School social work refers to providing school social work services in kindergartens, primary schools, middle schools, vocational colleges and universities, referred to as school social workers. Different countries and regions have different economic and social structures, different professional social work development and different methods to solve problems, so people have different expressions on the connotation of social work.

The resident social worker refers to a professional social worker who has been stationed in the school for a long time, carries out school social work from Monday to Friday according to the regular teaching hours of the school, focuses on the student groups, assists the school to carry out moral and psychological education, and provides professional social work services for the needy groups.

School social work originated in America in the early 20th century and was called "school family visitor" at that time. 19 19, the American social work conference formally established the position of school social work in the welfare system, and school social work started from this. School social work was implemented in Hong Kong from 197 1, and 1977 was formally established.

In China, especially in the Mainland, the term "school social worker" is quite new and unfamiliar to ordinary people, but this can't stop its development, because schools really need social workers. It is understood that social workers have been stationed in primary and secondary schools in Chinese mainland. At present, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou have begun to try to introduce professional social workers into schools.