‘Before, there were peaks and troughs – with Covid, it’s relentless’: social work eight months into the pandemic Social workers describe the exhausting impact of long-term working from home, increased pressures and paperwork, and navigating coronavirus transmission risks in Community Care’s survey Photo: Mike/Adobe Stock One social worker completed Community Care’s second coronavirus survey at the end of a week of long days attending court virtually: “ I haven’t seen my own child as a result. I haven’t seen any of my colleagues face-to-face and all my visits are out. I have ...