Social Worker Response due to the Corona Virus Pandemic.

Part 1 – 20 Points Identify and Summarize Policy

1. On March 19, 2020 the Senate of the United States signed a Bill to provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families and businesses negatively impacted by the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. Bill in short is referred to as the, “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the “CARES Act.”

Please access the “Table of Contents” within the Act located at Congress.Gov link provided below and select 1 area within the ACT to focus your research on. Divisions or Titles you can select include the following:

a. Small Business Interruption Loans

b. Relief for Individuals, Families, and Businesses / Title 1 Rebates and Other Individual Provisions

c. Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the United States Economy

d. Division D – Health Care Response/ Subtitle B – Access to Health Care for COVID 19 Patients

e. Division D – Health Care Response/ Subtitle D Finance Committee

f. Division D – Health Care Response/TITLE II – Education Provisions

g. Division D Health Care Response / TITLE III – Labors provisions

Note: you must summarize your selection and make sure to include reference to the subsections within

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3548/text#toc-id6DE96266C1C54006B3C1D6A99C6EC21C

2. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the National Association of Social Work (NASW) has provided information to assist Social Workers during this crisis. Please access the letter to Social workers written by the NASW president and summarize what she believes are the important parts of Social Work response.

https://www.socialworkers.org/News/News-Releases/ID/2110/Message-from-NASW-President-Kathryn-Conley-Wehrmann-regarding-Coronavirus-Covid-19-Pandemic

Part 2 – 20 Points

a. Due to the outbreak, the stress on people is enormous. Using the CDC website regarding the Corona Virus “Stress and Coping” describe using details at least 2 ways stress can manifest itself due to outbreak (specify which group you are describing, as this site has a section of genal symptoms (at the top), a sections for parents, a section for first responders and a section regarding those released from quarantine)– (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/managing-stress-anxiety.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fprepare%2Fmanaging-stress-anxiety.html)

b. Using the CDC website attached within, at least 2 ways individuals can take care of their emotional health, using as much detail as possible.

https://emergency.cdc.gov/coping/selfcare.asp