Social work is a specialized and professional social service work led by the government, with extensive participation of social forces, with the purpose of helping others to help themselves and scientific theories and methods as the means.
Social work is an activity to help others. If the duty of doctors is to cure people's physical diseases, then the duty of social workers is to help those who encounter various difficulties and problems in social life first. Social work, which developed from the initial charity and charitable actions, is a noble cause full of love from the beginning, with the distinctive characteristics of helping others. However, the development of social work has surpassed the traditional activities of helping the poor and the weak in two aspects.
Benefits of having a social worker card:
1, job hunting. Although the social work card is not an employment card, many units and enterprises attach great importance to whether the applicant holds a social work card when recruiting social workers, and holding a social work card is more competitive than others.
2. Wage subsidies and certificate awards. In recent years, China has also attached great importance to the development of social work. Many provinces and autonomous regions will introduce measures on "subsidies and rewards for obtaining social work certificates". The higher the level of social work certificate, the higher the subsidy, generally ranging from several hundred yuan to several thousand yuan.
3. With the continuous development of social economy in China, the future development prospect of "social work" industry will be better and better. Getting a social worker's card now is definitely helpful for personal development in the future.