The purpose of this study is to measure posttraumatic stress, grief, burnout, and secondary trauma experienced by employed social workers in the United States and to describe organizational support provided to social workers during the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study used data from the first wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Emotional Well-Being Study, a prospective panel study examining the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and includes a sample of 181 social workers. We conducted univariate analyses. Over a quarter (26.21%) of social workers met the diagnostic criteria for PTSD and 16.22% reported severe grief symptoms. While 99.19% of the sample reported average to high compassion satisfaction, 63.71% reported average burnout and 49.59% reported average secondary trauma. Findings indicate that social workers are reporting higher than national estimates of PTSD, indicating a greater need for more emotional support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the significance and severity of the pandemic, it is essential that organizations provide resources for both immediate and ongoing support for the emotional well-being of their employees.

本研究的目的是衡量美国受雇的社会工作者所经历的创伤后压力、悲伤、倦怠和继发性创伤，并描述在 2019 年新型冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 大流行期间向社会工作者提供的组织支持。这项研究使用了第一波 COVID-19 大流行和情绪健康研究的数据，这是一项研究 COVID-19 大流行的心理影响的前瞻性小组研究，并包括 181 名社会工作者的样本。我们进行了单变量分析。超过四分之一 (26.21%) 的社会工作者符合 PTSD 的诊断标准，16.22% 的社会工作者报告了严重的悲伤症状。虽然 99.19% 的样本报告平均到高同情满意度，但 63.71% 报告平均倦怠，49.59% 报告平均二次创伤。调查结果表明，社会工作者报告的 PTSD 高于全国估计值，表明在 COVID-19 大流行期间更需要更多的情感支持。鉴于大流行的重要性和严重性，组织必须为员工的情绪健康提供即时和持续支持的资源。