关键词: 社会政策实施, 社会工作, 事实无人抚养儿童

Abstract: As an important facilitator in the implementation of contemporary social welfare policy, social work has distinctive advantages in addressing the multifaceted needs of service recipients. This study adopts a multi-level service delivery framework encompassing the central government, local governments, social work organizations, social workers, and de facto unattended children. Using a social service project for minors in District B of City A as a case study, the research examines the functions of social work, the risks encountered in practice, and potential pathways for improvement. The findings show that social work performs a transformative function through rigorous needs assessment, effective resource coordination and integration, and progressive capacity building and empowerment. Through these practices, social workers translate policy directives into concrete and actionable services, thereby facilitating policy implementation. Social work also performs a translational function by interpreting policy discourse, fostering affective connections, and constructing identity and collective memory. These practices transform abstract state symbols into tangible, perceptible experiences, thereby enabling the embodied transmission of state care. Current practice, however, remains vulnerable to multiple forms of disruption in the processes of transformation and translation. Addressing these risks requires concerted efforts by government agencies, social work organizations, and frontline social workers. Such efforts are essential to further enhance the effectiveness of social work services and better respond to the diverse needs of de facto unattended children.

Key words: social policy implementation, social work, de facto unattended children