An Innovative Approach in Social Work Organizations

Abstract

The aim of this chapter is to discuss social innovation and the importance of social innovation in the dimension of innovative approach in social work organizations. When a rapid change is experienced in social, economic, cultural, technological, and many other areas, while it is very important to be in conformity with these changes, renewals, or developments, it is also very important to create rapid and effective solutions to requirements that differ and change. Creating new and different solutions in line with innovative approaches in the face of complex social problems is summarized as “social innovation.” In this study, the concepts of social work and social innovation, the importance of social innovation in social work organizations, and social innovation practices in the dimension of innovative approach in social work organizations are examined and discussed with a conceptual dimension.