Social Work Practice in United Arab Emirates (UAE) Schools during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Abdulaziz Albrithen () and Shamma Alfalasi
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Abdulaziz Albrithen: Department of Social Well-being, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates
Shamma Alfalasi: Department of Social Well-being, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: Besides their educational mission, public schools ground and support the health and psychological, emotional, and social development of students. The educational system is special because it combines multiple integrated responsibilities and duties that transcend the scope of any other social welfare program. Social workers are crucial constituents of educational systems and are expected to attend to the well-being of students while ensuring the effective performance of the educational system. Given such rigorous demands, this study assesses and compares the actual functions undertaken by social workers in schools in the United Arab Emirates during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In so doing, it aims to help improve educational systems worldwide. The nuanced results of this study will better elucidate the crucial capabilities of social workers in the dynamic educational system and illuminate the challenges they confront during emergencies.

Keywords: social work; COVID-19 pandemic; school social worker; qualitative method; UAE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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