The Recognition of College Students in the Social Welfare Major in the Direction of Multicultural Family Support Policy in Korea

The purpose of this study is to investigate the future development of multicultural family support center through the integrated research methodology of quantitative and qualitative analysis that integrates the data analysis of the statistics office of the multicultural family policy and the interview of the college student of the social welfare major. We will produce data that can contribute to the improvement of multicultural family policy and service delivery system And Focus Group Interview (FGI) was conducted in order to be a basis for policy direction based on the awareness of multicultural family support for students of social welfare major. The social welfare major students attending FGI were composed of 3 female students, 3 male students and 4th grade students, who completed courses related to multicultural family support program at Cheongju S University. The direction of the multicultural family support policy recognized by college students in social welfare is to include the concept of multiculturalism within the range of various families and define the meaning of multiculturalism as a multicultural family. In order to do so, social recognition needs to be changed in a way that recognizes diversity. The role of the delivery system for supporting multicultural families, including the Multicultural Family Support Center, should be divided into urban, rural, and urban and rural complexes based on the region. It is necessary to focus on supporting multicultural families in the early stages of multicultural family formation. And that it is necessary to support various services to a wide range of subjects. Within the first three years after marriage, intensive family integration education will help understanding cultural differences and marriage, and above all, Korean language one and two levels of intensive education are needed to prevent problems caused by language differences