Community social work (CSW) is often regarded as a practice with a variety of intervention models. The objectives of the present article are to examine CSW’s philosophical and theoretical roots and to bridge the gap in the literature regarding the theoretical and philosophical origins of CSW and to conceptualize these theoretical bases as a paradigm with ontological, epistemological, axiological, and methodological aspects. The ontology of the proposed CSW paradigm relies on ecological theory, critical theory, and community psychology. The paradigm’s epistemology relies on the basic assumption that community members are autonomous subjective human beings with important and valid knowledge who make decisions concerning their lives. Axiologically, the most prominent value of the paradigm is participation, from which other central values derive. The paradigm’s methodology derives from its three abovementioned components. The conceptualization of a CSW paradigm provides a theoretical foundation for community interventions and refining the goals of these interventions. The paradigm can be used as a pedagogical and identity-building tool with students and social workers who focus on CSW.

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社区社会工作范式：思考与反思


社区社会工作（CSW）通常被认为是一种具有多种干预模式的实践。本文的目的是考察 CSW 的哲学和理论根源，弥合有关 CSW 理论和哲学起源的文献空白，并将这些理论基础概念化为具有本体论、认识论、价值论和方法论方面的范式。所提出的 CSW 范式的本体论依赖于生态理论、批判理论和社区心理学。该范式的认识论依赖于这样一个基本假设：社区成员是自主的主观人类，拥有重要且有效的知识，可以对自己的生活做出决定。从价值论上讲，该范式最突出的价值是参与，其他核心价值也源自参与。该范式的方法论源自其上述三个组成部分。 CSW范式的概念化为社区干预和完善这些干预的目标提供了理论基础。该范式可以用作关注 CSW 的学生和社会工作者的教学和身份构建工具。