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Career Guidance Skills information skills S2.1 - conducting studies, investigations and examinations S2.1.1 - conducting investigations Carry out social work research
Description
Initiate and design research to assess social problems and evaluate social work interventions. Use statistical sources to connect the individual data with more aggregated categories and interpret data relating to the social context.
It includes web-based documentation.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 7 occupations
- Optional in 2 occupations
- Total: 9 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 1 (Managers)
Essential for
- Social work researcherSocial work researchers manage research projects aiming to investigate and provide reports on social issues. They first perform research by gathering information through interviews…
- Public housing managerPublic housing managers develop strategies for the improvement of housing policy in a community, as well as providing social housing to those in need. They identify housing needs a…
- Rescue centre managerRescue centre managers supervise operations of a rescue centre, performing administrative duties and supervision of staff. They ensure that the centre operates according to policie…
- Social services managerSocial services managers have the responsibility for strategic and operational leadership and management of staff teams and resources within and or across social services. They are…
- Elderly home managerElderly home managers oversee, plan, organise and evaluate the provision of elderly care services for people who are in need of these services due to the effects of ageing.…
- Youth centre managerYouth centre managers plan and supervise the operations of children and youth homes which provide care and counselling services. They assess the needs for youths in the community, …
- Child day care centre managerChild day care centre managers provide social services to children and their families. They supervise and support child care workers and manage the childcare facilities. Child day …
Optional for
- Social workerSocial workers are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individ…
- Social work lecturerSocial work lecturers are professionals who exercise dual roles, on one hand they practice the academic discipline that provides social services, such as counselling, therapy or ad…
Related skills
- Social sciences
- Review social service plan
- Apply holistic approach within social services
- Promote inclusion
- Communicate with social service users
- Follow health and safety precautions in social care practices
- Deliver social services in diverse cultural communities
- Promote social change
- Build helping relationship with social service users
- Apply quality standards in social services
- Prevent social problems
- Advocate for social service users
Last updated on February 19, 2026
