In the case of the social worker system, the first- and second-class social worker requirements currently in place are considered basic requirements, and the recently legislated requirements for mental health social workers, medical social workers, and school social workers can be viewed as professional requirements.
사회복지사 제도의 경우 기존의 1급과 2급 사회복지사 자격은 기본자격이며 최근 법제화된 정신건강사회복지사 의료사회복지사 학교사회복지사는 전문자격으로 이해할 수 있다.