Chinese corpus, western application - The Chinese strategy of engagement with western social work discourse

Indigenization is a key issue in the development of professional social wor k in China. Chinese social work scholars have adopted the century-old conce ptual formulation of 'Chinese corpus, western application' to balance the n eed for western knowledge and the need for intellectual autonomy. This arti cle explores major current debates on ideology, teleology, epistemology and technology within the social work profession in the West and their implica tions for social work development in China.