The Role of Mindfulness Therapy in Reducing the Psychological and Social Effects of the Novel Coronavirus on Clinical Social Workers in Saudi Arabia

The present research aims to identify the psychological and social effects of the novel coronavirus on clinical social workers in Saudi public hospitals, the role of mindfulness therapy in reducing these effects and the differences in the responses of clinical social workers to the role of mindfulness therapy in reducing these effects according to the variables of gender and medical experience. To achieve the research objectives, the author adopted the descriptive analytical approach and a questionnaire was used as a tool. The results showed that the patient's death, while his/ her beloved ones were away, was unbearable. Moreover, mindfulness therapy reduced the psychological and social effects of the Coronavirus crisis on clinical social workers. The research recommends preparing mindfulness therapy programs to train clinical social workers in how to handle the psychological and social effects of the novel Coronavirus crisis. © 2022 NSP Natural Sciences Publishing Cor.

The Role of Clinical Social Worker in Addressing the Social Consequences of Coronavirus (Covid-19): A Field Study.

The present research aims to identify the social consequences of Coronavirus (Covid-19), the role of clinical social worker in addressing this issue, the obstacles that impede him/her and the mechanisms as well as suggestions that improve this role. The author adopted the descriptive analytical approach and designed a questionnaire to collect data. The results showed that the consequence of "concern about losing relatives and friends because of Coronavirus" was ranked the first. However, the consequence of "self-harm that may induce suicide due to the social restrictions imposed by home quarantine" was ranked the last. In addition, the most prominent role of the clinical social worker in addressing this crisis was educating community members about its risks and the relevant social behaviors. Moreover, the most prominent obstacle was lack of training social workers to address this issue. To improve his/her roles, the research recommends presenting courses and workshops to raise the competence of clinical social workers dealing with crises, in general, and Coronavirus, in particular.