The interdependence of structural context and the Covid-19 pandemic: The case of Slovenia
The main topic of this paper is the question, what can the state management of the COVID-19 pandemic tell us about the social system in Slovenia? Slovenia was among the countries that took tough measures to limit the spread of the virus and drastically limited the contacts of staff in social servic...
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The main topic of this paper is the question, what can the state management of the COVID-19 pandemic tell us about the social system in Slovenia? Slovenia was among the countries that took tough measures to limit the spread of the virus and drastically limited the contacts of staff in social services with service users, rather than adapting the measures to increased need of people for support and help to ease social distress. We examined the problem with research on the operation of social services during the first and second wave of the pandemic. The results mainly showed big differences between social services, which indicates inconsistent functioning of the social system. In some places they prohibited personal contact between employees and users of services, while in others, with the constant search for innovative ways of acting, they enabled and even encouraged contact. The main conclusion of the research is that these inconsistencies are primarily a consequence of structural deficiencies and the government's lack of awareness of the importance of these services for general well-being.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5da62c9a7c9c4e58b84dbd8bbf237c0c2025-07-31T00:00:45ZengSocial Work & SocietySocial Work and Society1613-89532024-06-01212The interdependence of structural context and the Covid-19 pandemic: The case of SloveniaVesna Leskošek The main topic of this paper is the question, what can the state management of the COVID-19 pandemic tell us about the social system in Slovenia? Slovenia was among the countries that took tough measures to limit the spread of the virus and drastically limited the contacts of staff in social services with service users, rather than adapting the measures to increased need of people for support and help to ease social distress. We examined the problem with research on the operation of social services during the first and second wave of the pandemic. The results mainly showed big differences between social services, which indicates inconsistent functioning of the social system. In some places they prohibited personal contact between employees and users of services, while in others, with the constant search for innovative ways of acting, they enabled and even encouraged contact. The main conclusion of the research is that these inconsistencies are primarily a consequence of structural deficiencies and the government's lack of awareness of the importance of these services for general well-being. http://132.195.130.183/index.php/sws/article/view/1719Social servicessocial impact of pandemiccontacts with service userscontroldigitalisation |
| spellingShingle | Vesna Leskošek The interdependence of structural context and the Covid-19 pandemic: The case of Slovenia Social Work and Society Social services social impact of pandemic contacts with service users control digitalisation |
| title | The interdependence of structural context and the Covid-19 pandemic: The case of Slovenia |
| title_full | The interdependence of structural context and the Covid-19 pandemic: The case of Slovenia |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The interdependence of structural context and the Covid-19 pandemic: The case of Slovenia |
| title_short | The interdependence of structural context and the Covid-19 pandemic: The case of Slovenia |
| title_sort | interdependence of structural context and the covid 19 pandemic the case of slovenia |
| topic | Social services social impact of pandemic contacts with service users control digitalisation |
| url | http://132.195.130.183/index.php/sws/article/view/1719 |
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