Social work as currently practiced in Ethiopia does not commonly include mental health clinical interventions as traditionally practiced in the United States. Instead, the social work profession has had a sporadic presence throughout the years depending on government rule and the degree to which social problems have been relegated to community and volunteer systems. Today, social work in Ethiopia is heavily influenced by the rapid pace of technological change and economic development occurring in urban areas and to a limited extent in rural villages. Consequently, during the last fourteen years the number of universities offering social work educational programs (i.e., bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral levels) has expanded to twelve, although these programs have neither official licensure nor designation. Likewise, the number of field placements for social work students is growing despite the lack of a professional workforce to provide field supervision. Relevant sociopolitical history, cultural themes, current mental health controversies, social work training and educational policies, social work research conducted are all reviewed in this article. The authors also interviewed social workers and their supervisors in Gondar, Ethiopia, to ascertain relevant theoretical frameworks, types of assessment and research, and perceived future needs for the profession of social work in general and clinical social work in particular.

目前在埃塞俄比亚实施的社会工作通常不包括美国传统上实施的心理健康临床干预。取而代之的是，社会工作专业多年来一直零星存在，这取决于政府的统治以及社会问题归于社区和志愿者系统的程度。今天，埃塞俄比亚的社会工作受到城市地区快速技术变革和经济发展的严重影响，农村地区的影响有限。因此，在过去的 14 年中，提供社会工作教育课程（即学士、硕士或博士级别）的大学数量已增加到 12 所，尽管这些课程既没有官方许可也没有指定。同样地，尽管缺乏提供实地监督的专业劳动力，但社会工作学生的实地实习数量仍在增加。本文综述了相关的社会政治历史、文化主题、当前的心理健康争议、社会工作培训和教育政策、社会工作研究。作者还采访了埃塞俄比亚贡德尔的社会工作者及其主管，以确定相关的理论框架、评估和研究的类型，以及对一般社会工作专业，特别是临床社会工作专业的未来需求。社会工作培训和教育政策，进行的社会工作研究都在本文中进行了回顾。作者还采访了埃塞俄比亚贡德尔的社会工作者及其主管，以确定相关的理论框架、评估和研究的类型，以及对一般社会工作专业，特别是临床社会工作专业的未来需求。社会工作培训和教育政策，进行的社会工作研究都在本文中进行了回顾。作者还采访了埃塞俄比亚贡德尔的社会工作者及其主管，以确定相关的理论框架、评估和研究的类型，以及对一般社会工作专业，特别是临床社会工作专业的未来需求。