Abstract:
(Faculty of Public administration, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510006, China)Abstract: Social work and community correction are not only closely linked to each other but share a common foundation for cooperation. In many countries and regions, it is the basic qualification for probation officers to own professional education in social work. But in practicing community correction, social workers, being in an authoritative environment, suffer a lack of specific correction knowledge and a dilemma of violating traditional clientdetermined value. Considering the status quo of judiciary social work development in China, it is necessary to complement social work education with judicial social workrelated courses and emphasize fieldwork practice. Meanwhile, the value of constructive authority should be fostered in order to overcome the difficulties of social workers in intervening into community correction.

Key words: community correction;, professional education in social work; , probation officer; difficulty in intervention; , constructive authority