This study focuses on the understanding of social workers’ needs for cultural competence and understanding its meaning. And furthermore, this study describes Korean cultural competence and how it is viewed in Korean reality where social workers are. Therefore, this study suggests this research idea based on previous researches data and discussed issues. Particularly considering the unique nature of Korean social welfare site involving multicultural, the role of advocacy is considered essential to Korea. Also, it is necessary and unavoidable part of the perspective of a social justice. Currently, with increasing international marriage, Korean society is rapidly moving toward a multicultural society. This means that we need to promote the ongoing multicultural understanding education to improve and enhance multicultural education system. But, the real effect of the multicultural understanding education in reality of the situation represent just other culture introduction, thus, most of the ongoing multicultural understanding education systems are insufficient to improve the multicultural competence. Korea still has a long way to go before becoming a full-fledged multicultural society. A multicultural society can bring diversity and rich life. Therefore, social workers with deep Korean multicultural competence should be increased in Korean changing multicultural society.

최근 들어 우리사회는 국제결혼이 증가하여 다문화가정이 급격히 늘어나고 있다. 그러나 우리사회는 아직도 다문화가정에 대한 준비가 미흡한 상태이다. 이로 인하여 다문화가정의 구성원들은 다양한 문제에 직면하고 있으며, 이는 곧 사회문제화되고 있는 실정이다. 다문화가정의 다양성을 인정하고, 그들 또한 우리사회의 한 구성원으로서 받아들여 함께 더불어 사는 사회를 만들어 나가야만 한다. 이에 사회복지적 차원에서 제도적, 교육적, 경제적으로 접근하여 그들의 입장을 대변하고, 사회에 적응해 나아갈 수 있도록 다양한 프로그램과 전략을 개발하고, 실천해 나가야 할 것이다.