A s I write this, I am entering week 3 of ‘‘shelter in place” in response to COVID19. My university is closed, my town is closed, my state is closed. The word ‘‘unprecedented” has, at this point, become so overused as to lose all meaning. We are in uncharted waters, uncertain of which way we are going, and trying to keep as many people as possible from drowning. By the time you read this, it will be July. I honestly cannot imagine what July will be like—will the heat have minimized the virus and returned life to some semblance of normalcy, or will this illness still be raging? No one can predict. Uncertainty is a constant companion now, and radical acceptance of the unknowable and indomitable hope are necessary skills. Given that we are in a time that is like no other in our lifetimes, and that ‘‘normal” is not happening right now, this editorial will not be normal either. Unlike a typical scholarly editorial, I want to present some of my unvarnished thinking about the COVID-19 pandemic and what it might mean for us as social workers. I have thought about what I am learning or relearning, as well as questions and ideas for the future. I hope you will forgive the informal nature of these musings; it seems like a time for genuineness and vulnerability, rather than a time to distance behind an academic voice. I hope you will write to me and share your learnings, thoughts, and ideas as well.

中文翻译：

---

COVID-19 时代的想法

在我写这篇文章时，我正在进入“就地庇护所”的第 3 周，以应对 COVID19。我的大学关闭了，我的城镇关闭了，我的州关闭了。在这一点上，“史无前例”这个词已经被过度使用，以至于失去了所有意义。我们身处未知的水域，不确定我们要走哪条路，并试图让尽可能多的人免于溺水。当你读到这篇文章时，已经是七月了。老实说，我无法想象 7 月会是什么样子——高温会让病毒最小化并使生活恢复到某种表面上的正常状态，还是这种疾病会继续肆虐？没有人能够预测。不确定性是现在不变的伴侣，彻底接受不可知和不屈不挠的希望是必要的技能。鉴于我们所处的时代是我们一生中独一无二的时代，而且“正常”现在不会发生，这篇社论也不正常。与典型的学术社论不同，我想展示我对 COVID-19 大流行及其对我们作为社会工作者的意义的一些不加修饰的想法。我已经考虑过我正在学习或重新学习的内容，以及对未来的问题和想法。我希望你能原谅这些沉思的非正式性质；这似乎是一个真诚和脆弱的时代，而不是一个远离学术声音的时代。我希望你也能写信给我，分享你的学习、想法和想法。我希望你能原谅这些沉思的非正式性质；这似乎是一个真诚和脆弱的时代，而不是一个远离学术声音的时代。我希望你也能写信给我，分享你的学习、想法和想法。我希望你能原谅这些沉思的非正式性质；这似乎是一个真诚和脆弱的时代，而不是一个远离学术声音的时代。我希望你也能写信给我，分享你的学习、想法和想法。