Psychosocial impacts of distance education during COVID-19 on female social work students and the professional role of the social worker

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The present study explores the psychological, social, and economic impacts of distance education during COVID-19 on female students of .....

university and the professional role of the social worker in handling these impacts.

a questionnaire was developed to collect data.

the sample includes 334 randomly selected female students (aged 19-24 and over) of the fifth and sixth levels of the college of social work.

the results showed the effect of distance education on the social and psychological levels of students.

there is also a statistically significant relationship between the professional role of the social worker and the psychological, social, and economic impact of distance education on female students.

the results indicate that despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on everyone, social workers have contributed to mitigating the negative psychological, social, and economic impacts of distance education during COVID-19 on female students as a unique experience of social workers in Saudi society.

in addition to the need to prepare psychosocial support programs for students to facilitate the recovery process and return to normal life.

this study's results indicate that students need psychosocial support in the current and recovery phases after COVID 19.