Abstract:

This paper sorts out the development process of social work professionalizationin Shenzhen under the "embedded development model", and thinks that Shenzhen should take the lead in experimenting with the social work legislation in order to respond to the problems such as single development path, de-professionalization and the outflow of talent. After all it points out the necessity of the social work legislation whose basic framework is led by the government and initiated by the Civil Affairs Bureau to promote top-down legislation for social workers. The legalization process should pay equal attention to expert and popular participation; the ultimate goal is to formulate Social Work Law, whose basic framework should be established by reference to foreign experience. The formation paths of Shenzhen social work legislation is to reform, establish and abolish current civil law and regulations, transplant foreign law and regulations regarding social workers, and legally reform current social policies.

Key words: social work, social work legislation, professionalization, social work in Shenzhen