SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT ›› 2024, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (1): 61-69.

Previous Articles     Next Articles

Discussion on Career Choice Mechanism of Social Work Undergraduate Students from the Perspective of Social Cognitive Career Theory

HE Zhijing1, WANG Zhizhong1, CHANG Biru2   

  1. 1. College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030001, China;
    2. School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210024, China
  • Received:2023-06-01 Online:2024-01-15 Published:2024-01-15

Abstract: The social cognitive career theory suggests that individual career choices are influenced by the environment, individual, and behavior. According to the theory, self-efficacy, whose main factors are professional identity and professional competence, is the core cognitive variable along with outcome expectations and personal goals. Professional identity influences social work undergraduate students’ career choices via professional efficacy and outcome expectations, and the professional competence improvement has a positive impact on professional efficacy and ultimately impacts career choices. The decision of choosing a career in the field of social work is a result of the collective interaction of individual, professional, social, and policy factors. Among them, alignment of professional beliefs and personal values is a prerequisite for career choices. When professional beliefs, professional identity, and professional competence, either singly or in combination, align with career goals, positive mechanisms of career choices take precedence over the influence of environmental factors. Otherwise, the students may choose to abandon a career in social work.

Key words: social cognitive career theory, social work, professional identity, career selection mechanism

CLC Number: 

