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A study on the implementation of the development policies

of social work in Shenzhen

Chunyu Zhang

North China Electric Power Univercity, Baoding, Hebei, China

Yixiao Wang

Xinlian College Of Henan Normal Univercity, Zhengzhou, Henan, China

ABSTRACT: As an important means of social construction, social work has been attached great importance

by the party and the government. The relevant policy documents become an important condition and guarantee

to the development of social work. Based on the policy documents of social work, especially the development

of social work of Shenzhen, a summary of the relevant experience of policies’ implementation is presented in

order to provide ideas for the development of social work in other provinces and cities.

Keywords: Social work, implementation experience, deepen reform

1 INTRODUCTION

China’s economic development becomes rapid since

the implementation of reform. But as an important

task during the period of social transformation, the

situation of social construction is increasingly seri-

ous. Under domestic experience, social work plays

an important role in addressing social problems. In

recent years, the social work began in the country espe-

cially in the Pearl River Delta region . As the forefront

of China’s economic and social development, Shen-

zhen is one of the cities in China’s earlier exploration

of social work. Based on the development of social

work in Shenzhen, we study lessons of policy imple-

mentation, so as to develop other provinces and cities

nationwide and to provide ideas in social work.

2 RELEVANT POLICY DOCUMENTS

2.1 Relevant policies of the central government

In October 2006, the Sixth Plenary Session of its

Sixteenth Central Committee of Chinese Communist

Party clearly stated, “building great social work per-

sonnel.” It is focused on the construction of social work

personnel becomes the basis of social work develop-

ment policy in China. During 2007–2009, policies

for the development of social work in China is to

start. In ter ms of experimental work, job evaluation,

social collaboration, academic education, and train-

ing of cadres were actively explored and achieved

some success. During 2010 to 2012, China began to

promote the development of social work policy, and

showed it a high degree of attention, multi-sectoral

joint collaboration, and focus on the characteristics of

long-term planning.

Under the guidance of the central policy document,

different countries began to implement the theory and

practice of social work.The representative is Shenzhen

mode.

2.2 The interpretation and implementation of the

central policy in Shenzhen

In the central policy guidance, Shenzhen began to

develop social work as a breakthrough in the pub-

lic administration reform in 2007, it promulgated and

implemented a municipal relevant policy documents,

establishing the social work system with Shenzhen

characteristics. The policy response to the situation of

Shenzhen can be summarized as follows:

First, the common understanding. A delegation led

by the Shenzhen Municipal lear ned theoretical knowl-

edge, learned from experiences around, the Shenzhen

municipal government agreed that as a kind of institu-

tional arrangement, social work will improve the social

welfare system, and it has an important significance

in the innovation of the social management system.

Second, an innovation system. In order to ensure

the authority of decision-making, and promote the

effectiveness of the work, the establishment of the

Shenzhen municipal government implemented a pro-

cedure of coordinating bodies and strengthening the

system of combining department functions. In 2007,

the Shenzhen Municipal established a new work sys-

tem, which is “catch total sector-led organization,

specifically responsible for civil affairs departments,

actively cooperating with relevant departments.”

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