社会工作产生于西方，近年来重新受到我国的关注，但时至今日，我国理论界对于社会工作是什么并无统一认识，因此，我们对社会工作在西方的理解做探讨势必有益于我们自己对社会工作的理解。一、社会工作的诸多定义曾任美国社会工作教育课程研究委员会主任及协调入的沃纳·W·贝 Social work originated in the West and has been reverted to the attention of our country in recent years. However, up till now, there is no uniform understanding of what the social work in our country is. Therefore, our exploration of social work in the West is bound to benefit our own understanding. Understanding of social work. First, many definitions of social work Former social work education curriculum research committee director and into the coordination of Warner W · Bay