A Compilation of Resources to Help Guide Social Workers through Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Visit www.coronavirus.gov for the latest Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) updates. Visit www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/coronavirus-guidelines-america/coronavirus.gov. and read Coronavirus Guidelines for America - 30 Days to Slow the Spread - PDF (versión en Español - PDF)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking action to protect the health and safety of our nation’s patients and providers in the wake of the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. To help you stay up to date on CMS and HHS materials available on the Coronavirus, a virtual toolkit has been posted:
https://www.cms.gov/outreach-education/partner-resources/coronavirus-covid-19-partner-toolkit
Click on this link for the CDC's information, guidance, and resources:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.
CDC to issue new guidelines on preventing coronavirus spread in state, national parks:
Prepare Your Practice for COVID19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/preparedness-resources.html
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's 2020 Executive Orders
https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders/2020-executive-orders
Georgia Department of Public Health https://dph.georgia.gov/novelcoronavirus
Georgia Department of Health – Coastal District
https://www.gachd.org/emergency-prep/covid-19-preparedness-response/
Valdosta City Limits COVID 19 Preparedness- Response
https://www.valdostacity.com/public-information/covid-19-preparedness-response
Safeguards, Options Available for Voting During Virus Concerns https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/elections/safeguards_options_available_for_voting_during_virus_concerns
Secretary of State Warns Georgians About Con Artist Coronavirus Charities https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/charities/secretary_of_state_brad_raffensperger_warns_georgians_about_con_artist_coronavirus_charities
GA TeleMental Health Rules & FAQs
TeleMental Health Rule GENERAL Guidelines/FAQ's. - NOT ALL INCLUSIVE
https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/43/faq#
Rule 135-11-.01 TeleMental Health
http://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/135-11
NASW is identifying implications for social workers in aging, schools, mental health, and health care settings, and providing guidance via the web, email, webinars, and digital publications. We are developing special programming to help you address specific ethics and legal, practice management, and other issues related to COVID-19. Please continue to check NASW national's Coronavirus (COVID-19) page, website, and social media for updates.
Ethics:
If a member has a specific question, we continue to provide ethics consultations 4 days per week. The member can always direct questions to the ethics consultation resource at https://www.socialworkers.org/About/Ethics/Ethics-Education-and-Resources/Ethics-Consultations
Telemental Health
Considering Telemental Health? What You Need to Know Before You Start:
https://naswassurance.org/email/coronavirus/considering-telemental-health.html
https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=evgx77RtVLI%3d&portalid=0,
https://www.socialworkers.org/Practice/Infectious-Diseases/Coronavirus/Telehealth
NASW National Information Related to COVID-19 NASW National Information related to COVID 19 - Including: Helping People in Special Populations. Ethical Considerations, Practicing During the Pandemic, Supporting Clients and Self Care, and Tele-Health
NASW National - COVID-19 and Student Loan Management
Understand and Manage Your Student Loans
Social workers are stepping up during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
https://www.socialworkers.org/Practice/Infectious-Diseases/Coronavirus
Georgia Department of Community Health Response to COVID-19:
Atlanta Community Food Bank
https://acfb.org/covid-19-response
Feeding America (Locate a Local Food Bank)
https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank?Page=1&state=GA
Atlanta Magazine – How you can Help Those in Need in Atlanta (COVID-19)
COVID 19 Resources for Clinical Mental Health Professionals
https://acswa.org/covid-19-resources/
Safety and COVID-19 in Our Professional Social Work Roles: Rights, Responsibilities, and Resources (Erlene Grise-Owens and Linda May Grobman)
https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/self-care/safety-covid-19-social-work-rights-responsibilities-resources/
From the Institute for Disaster Mental Health
Managing Stress in This Anxious Time
A compilation of great resources by Prevent Child Abuse America
Coronavirus Tips & Resources for Parents, Children & Others
GA Guidance for Health Care Providers for Reporting Possible Cases of COVID-19 to DPH
https://www.gha.org/Coronavirus
John Hopkins Medicine.org – What is Social Distancing and Self-Quarantine https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-social-distancing-and-self-quarantine
John Hopkins Medicine.org – COVID -19 Facts vs Myths
University System of Georgia
https://www.usg.edu/%20coronavirus
Georgia Department of Education
https://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/communications/Pages/coronavirus.aspx
Red Cross Media Statement on Coronavirus Disease 2019
https://www.redcross.org/about-us/news-and-events/press-release/2020/red-cross-media-statement-on-2019-novel-coronavirus.html