Interdisciplinary Bridging Response Teams in the COVID-19 outbreak aid provision in China

Abstract

This essay provides a brief introduction of a social-worker-led interdisciplinary work model and its operating process which is inspired by the well-known Holistic Model of Spirituality. The Interdisciplinary Bridging Response Team(IBRTs) model was applied to communities, centralized isolation sites, and shelter hospitals in Wuhan. A survey of 316 clients after 53 days of service revealed that the mental and physical health of most clients improved. Moreover, compared to the early days of the pandemic, most clients’ social relationships were strengthened. Nevertheless, the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)-BREF scores show that this service was more effective for uninfected rather than infected people.

Job Performance Evaluation of Medical Social Workers during Covid-19 Crisis: Tasks, Attitudes, and Difficulties

“…The study's findings indicate that social workers face several difficulties in performing their role in the medical team in isolation hospitals for coronavirus patients, which are at a middle level according to the social workers' perspective. This is consistent with the results of other studies, such as [53][54][55][56][57], which highlight the need to address the difficulties and obstacles facing social workers in the medical field. Efforts to remove these challenges can help activate the social worker's role in the medical team inside hospitals, promoting consensus between the social worker's role and the therapeutic team's role and eliminating the large gap that exists between the two roles.…”