Scope of occupational social work interventions ( A literature Review)

Despite the importance of the role of occupational social work, this important issue in Iran is not defined professionally. the present study aims to improve the level of knowledge of the occupational social work interventions and is an attempt to enrich the specialized literature of this profession.

This research has been done by review literature method. To search for the keywords employee assistance program, industrial social work, occupational social work intervention, without time limit, until 2021 in different databases were used. 4 books and 19 articles were selected for further review and analysis.

Occupational social work interventions are performed at four levels: micro, meso, macro and exo based on the theory of ecological systems. At the micro level, addressing individual issues and problems, at the meso level, paying attention to individuals in different groups, and at the macro level, policies and planning for the organization and society and at the external level, the pathology of the work environment are important.

Welfare in any country depends on relying on skilled and efficient employees to benefit more and better from the capital, resources and facilities of society. Thus, the necessity and professional importance of occupational social work arise. On the other hand, the complexity of individual relationships in organizations and societies, human beings need an expert in this field to increase their adaptation in the work environment, occupational social work in both prevention and treatment addresses this need.