SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT ›› 2019, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (5): 12-19.

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Professional Relationship or Friendship: A Research of Knowledge View from the Historical Perspective of Social Work

TONG Min1, XIN Junqing1, LUO Chengjun2   

  1. 1. School of Public Affairs, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China;
    2. Shenzhen Nanshan Hospital of Chronic Disease Prevention and Treatment, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China
  • Received:2019-01-16 Online:2019-09-15 Published:2019-09-23

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Abstract: With a decade of rapid development, there are still arduous challenges in social work of China. On the one hand, it is indispensable to promote professional services through the establishment of professional relationship. On the other hand, "dual relationship" gradually becomes the bottleneck of professional development in social work because it is impossible to get rid of friend-like relationship in the practice context. This paper, based on the historical review and investigation of the concept of professional relationship in western social work, found that:first, there are three phases in the development of professional relationship in western social work, including the clear professional relationship period of casework, the ambiguous dual relationship period and the friend-like professional relationship period. Meanwhile, they are facing the challenge of dual relationship; second, with clear professional identity and sound developed professional service system, the handle of "dual relationship" in the west is guided by professional relationship and based on the "expert" knowledge view of positivism and rationalism. Third, lacking clear professional identity and sound developed professional service system, Chinese local social work requires a friend-oriented professional relationship and the knowledge view of context practice. The findings of this research would help Chinese local social workers to identify themselves on their professional situation and clear direction for future development.

Key words: professional relationship, dual relationship, social work

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  • C916
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