{"title":"The Impact of COVID-19 on Human Service Agencies in Houston, Texas: A Preliminary Assessment and Emerging Opportunities","authors":"Larry E. Hill, A. Coronado, E. Ogunjimi","doi":"10.33425/2639-944x.1244","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The COVID-19 pandemic changed the socio-economic fabric of communities around the world. To determine the emerging needs of human service agencies our research team conducted agency assessments within the greater Houston metropolis. A convenience sample of agencies (n=17) currently providing social work internship placements was surveyed between April 2021 and July 2021. Results revealed emerging needs that schools of social work should consider during the COVID-19 response. Some include the need for interdisciplinary intern teams, technology training for social workers, dual degrees, and macro-level skills. We recommend enhancing university-community partnerships to meet the emerging humanitarian and workforce needs of the community.","PeriodicalId":232854,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medical - Clinical Research & Reviews","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Medical - Clinical Research & Reviews","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.33425/2639-944x.1244","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The COVID-19 pandemic changed the socio-economic fabric of communities around the world. To determine the emerging needs of human service agencies our research team conducted agency assessments within the greater Houston metropolis. A convenience sample of agencies (n=17) currently providing social work internship placements was surveyed between April 2021 and July 2021. Results revealed emerging needs that schools of social work should consider during the COVID-19 response. Some include the need for interdisciplinary intern teams, technology training for social workers, dual degrees, and macro-level skills. We recommend enhancing university-community partnerships to meet the emerging humanitarian and workforce needs of the community.