This page provides School of Social Work faculty, staff and students with the latest updates and resources for school operations during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Please visit this page regularly for current information.
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For the most current information about COVID-19 and campus operations, visit the University of Georgia coronavirus website.
April 21 updates: Student Self Care, Teaching, Community/La Communidad, How to Help
- April 15: KEPRO: USG Employee Assistance Program
- April 15: Remote well-being: Getting active (USG)
- April 15: Physical activities (USG)
- Added March 18: Voicemail information for working remotely
- Added March 18: Campus Mail & Receiving Services Update
- Added March 19: FAQ on Technology Availability for COVID-19 Contingency Planning
- Added March 26: Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities mental health-related resources
- Added March 27: Free COVID-19 virtual screenings
- April 8: Resources for Faculty, Staff and Students
- Added March 23: Zoom video conferencing
- Added March 24: Zoom Tips from CAES OIT
- Added March 26: How to Keep the Party Crashers from Crashing Your Zoom Event
Zoom Resources
Updated April 16: SSW Resources for Faculty & Staff: Teaching Resources
- March 27: For updates on School of Social Work research operations impacted by COVID-19, please visit the School of Social Work Research web page.
- April 1: For updates on UGA research operations impacted by COVID-19, please visit COVID-19: Research Operations at University of Georgia.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Center for Social Justice, Human and Civil Rights is providing fact sheets and links to information for our community partners. Please visit the Center’s COVID-19 Community Resources web page (updated April 21) to find links to information on COVID-19 and behavioral health resources, particularly for vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, non-English speakers and others.
En respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19, el Centro de Justicia Social, Derechos Humanos y Civiles está proporcionando recursos para nuestros socios comunitarios. Mire a continuación para encontrar información sobre COVID-19 y recursos de salud del comportamiento (actualizado el 21 de abril), particularmente para grupos vulnerables como niños, ancianos, personas que no hablan inglés y otros.
- Added March 27: How to Stand Up for Others (Tasha Rube, LMSW)
- Added March 27: COVID-19 and Reducing Stigma (CDC)
- Added March 27: COVID-19 Volunteer Coordination for Athens-Clarke County (GivePulse at UGA)
- Added March 27: Georgia Responds (Georgia Department of Public Health volunteer programs)
- Added March 30: Call for Mental Health First Aid Volunteers (Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities)
- Added March 30: Voices for Georgia’s Children: COVID-19-agency-response
- Added March 30: Tasks for Managers in Responding to Mental Health Needs During Social Distancing or Quarrantine
- April 10: School of Social Work Student Emergency Fund
- April 10: UGA Coronavirus Emergency Support Fund
- April 10: Ten Ways to Love Athens in Troubling Times
- April 10: COVID-19 volunteer opportunities in Athens, GA (GivePulse)
- April 10: Coronavirus: 9 ways to help doctors, nurses and hospital workers right now
- April 10: COVID-19 relief fund (Athens Area Community Foundation and United Way of Athens)
- April 10: Supplies for Athens area nonprofits (The Athens Backpack Project)
- April 10: Blessing Bags needed (Our Daily Bread)
- April 10: Hygiene supplies, asset-mapping tools, community organizer with crisis management skills, and a community grant writer (East Athens Development Corporation)
- April 10: Donations for public food bank and animal shelter (Athens Clarke County Animal Services Shelter)
- April 10: Athens area mask-making groups
- April 10: Mask-making for Athens (Athens Banner Herald news)
- April 10: Mask-Making for Athens (Facebook group page created March 21)
- April 10: Fuel Up CCSD (Clarke County School District food services program)
- April 10: Food (Food Bank of Northeast Georgia)
- April 10: Athens Area Homeless Shelter wish list
- April 10: COVID-19 Virtual Design Sprint (UGA Innovation District, April 13 – May 18)
- April 15: How to fight bias against Asian Americans during COVID-19 (CNN)
- April 15: Donate to Athens’ Homeless Services (UGA College of Public Health)
- April 15: Bigger Vision of Athens
- April 15: Our Daily Bread Community Kitchen
- April 15: How to Help (FEMA)
- April 15: Corona Comfort (podcast)
- April 16: Spot, Stop and Support (How to recognize signs of abuse online) (Georgia Division of Family & Children Services)
- April 16: How to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect, your legal obligations, and how to make a report. (Pro Solutions Training, Georgia Division of Family & Children Services)
- April 21: Athens Community Council on Aging