In the theoretical introduction, I started by defining the concepts of victim and perpetrator of violence, and then touched on the types of violence, the causes, and the effects of violence. I briefly touched upon the legislation and then introduced social work in the field of violence, describing the role of the CSD in assisting victims of violence and the CSD's cooperation with other organisations. Part of the theoretical part also covered the impact of the epidemic on work with victims of violence, because it briefly presented social work in emergency situations, the Covid-19 pandemic, the conditions of work at that time, approaches to work with victims of violence during the epidemic and the measures and orientations of the state at that time. Then comes the methodological part, where I write down my qualitative analysis. Through the seven interviews conducted and their analysis, I wanted to find out what challenges social workers faced when working with victims of violence during the epidemic. I also asked myself three other research questions, exploring adaptations to work during the epidemic, institutional supports and barriers, and good working practices that developed during the epidemic. I found that social workers faced a number of challenges when working with victims of intimate partner violence, but that these did not prevent them from working to resolve the case and help the individual. They had to adapt their work in the light of state measures to protect themselves and their clients. There were some differences of opinion among the practitioners about how the epidemic affected their work, but they were all unanimous that the epidemic brought many changes and that the effects of the epidemic are still visible today.
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