Korean Social Worker Level 1 (사회복지사 1급): professional foundations common mistakes
Korean Social Worker Level 1 (사회복지사 1급): professional foundations · Understand the traps and how to avoid them.
Replacing assessment with a diagnostic label
A label does not describe all resources, circumstances or barriers.
What to do instead
Gather the client’s account and relevant contextual evidence.
Confusing empathy with taking over the client’s decision
Understanding does not remove autonomy or professional boundaries.
What to do instead
Explore preferences, information and options collaboratively.
Treating a foreign ethics example as Korean statutory authority
Legal duties depend on the applicable jurisdiction and situation.
What to do instead
Check Korean provisions and organizational safeguarding procedures.
Calling every pre-post gain a causal effect
Other changes or selection can explain the difference.
What to do instead
Examine the design, comparison and alternative explanations.
Calling a reliable measure automatically valid
Consistency does not establish the intended interpretation.
What to do instead
Assess construct coverage and relevant validity evidence.
Calling every local project asset-based because it has volunteers
The approach involves identifying and connecting actual capacities, not simply a label.
What to do instead
Describe the assets, participation and unmet structural needs.
Importing a foreign benefit rule into a Korean case
Policy history and current Korean entitlement are different questions.
What to do instead
Identify the applicable Korean scheme and current requirements.
Equating a smaller budget with better service
Reduced expenditure can also reflect reduced access or quality.
What to do instead
Examine resources alongside purpose, outcomes and equity.
Changing the goal after seeing an unfavorable result
This conceals rather than explains the outcome.
What to do instead
Retain the original goal and investigate design and implementation.