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 researcher
    Social 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 manager
    Public 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 manager
    Rescue 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 manager
    Social 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 manager
    Elderly 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 manager
    Youth 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 manager
    Child 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 worker
    Social 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 lecturer
    Social 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…

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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