The Covid-19 pandemic forced social workers to rethink how they perform their functions. This process was particularly challenging for child protection social workers, who had to understand how to continue to support families and children despite social distancing rules and the suspension of some activities. Three online focus groups were conducted with 18 child protection social workers to explore the Italian child protection social workers’ functions during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study presents the reflections shared by these social workers on their experiences and the new awareness they acquired while performing their work in support of families during the pandemic.

Covid-19 大流行迫使社会工作者重新思考他们如何履行职责。这一过程对儿童保护社会工作者来说尤其具有挑战性，他们必须了解如何继续支持家庭和儿童，尽管有社会疏离规则和一些活动暂停。与 18 名儿童保护社会工作者进行了三个在线焦点小组，以探讨意大利儿童保护社会工作者在 Covid-19 大流行期间的职能。本研究介绍了这些社会工作者对他们的经历以及他们在大流行期间开展工作以支持家庭时获得的新意识的反思。