  • C916
[1] 马凤芝. 秉持初心 承梦前行——中国社会工作教育十年发展[J]. 中国社会工作, 2022(28): 31-32,34
[2] 曾守锤. 中国社工本科毕业生的就业状况研究——基于2015—2017年全国数据的分析[J]. 华东理工大学学报(社会科学版), 2019(6): 19-27
[3] 刘柳, 季叶青. 社会工作专业硕士毕业生的职业选择——以 A 大学 201X 级为例[J]. 社会工作与管理, 2016(4): 31-38
[4] 易松国. 社会工作认同: 一个专业教育需要正视的问题[J]. 学海, 2019(1): 116-123
[5] 李棉管, 岳鹏燕. 专业认同的悖论: 社会工作专业实习的意外后果——职业社会学的解释视角[J]. 社会工作与管理, 2020(2): 49-57
[6] BROWN S D, LENT R W. Social cognitive career theory in a diverse world[J]. Career assess, 2017, 25(1): 173-180
[7] DOS-SANTOS L M. The challenges of public health, social work, and psychological counseling services in South Korea: the issues of limited support and resource[J]. International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020, 17(8): 2771
[8] 马林刚, 邹松, 秦广强. 两岸社会工作本科生自我专业认同的比较与思考——基于中央民族大学和中国台湾Z大学的实证研究[J]. 社会工作与管理, 2018(6): 52-58,65
[9] LI J. The positive influence of professional practice on the professional identity of social work major students[J]. American journal of educational research and reviews, 2019. DOI: 10.28933/ajerr-2018-12-2509.
[10] 杨发祥, 叶淑静. 结构性约束与主体性建构: 社会工作者的职业认同[J]. 江海学刊, 2016(6): 101-109, 238
[11] 蒙艺, 汪洋, 施曲海. 社会工作者敬业度的工作重塑路径: 工作意义与职业认同的中介作用[J]. 华东理工大学学报(社会科学版), 2020(6): 40-56
[12] 王晔安, 郑广怀, 朱苗. 职业支持: 社会认同理论与职业认同的新维度[J]. 社会发展研究, 2021(1): 52-75, 242
[13] MOORHEAD B, BELL K, JONES-MUTTON T, et al. Preparation for practice: embedding the development of professional identity with in social work curriculum[J]. Social work education, 2019. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2019.1595570.
[14] DUAN W, LI Y, KONG Y. Construction of the index of social work professional identity[J]. Research on social work practice, 2021. DOI:10.1177/1049731520984518.
[15] 安秋玲. 社会工作者职业认同的影响因素[J]. 华东理工大学学报(社会科学版), 2010(2): 39-47
[16] 余冰, 熊若杉. 专业认同与行业认知——一项对中国大陆社会工作学生专业实习成效的质性研究[J]. 社会工作, 2017(2): 48-56,71,110-111
[17] BYRNE N. Social work students’ professional and personal exposure to social work: an Australian experience[J]. European journal of social work, 2019, 22(4): 702-711
[18] KWONG K. Career choice, barriers, and prospects of Asian American social workers[J]. International journal of higher education, 2018, 7(6): 1
[19] SPIVAK L, MELNYK Z, SPIVAK D. Factors of social work students’ professional identity significance during professional training[J]. Revista romaneasca pentru educatie multidimensionala, 2021, 13(3): 333-349
[20] BUKULUKI P, HÖJER S, JANSSON B. Motives and career choices among Ugandan social work students[J]. European journal of social work, 2017, 22(4): 712-724
[21] BLOME H, ESPVALL M. Social work students’ professional preferences, social work education, 2023. DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2023.2216209.
[22] 施旖旎, 郑广怀. 社会工作本科生的专业选择与职业认知[J]. 青年研究, 2016(1): 57-65, 96
[23] 王才章. 从职业到专业与从专业到职业——反思社会工作发展路径[J]. 重庆工商大学学报( 社会科学版), 2019(4): 71-77
[24] 崔宝琛, 彭华民. 社会工作专业学生“管道泄漏”——职业选择多元化的现象透视、逻辑溯源与调试路径[J]. 社会工作, 2019(3): 53-67, 110-111
[25] 林诚彦. 社会工作教师社会认同的形成和发展过程——兼对教师“领办机构”的反思[J]. 华东理工大学学报(社会科学版), 2017(5): 54-62
[26] GUO Y, HUANG F K, LU S, et al. Competency-based education: the evidence from social work postgraduates from five universities in China[J]. Asian social work and policy review, 2016, 10(3): 280-294
[27] WONG Y C, PEARSON V. Mission possible: building social work professional identity through fieldwork placements in China[J]. Social work education, 2007, 26(3): 292-310
[28] 施旦旦, 侯利文. 成己—知人—成务: 整全取向的社会工作实践智慧[J]. 中国社会工作研究, 2021(12): 31-49, 258-259
[1] WANG Luping, SUN Kuili. Review and Prospect of the Research about Integration and Development of Charity and Social Work in China [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2024, 24(1): 36-44.
[2] LIU Yanxia, ZHA Yuan. Practical Dilemmas and Breakthrough Strategies of School Social Work in the Less Developed Western Region [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2024, 24(1): 53-60.
[3] PENG Xiaobing, WANG Ruohan. Obstructed Expression of Farmers’ Interests and Guiding the Return of Rural Values: The Dilemma of Rural Governance and the Path of Social Work Intervention in Rural Governance [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(6): 5-13.
[4] WANG Jie, ZHANG Shaoqing. Constructing Rural Governance Community, What Can Social Work Do? A Case Study of Village L in Fujian Province [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(6): 14-22.
[5] ZHANG Fufu. Social Work Helps Rural Revitalization: Functional Orientation, Realistic Dilemma and Practical Strategies [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(6): 23-33.
[6] MENG Yi, HU Yang, MA Huanhuan. A Systematic Evaluation of the Factors Influencing Occupational Burnout of Social Workers [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(6): 34-45.
[7] CHENG Ling, LAI Yanqiong. Discussion on the Collaborative Governance Model of “Social Work and Social Design”: Taking Caojiaxiang Community in Chengdu as an Example [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(6): 66-74,84.
[8] XIONG Zheng, JIANG Song. Conflict Social Work: Connotation and Paradigm [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(5): 5-14.
[9] HE Longtao. Constructing Medical Social Work Education Curriculum: Based on a Scoping Review [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(5): 15-25.
[10] LI Fuqiang, ZHANG Shu. Analysis of the Service Mode of Township (Street) Social Worker Station under the Rural Revitalization Strategy [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(5): 46-55.
[11] LI Chuan, YAO Yuxia, YANG Zeng. Norm, Capacity, and Support System: Problems and Solutions of Case Management for Indigenous Patients with Severe Mental Disorders: Based on the Survey of H District in Shanghai [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(5): 56-68.
[12] QIN Haibo, LI Yukun. Research on the Inducement Mechanism of Social Workers’ High Turnover Intention: Configuration Analysis Based on CSWLS 2019 [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(4): 34-43.
[13] XU Haoyang, ZHANG Yonghong. The Influence of Self-Compassion on Compassion Fatigue among Front-Line Social Workers: The Mediation Effect of Career Self-Efficacy [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(4): 44-52.
[14] JI Wenxiao, LIN Haibo. The Effectiveness of Social Work Supervision and Its Improvement Path under the Framework of “Structure-Relationship-Power” Analysis: Based on the Qualitative Research of Social Work Supervision Mode in Z City [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(4): 65-77.
[15] CHENG Shusong, FANG Shuguang. The Practical Approach for Social Work Station to Participate in the Modernization of Grassroots Governance under the Asset-Based Perspective [J]. SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT, 2023, 23(4): 78-86.
Viewed
Full text


Abstract

Cited

  Shared   
  Discussed   
No Suggested Reading articles found!