With the continued advancement of child and adolescent protection initiatives, trauma-informed approaches have assumed increasing significance in social work practice in China. Drawing on the practical experience of Agency H in City S which provides social work services for minor victims, this study investigates the challenges of service integration across judicial and school settings, and systematically develops a dual-track, trauma-informed service model that synthesize the judicial and school-based interventions. At present, services for minor victims in China are impeded by persistent obstacles, such as insufficient inter-sectoral coordination and outdated service paradigms. In response, this study proposes a set of systematic set of strategies along four dimensions: precision in service delivery, enhancement of professional capacity, augmentation of policy and resource support, and the optimization of evidence-based practice. The study aims to provide theoretical grounding and practical guidance for the development of a contextually relevant social work service system for minor victims, and to promote the evolution of service delivery from fragmented responses toward a more systematic, professionalized, and sustainable model.

Family investigation acts as a pivotal mechanism bridging legal rationality and family ethics. However, judicial social workers engaged in this process are inextricably situated within the dual logic of judicial field regulations and professional social work ethics. Taking the “Xing fu you dao” Family Investigation Project conducted by Z Social Work Agency as a case study, this paper systematically analyzes the role positioning of judicial social workers in family investigation and examines the role expectations articulated by various stakeholders. It reveals that under the dual constraints of the judicial institutional framework and social work ethics, judicial social workers encounter the ethical dilemmas arising from role conflict, structural pressures of role overload, and legitimacy challenges of role interruption. To enhance the professional efficacy of judicial social work in family investigations, this paper proposes resolution strategies including the development of cross-professional practice ethics that prioritize judicial assistance, the advancement of the full-time professionalization within investigation teams, and the refinement of legal authorization and procedural standardization.

Based on the practice of the “Runjiang Summer Camp”, this study explores the impact of the synergistic intervention of group work and case work on the self-identity reconstruction of traumatized children experiencing both trauma and family difficulties. Employing a qualitative-dominant methodology supplemented by quantitative measures, this study systematically analyzes the implementation process and effectiveness of this model through six structured group sessions and targeted case interventions. The findings indicate that group work has created a safe “psychological field” that provides universal growth support for the children, while casework, incorporating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Narrative Therapy (NT), has facilitated targeted remediation of deep-seated trauma. An in-depth analysis of a specific camper, Xiao Ai, has showed significant improvements in self-worth, interpersonal trust, and future hopefulness. Therefore, the study confirms the effectiveness of the synergistic group and casework intervention in social work services for children and adolescents, providing both a feasible practice path and theoretical foundation for interventions addressing complex childhood adversity.

Against the backdrop of the ongoing transformation and upgrading of school social work, the question of whether new practice models can yield significant outcomes has garnered increasing attention. Using the “Positive Youth Development” program as a case study, this research examines the effectiveness of a preventive intervention-based school social work model in promoting student mental health. A quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups was employed. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and a diagnostic questionnaire for internet addiction were administered to both the experimental and control groups before and after the one-academic-year intervention to assess changes in depression and internet addiction levels. Results indicated that adolescents in the experimental group, who received the 18-session “Positive Youth Development” program, showed a statistically significant reduction in both depression and internet addiction scores compared to the control group. The findings confirm that this universal mental health promotion program effectively mitigates depression and internet addiction among adolescents, offering a new perspective for school social work intervention. Future practices should proactively leverage the role of school social workers in cultivation and empowerment, shifting the intervention paradigm from a singular, remedial approach to a preventive and systemic one.

The transition to university is a critical period for social role transformation and identity reconstruction. School adaptation is fundamentally a process of identity remaking through the reconfiguration of social relations. While universities have established administrative and psychological support systems, current intervention models focus primarily on instrumental assistance and fail to address the social challenges inherent in identity transition. This study developed an Identity Adaptation Empowerment Model based on the Social Identity Model of Identity Change (SIMIC) and the Empowerment-Participation-Strengths framework. The model was implemented as a group intervention within a compulsory university course. A quasi-experimental evaluation of 119 freshmen showed significant increases in university adaptation, empowerment, and self-efficacy. Notably, participants’ negative emotion scores also increased. This indicates that the intervention reached the deep-seated psychological distress associated with identity reconstruction rather than providing only superficial emotional relief. The findings suggest that embedding into compulsory university course, professional social work intervention can effectively balance institutional requirements with student developmental needs.

