Social Distance in Social Work: COVID Capsule One

Social Distance in Social Work: COVID Capsule One

A social work student facing eviction from his home and experiencing food insecurity authored this book in the hope that it could get his voice heard. As a single dad living in a council estate block of flats, Dominic @SingleDadSW lets the reader into an environment drenched in poverty. He invites some of the leading thinkers, practitioners, and people with lived experience of services to discuss the impact of the COVID crisis.

The COVID crisis made everyone aware of keeping their distance from other people because of health concerns, but SingleDadSW was reflecting on the distance between people due to poverty, culture, class, and other factors. Social Distance in Social Work: COVID Capsule One is both an action in the face of destitution, and a collection of notes from the crisis. A collection of pieces that he has curated to tell a story and capture a moment in time.

A book that discusses established and new approaches in Social Work:

• Social Justice & Social Distance
• Food Poverty & Food Insecurity
• Lived Experience & Living Experience
• Child Protection & Social Harms
• COVID Crisis & Crisis Capitalism
• Social Work During the Pandemic

Featuring all exclusive work by Ray Jones, Phil Watson, Brid Featherstone, Cal Webb, Gerry Nosowska, Simon Haworth, Lewis Roberts, Ian Gould, Phil Watson, Liz Howard, Jude Currie, Duane Phillips, Alison Briggs, Will Mason, and more... includes a foreword by Ruth Allen, chief executive of the British Association of Social Workers.

Book Endorsements

‘A stunning book right from the heart of exciting, newly emerging social work practitioners. At its core is a genuine commitment to the application of rights-based practice made possible by the authors personal, deep understanding of social justice and the impact of structural oppression of poverty.’
Rob Mitchell, principal social worker, co-author of ‘Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science

‘We are a human rights profession. But it can be hard to embed this into everyday practice. This book is a precious and creative contribution to understanding how we can do that.’
Ruth Allen, chief executive of the British Association of Social Work (BASW)

‘The Government lifted the eviction ban on June 1st. Any profits from will go towards my daughter and me keeping our home.’ @SingleDadSW