The professional social work in Azerbaijan started in 2005 with the Master of Social Work degree and it rapidly evolved. The article presents the findings of the study that evaluated the situation of the social work profession since its establishment. The sample size was 39 respondents. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and focus groups. The study found rapid development, institutionalization, and acceptance of social work by public agencies as achievements, and the wrong image of social work, lack of jobs for social work graduates, uninformed selection of social work by students, and low salaries for social workers as challenges.

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阿塞拜疆的社会工作：职业的成就和挑战

阿塞拜疆的专业社会工作始于 2005 年，获得社会工作硕士学位，并迅速发展。本文介绍了该研究的结果，该研究评估了社会工作专业自成立以来的状况。样本量为 39 名受访者。通过深入访谈和焦点小组收集数据。研究发现，公共机构对社会工作的快速发展、制度化和接受为成就，社会工作的错误形象、社会工作毕业生缺乏工作、学生选择社会工作不知情、社会工作者工资低挑战。