Coronavirus and SBS

How Researchers, Instructors, and Students Can Practice Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Insights
April 14, 2020

How Researchers, Instructors, and Students Can Practice Wellbeing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Technological Considerations for Training Human Service Professionals in Light of COVID-19: Opportunity for Appropriation
Innovation
April 13, 2020

Technological Considerations for Training Human Service Professionals in Light of COVID-19: Opportunity for Appropriation

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Behavioral Science Proves its Worth in Tackling Viruses
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April 10, 2020

Behavioral Science Proves its Worth in Tackling Viruses

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You Might Be Feeling Tired on Lockdown. Here’s Why.
Insights
April 6, 2020

You Might Be Feeling Tired on Lockdown. Here’s Why.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Coronavirus Thinking

The 7 Deadly Sins of Coronavirus Thinking

The answer for the kind of panicked flurry in reasoning we’re seeing during the COVID-19 pandemic may lie in a field of critical thinking called vice epistemology. This theory argues our thinking habits and intellectual character traits cause poor reasoning.

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Why Call It ‘Social Distancing’? We Need Social Connection More Than Ever

Why Call It ‘Social Distancing’? We Need Social Connection More Than Ever

Staying socially connected in times of threat has benefits beyond helping us manage our mental well-being. Other people can provide us with practical support, like picking up groceries or passing on relevant information, as well as emotional support. This feeling is called social solidarity, and if we get it right we’ll be much better equipped to respond to this and other crises.

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Evaluation Implications of the Coronavirus Emergency

Evaluation Implications of the Coronavirus Emergency

Michael Quinn Patton, a giant in the field of evaluation, has been getting queries from colleagues young and old, novice evaluators and long-time practitioners, asking how he’s making sense of the global health emergency and what I think the implications may be for evaluation. Her’s his take on where we are and what it means.

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Behavior Changed, Yes, But Only After COVID Was At Doorstep

Behavior Changed, Yes, But Only After COVID Was At Doorstep

Research explains the relatively late behavioral reaction to the information of COVID-19 in Europe, writes Joan Costa-Font

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LSE Impact: Social Science in a Time of Social Distancing

LSE Impact: Social Science in a Time of Social Distancing

Social science, argues Michael Taster of the LSE Impact blog, has an important role to play, by directly contributing to policy surrounding COVID-19 and its impacts, but also by acting as a critical friend, which raises the urgent question: how can this wealth of knowledge and expertise best be communicated?

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How to Stay Connected in a Time of Physical Distancing

How to Stay Connected in a Time of Physical Distancing

Psychological scientists at the University of Washington’s Center for the Science of Social Connection draw from their clinical and research experiences help us understand the side effects of social distancing and suggest strategies for addressing them.

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Tips from Behavioral Science to Flatten the Curve on COVID Anxiety

Tips from Behavioral Science to Flatten the Curve on COVID Anxiety

Although feeling anxiety in response to a threat is a normal human reaction, sustained high anxiety can undermine constructive responses to the crisis. The following suggestions, based on psychological science, can help you deal with coronavirus anxiety.

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Learn From COVID-19 Myths – Don’t Just Debunk Them

Learn From COVID-19 Myths – Don’t Just Debunk Them

Instead of viewing rumors and myths as misperceptions that can be suppressed with accurate information, we should treat them as opportunities to understand — and respond to — the legitimate anxieties of the people who adopt and share them. In other words, we should look at them as valuable feedback that can help improve our own reporting and messaging.

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