措施遏制及减缓病毒的迅速传播。作为美国应对大流行的一个组成部分，制定、启动和扩大接触者追踪举措的努力正在迅速扩大，但社会工作的存在却明显缺乏。在本文中，我们确定了COVID-19时代高质量接触者追踪所需的专业技能，并探讨了其与社会工作能力和技能的一致性。描述了目前的例子，接触追踪的努力，并提供了更大的社会工作的领导，基于专业的道德，能力和人在环境中的方向的论点。鉴于迫切需要广泛的高质量接触者追踪，社会工作处于有利地位，可以参与设计、监督和管理高效的一线接触者追踪工作的跨专业努力。
Since the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first emerged in December 2019, there have been unprecedented efforts worldwide to contain and mitigate the rapid spread of the virus through evidence-based public health measures. As a component of pandemic response in the United States, efforts to develop, launch, and scale-up contact tracing initiatives are rapidly expanding, yet the presence of social work is noticeably absent. In this paper, we identify the specialized skill set necessary for high quality contact tracing in the COVID-19 era and explore its alignment with social work competencies and skills. Described are current examples of contact tracing efforts, and an argument for greater social work leadership, based on the profession's ethics, competencies and person-in-environment orientation is offered. In light of the dire need for widespread high-quality contact tracing, social work is well-positioned to participate in interprofessional efforts to design, oversee and manage highly effective front-line contact tracing efforts.