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Social Isolation, Community and Culture in the Wake of the COVID-19 Crisis Presented by: Monica Garfield, MA L MF T R N A djunct T rainer, T he R elational Center Penny T immons, MA L MF T Clinical T rainer and Supervisor, T he R elational

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Social Isolation, Community and Culture in the Wake of the COVID-19 Crisis

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Presented by:

Monica Garfield, MA L MF T R N A djunct T rainer, T he R elational Center Penny T immons, MA L MF T Clinical T rainer and Supervisor, T he R elational Center

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One Minute Social One Minute Social Mindfulness Mindfulness Exercise Exercise

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Social Isolation & L oneliness

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Social Isolation Social Isolation

Social Isolation is the absence of social contact. It isn’t the same as loneliness, but it can lead to loneliness.

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What is L oneliness?

“The subjective feeling that you're lacking the social connections you need. ” (Murthy, 2020)

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3 in 5 3 in 5

Three in five Americans reported feeling lonely according to a 2020 report

n Loneliness in the Workplace by Cigna. (Cigna, 2020)

The 2018 Cigna report also found that young people were more likely than

lder people to report loneliness. (Cigna, 2018)

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Isolation Has Isolation Has Increased Due To: Increased Due To:

Individualism
Cult of Busyness
Lack of Access to Nature and Public Spaces and Gathering Spots
Culture of Fear (media)
Lack of Empathy
Competition/Scarcity Thinking
Single Person Households

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“Isolation is correlated with death at the same rate as smoking 15 cigarettes per day and is twice as deadly as

besity.

” (Murthy, 2020)

Cognitive Impairment
Depression
A nxiety
Dementia
Heart disease
E ating Disorders
High Blood Pressure
Obesity
Increased Substance Use

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The COVID-19 Pandemic

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Isolation During Isolation During COVID COVID -19: 19:

We are ALL Experiencing Some Form of Isolation
Clinicians are experiencing the dual nature of collective trauma

and vicarious trauma (Shared Traumatic Experience).

We have a LIVED experience of how hard it is for those clients

who were already isolated.

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Impacts of Pandemic

Increased Intimate Partner

V iolence/Child A buse

Increased Depression/Suicidal

Ideation

Increased A nxiety
Quarantine F atigue/Quarantine

F og

Death and Grief

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Specific Impacts on Marginalized Communities

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Counseling Implications & I nterventions

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Assessment is K ey

Sample Questions

Do you have someone with whom you can discuss important issues? Do you belong to a faith community, service organization or other group

f people who share your values?

Do you regularly socialize, meet with friends, attend parties, club meetings

r other social activities?

Do you live alone?

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Interventions

Individual Counseling A lone is

Not E nough

Mapping Social Connections
Imagining and Storytelling

R elated to Social Connections

Social Meditations
P rescribing groups, classes, and
ther social activity
T aking A ction T ogether
Mutual A id P rojects
F ocus on B uilding R elational

Skills in Individual W ork

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Telehealth/Online Telehealth/Online Resources Resources

Works Better for Some Clients
Is Not the Same as In
Person Contact
Zoom-Fatigue
May Make Things More Accessible for Some Groups

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Social Isolation was a Pandemic Prior to COV I D-19.

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References

Cigna U.S. L oneliness I ndex: Survey of 20,000 Americans E xamining Behaviors Driving L oneliness in the United States. (2018). R etrieved from https://www.cigna.com/assets/docs/newsroom/loneliness- survey-2018-fact-sheet.pdf. Cigna 2020 U.S. R eport: T o F urther E xplore the I mpact of L oneliness in Our Culture and in Our W orkplaces. (2020). R etrieved from https://www.cigna.com/about-us/newsroom/studies-and- reports/combatting-loneliness. Olds, J . and Schwartz, R . The Lonely American: Drifting Apart in the 21st Century (2009). Boston: Beacon P ress. Murthy, V H. Together: The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World . (2020). New Y ork: Harper W ave. P utnam, R D. Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community . (2001). New Y ork: Simon & Schuster P aperbacks.

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Additional Resources

Brooks, D. The Social Animal. (2001). New Y ork: R andom House. DJ ulio, B, Hamel L , Munana C, and Brodie M. (2018). Loneliness and Social Isolation in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan: An International Survey. R etrieved from https://www.kff.org/other/report/loneliness-and-social-isolation-in-the-united-states-the-united- kingdom-and-japan-an-international-survey/. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Double Jeopardy: COVID

19 and

Behavioral Health Disparities for Black and Latino Communities in the U.S. (Submitted by OBHE ) R etrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/covid19-behavioral-health-disparities-black- latino-communities.pdf. P anchal, N., K amal, R ., Orgera, K . et al., T he Implications of COVID-19 for Mental Health and Substance Use. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/the-implications-of-covid-19-for- mental-health-and-substance-use/.

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