The Social Work-Study Program, Faculty of Da'wah and Communication, UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta held a National Seminar on medical Social workers in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic. This activity was carried out on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 by the Social Work-Study Program, the Faculty of Da'wah and Communication, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta in collaboration with the Asosiasi Pekerja Sosial Medis Indonesia (APSMI). The implementation of activities was carried out online through the Zoom Meeting application and was attended by 300 participants from all over Indonesia from various professional backgrounds, Social Work (IKS) study program students, practitioners of medical social workers who are members of the Indonesian medical social worker association, stakeholders, and society at large. The stages of the implementation of the activity began with an opening by the moderator, followed by the explanation of each speaker and ended with a question and answer.

The event was opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Da'wah and Communication, namely Prof. Dr. Marhumah, M.Pd, after delivering remarks from the Head of the Social Work-Study Program, namely Siti Solechah, S.Sos.I., M.Si. then continued with the explanation from Key Note Speaker Prof. Adi Fahrudin, Ph.D., then held the main event, namely a discussion by the speakers: 1. Dr. Asep Jahidin, M.Si 2.dr Lulus Hardiyanti, SpKFR, 3. Kristina Ririn Kristanti, SST guided by moderator Hermita Adria Asih, S.ST

Indonesia is currently facing big challenges in the face of Covid-19. The type of virus known as Coronavirus Disease-2019 has an extraordinary impact all over the world. The spread that is so fast both in Indonesia and in the world has resulted in millions of people being exposed to Covid-19, and Indonesia is no exception. One of these new viruses that attack the respiratory system has caught the world's attention until the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a pandemic.

The government and various elements of society have handled it seriously. In fact, 74.9% of cases recovered are also inseparable from the contribution of handling that has been carried out by various elements of society, including health workers, social workers, and various professions and other elements who have contributed a lot. Strong synergy is encouraged to be actively involved and consistent in handling the ongoing pandemic.

The role of medical social workers is very much at stake, as cases of Covid-19 continue to increase. Many things are the responsibility of medical social workers in handling this case. For example; social workers must provide full intervention to encourage healing. The stigma that is built up in the community when you are convicted of Covid-19 makes it very stressful, you don't want to be taken, and so on. This is a big challenge for social workers and medical personnel in doing joint work. Besides, along with people's saturation with limited activities a few months earlier, it also became a tough challenge during the new normal. The importance of continuing education and handling. Social workers and health workers must also ensure the resources they have when cases continue to escalate so that the quality of services is maintained.

This National Seminar event is conducted online using the zoom meeting application and lives Youtube with the following link: https://youtu.be/ekXJXzXdRcM