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dc.contributor.authorFronek, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorBriggs, Lynne
dc.contributor.authorLiang, Jianqiang
dc.contributor.authorGallagher, Hilary
dc.contributor.authorDoherty, Ainsley
dc.contributor.authorCharles, Bronwyn
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, Shane
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-18T00:21:22Z
dc.date.available2021-03-18T00:21:22Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn2504-284X
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/feduc.2021.637583
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/403227
dc.description.abstractThis article discusses the impact of COVID-19 on a cohort of international students studying at one Australian university and the efforts made by social work academics to assist these students through a challenging and distressing time between December 2019 and July 2020. International social work students usually rely on scholarships and casual employment to support themselves while studying. Nonetheless, the Australian government made no financial provisions for international students when the COVID-19 pandemic struck leaving many students without any means of support. Students from all parts of the world attend Griffith University, located in south-east Queensland, Australia, including students from Wuhan, China, where the first known outbreak of COVID-19 was identified. Shame, anxiety, racism and concerns related to the wellbeing of families overseas were superimposed onto their own health concerns and day-to-day survival while still seeking to maintain academic progress. Material and emotional support were provided through the establishment of a food bank and the development of a case management model to address the needs of students. A COVID-19 Alternative Placement course and a field education student hub supported academic success during the health emergency. These interventions developed independently as a crisis response and were merged into a multi-pronged, coordinated approach that included collaborations with other sections of the university and the community. A School working committee was established to co-ordinate interventions to address individual student need that included crisis intervention, referrals to internal and external resources, and developing communities of support. The journey traveled by students and academics and the lessons learned from this experience are described, all of which are relevant to future health emergencies including the value of involving social work in university preparedness planning. The article concludes that intensive support can enhance resilience while supporting students’ own survival strategies, and, importantly, how such efforts can minimize, as far as possible, disruption to academic progress.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SA
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom637583
dc.relation.ispartofjournalFrontiers in Education
dc.relation.ispartofvolume6
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial work
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4409
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode39
dc.titleAustralian Social Work Academics Respond to International Students in Crisis During COVID-19
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFronek, P; Briggs, L; Liang, J; Gallagher, H; Doherty, A; Charles, B; McDonald, S, Australian Social Work Academics Respond to International Students in Crisis During COVID-19, Frontiers in Education, 6, pp. 637583
dcterms.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2021-03-17T07:19:26Z
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gro.rights.copyright© 2021 Fronek, Briggs, Liang, Gallagher, Doherty, Charles and McDonald. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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gro.griffith.authorFronek, Patricia
gro.griffith.authorLiang, Joe
gro.griffith.authorMcDonald, Shane
gro.griffith.authorDoherty, Ainsley
gro.griffith.authorGallagher, Hilary


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