Pandemiari lehen lerrotik aurre eginezgizarte-hezkuntzako profesionalek bizitako errealitateari hurbilpena

Abstract

Nowadays, due to the crisis generated by the COVID 19 at the level, there are many professionals who are working with harsh working conditions, and the Basque Country has not been left out of this situation. On March 14, 2020, the head of government decreed a state of emergency, which forced all citizens to be confined to their homes. This situation has directly affected the profession of social educator. In fact, these professionals work with the most vulnerable groups, so they must be more than ever in the front line of work, even if this means a significant risk. The situation of the groups in residential resources cannot be easy due to the stress produced by living together and being locked up, and this directly affects the educators who necessarily work there. However, it seems that the over-exertion that all this requires, what risk, has not been detected nor recognized at a social level. For this reason, the objective of this investigation is to measure the stress of the social educators of advanced age who work in residential resources in different areas of the Basque Country. The research has been shared through a Google Forms link (anonymous) from the social education social network. So it has not been random, because it was a chosen group (n = 83). In this research the combination strategy has been used. On the one hand, because the questions derived from stress have been analyzed with a validated scale and, on the other hand, testimonies have been collected for qualitative analysis. The quantitative results found indicate that in recent months 71.6% (n = 48) have not felt able to control the most important issues in their lives, 16.4% (n = 11) have not been confident in solving their work problems. In addition, 40.3% (n = 27) say they have felt drowned without being able to solve the difficulties. On the other hand, we have divided the qualitative concessions into two categories, positive and negative. The word that was most often repeated in positive was “freedom”. The word “freedom” is presented as a wish by 14.5% (n = 12) when explaining what they would think when they reach the end of the confinement. As for the negative words, words such as “stress, precariousness, anxiety, problems” have appeared in 20.5% (n = 17) expressing concern and stress about work. In view of this, we can conclude that it is necessary to take into account both at the governmental and social level the difficulties of this sector and the groups that make it up, giving voice to all these people. Therefore, it is essential that future research collect the responses of both groups and workers to ensure adequate inclusion.