Social work major is a discipline with the government as the main body, the extensive participation of social forces, the core concept of helping others to help themselves, and the direct working methods of case work, group work and community work. So what are the employment directions of social work majors? What abilities should graduates possess?

Employment direction of social work major The employment direction of social work major is mainly engaged in social services of social organizations in civil affairs, labor, social security, health and other departments, organization and planning of public welfare activities, trade unions, young women and other social organizations and other social welfare.

Students majoring in social work mainly study the basic theory of social work, establish the value ideal of social work, learn and master the skills and methods of social work, so that students can have the methods and skills of social investigation and study, and master the basic abilities of theoretical analysis, empirical research and social practice.

The main courses of social work major are professional basic courses: introduction to sociology, introduction to social work, social statistics, social investigation and research methods, case work, group work, community work, social work professional ethics, social work management, social work practice, human behavior and environment, social psychology, general psychology and abnormal psychology.

Other courses: introduction to social security, history of China's social thoughts, psychological counseling, criminal psychology, organizational sociology, social work for teenagers, social work for the elderly, social work for women, social work for the disabled at school, family social work, medical social work, introduction to social issues, social policies, modern social welfare thoughts, etc.

Social work graduates should have the ability to understand sociological concepts and methods;

Proficient in all kinds of skills and methods of social work, good at using theories, knowledge and methods to help difficult groups get out of trouble, engage in normal life and achieve development;

Proficient in social investigation methods and skills and social statistical methods;

Understand the major principles, policies, laws and regulations related to social work, and have the value orientation and basic ability to influence social policies through social work practice and social work research;

Have preliminary scientific research ability, be good at understanding national conditions, be good at analyzing various social phenomena and problems, and have strong paper writing and language expression skills;

Master the methods of literature retrieval and data query, and have certain practical working ability.