Study guides
Study guides
Independent guides based on the official 2026 Q-Net plan and current format.
Korea's Level 1 Social Worker exam at a glance
Understand three subjects, eight domains, 200 items in 200 minutes, and the post-exam eligibility review.
Overall strategyConnect the three subjects and eight domains
Build links from understanding people to practice, policy and systems.
Foundations · Human behaviorRead human behavior through lifespan and systems
Connect development, personality and social systems to case clues.
Foundations · ResearchMove from question to defensible interpretation
Connect design, measurement, sampling and analysis in order.
Practice · TheoryOrganise practice around relationship and process
Connect ethics and relationship principles to intake through termination.
Practice · SkillsSelect intervention skills for person, family and group
Match theories and techniques to the case goal and system level.
Practice · CommunityLearn community welfare through change strategy
Connect diagnosis, participation, resources and social action.
Policy & systems · PolicyStructure policy through values, analysis and benefits
Connect welfare-state theory to allocation, benefits, delivery and finance.
Policy & systems · AdministrationLearn administration as an operating cycle
Connect planning, organisation, people, finance and evaluation to service quality.
Policy & systems · LawFinish social-welfare law and eligibility review
Organise legal hierarchy, rights and individual statutes while preparing post-exam documents.