美国社会工作职业化的立法实践与启示

Lawmaking Practices of and Inspirations from US Social Work Professionalization

社会工作立法,是现阶段我国社会工作职业化发展的关键环节。本文首先通过社会工作与自然救助、传统工作岗位以及医生、律师等职业的对比,厘清社会工作在职业化方面所存在的特点,并明确法律介入社会工作职业化的必要性。在此基础上,针对美国社会工作职业化过程中的立法行动,在行动的现实背景、对职业化的作用以及后续影响等方面进行了系统的分析,并进一步总结了美国的实践经验在立法重要性、立法内容以及立法效果评估方面给我国社会工作立法所提供的启示。

The lawmaking of social work is a critical step in the porcess of social work professionalization.This paper explores the features of social work in professionalization by comparing social work with naturalhelping,traditional occupations and some professions like doctor and lawyer,and stresses the importance oflaw intervention. Focusing on the lawmaking in social work professionalization,this paper analyses therealistic background and impact of US practices and its inspirations.