Schools are an important practical field for social work. Nevertheless, the dilemma of “service suspension” continues to impede the effective realization of professional efficacy. This study highlights that “service suspension” is an unintended byproduct of the multiple intersecting contraints, including the absence of structural regulatory frameworks and inequitable resource distribution in the school context, the prevalence of routinized and locally conservative practice strategies among school social workers, as well as the lack of effective negotiation mechanisms between schools and social work institutions. These factors collectively resulted in the superficial presence, yet substantive ineffectiveness, of professional services. The principal avenue for resolving this dilemma lies in the proactive facilitation of bilateral negotiation through systematic reflective practice by school social workers. By prioritizing service demand, innovation and effectiveness, this mechanism realizes the transformation of service logic, the reconstruction of innovation chains, and the formation of value consensus. This study further indicates that administration and professionalism are not inherently antagonistic, and that their underlying tensions can be reconciled via bilateral negotiation.

This paper takes the YC social work station in District B of City A as a case study to explore the legitimacy generation mechanism of social work organizations embedding into community governance. Based on Scott’s three-dimensional legitimacy theory and situated within the institutional context of grassroots governance in China, the research constructs a three-stage analytical framework of “institutional access-relational mobilization-service practice”. The study finds that legitimacy generation is not achieved instantaneously, but rather emerges as a dynamic social process encompassing institutional authorization, value negotiation, and cognitive internalization. In the dimension of regulatory legitimacy, social work organizations obtain formal qualifications to enter the community governance system through the government purchase of services. In the dimension of normative legitimacy, social work organizations gradually gain social recognition by relying on community relationship networks and negotiating shared values. In the dimension of cognitive legitimacy, the sustained delivery of professional services enables residents’ identification with, and acceptance of, the role and function of social workers in everyday life. The three-dimensional legitimacy presents a phased and progressive logic, advancing from external institutional pressure, to social recognition, and ultimately to cognitive internalization, thereby reflecting the sequential characteristics of legitimacy generation in grassroots governance. The study not only deepens the academic understanding of the embedding processes of social work organizations in the community governance, but also provides empirical implications for the modernization of grassroots governance.

Against the backdrop of rapid urbanization, the urban settlement and community integration of the migrant population have become critical challenges in grassroots governance. This study examines the New Home Project implemented by Organization G in L Urban Village, Guangzhou, as a case study. Drawing on co-production theory and employing qualitative research methods--including participatory observation and in-depth interviews--the study investigates the formation mechanisms of settlement communities. The findings indicate that settlement communities are not merely passive service-delivery spaces; rather, they are dynamically constructed through the intervention of social organizations and the collaborative participation of multiple stakeholders. This process unfolds through an interactive sequence of advocacy, response, facilitation, and diffusion. Social organizations serve as intermediaries and catalysts, fostering resident engagement, integrating heterogeneous resources, and reconstructing social networks. In doing so, they facilitate a transformative shift among the migrant population: from passive service recipients to active community co-creators. This study demonstrates that the co-production framework provides a valuable analytical lens for understanding the generative dynamics and governance models underlying the emergence of settlement communities. Furthermore, it offers empirical implications for promoting social integration and innovating public service delivery in urban village contexts.

In the context of the digital economy era, new employment groups are increasingly engaged in the construction of public life through new forms of labor, yet simultaneously face structural alienation from broader social participation. In response to this governance challenge, Community J has adopted a party-building approach to facilitate the involvement of new employment groups in grassroots governance. This process achieves social integration of delivery riders within the jurisdiction through a tripartite integration strategy: first, creating interactive spaces through spatial integration to establish a foundation of trust; second, benefiting service recipients through service integration to bring the party closer to the new groups; and third, incorporating volunteer actions through volunteer integration to promote community cohesion. In the process of party-led new employment groups participating in grassroots governance, grassroots party organizations use governance relationships as a link to achieve effective integration of stakeholders and shape social solidarity at different levels: by closely connecting the party with new employment groups through service coverage and governance absorption, by promoting internal identity among new employment groups through external affair governance, and by strengthening neighborhood interactions to achieve overall community cohesion.

Based on survey data from 110 respondents, this study applies the grounded theory methodology to investigate the mechanisms underlying transforming of community idle assets into embedded service facilities and construct a model for their effective conversion. The research indicates that the effective transformation of community idle assets into embedded service facilities constitutes a systematic process integrating transformation demand, stakeholder engagement, guiding principles, preparatory measures, and implementation strategies. The outcomes of this transformation manifest in four types: spatial, functional, modal, and technological. It is recommended that community governance firmly embrace a people-centered approach, reinforce the coordinating and policy-supporting role of government, improve institutional safeguards, address service delivery gaps for the elderly, children, and individuals with disabilities, vigorously cultivate professional service organizations and talent, and strengthen the foundation for sustainable development.