# Support Your Workers

### Can social workers maintain their licenses during COVID-19?

In some states, like in Alabama, social workers have been allowed to [earn their licensing hours online rather than in person](https://alabamapublichealth.gov/legal/assets/order-socialwork-classroom-033120.pdf).

### How to ensure worker safety during in-person interactions with families?

{% content-ref url="support-workers/how-to-ensure-worker-safety-during-in-person-interactions-with-families" %}
[how-to-ensure-worker-safety-during-in-person-interactions-with-families](https://thinkofus.gitbook.io/command-center/resources/agencies/support-workers/how-to-ensure-worker-safety-during-in-person-interactions-with-families)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### How to provide childcare to social workers?

{% content-ref url="support-workers/how-to-provide-childcare-to-social-workers" %}
[how-to-provide-childcare-to-social-workers](https://thinkofus.gitbook.io/command-center/resources/agencies/support-workers/how-to-provide-childcare-to-social-workers)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### How to purchase of technology and personal protective equipment?

{% content-ref url="support-workers/how-to-purchase-of-technology-and-personal-protective-equipment" %}
[how-to-purchase-of-technology-and-personal-protective-equipment](https://thinkofus.gitbook.io/command-center/resources/agencies/support-workers/how-to-purchase-of-technology-and-personal-protective-equipment)
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### How to help group homes and agencies get PPE for their staff?

{% content-ref url="support-workers/how-to-help-group-homes-and-agencies-get-ppe-for-their-staff" %}
[how-to-help-group-homes-and-agencies-get-ppe-for-their-staff](https://thinkofus.gitbook.io/command-center/resources/agencies/support-workers/how-to-help-group-homes-and-agencies-get-ppe-for-their-staff)
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### What resources do workers have to invest in self-care?

{% content-ref url="support-workers/what-resources-do-workers-have-to-invest-in-self-care" %}
[what-resources-do-workers-have-to-invest-in-self-care](https://thinkofus.gitbook.io/command-center/resources/agencies/support-workers/what-resources-do-workers-have-to-invest-in-self-care)
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