Abstract
For a while now, sociological education in my university has been at a critical juncture. Since then, I have been considering the relation between sociology and social work education.
In general, critical viewpoints in a scientific field of study can lead to myriad discoveries—an innate characteristic shared by most sciences. However, during my social work training program, I realized that the critical viewpoint regarding the relation between sociology and social work education does not always offer scope for similar discoveries.
When faced with deviant behavior in a social work training program or at a place of social work, how does one understand this behavior? One could attribute the origin of such behavior to the person's character, or one could further examine the sociological origin. If an individual possesses a sociological perspective, he or she can notice that he or she might act in similar manner under the same social structure. Hence, sociology has the scope to provide a sociological perspective to social work training programs.
