%0 Journal Article %T The Chinese welfare philosophy in light of the traditional concept of family %A Fang Zhao %A Honglin Chen %A Juha H£¿m£¿l£¿inen %J International Social Work %@ 1461-7234 %D 2019 %R 10.1177/0020872817721736 %X The approach to developing professional welfare services for families is considered in the light of both conflicting traditional and modern family values. Providing updated understanding of the social needs of families in contemporary China, this article also discusses today¡¯s challenges of welfare policies to recognize the changed necessities in order to identify appropriate policies and services to Chinese families, focusing on mainland China %K China %K concept of family %K Confucianism %K family values %K welfare policies %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0020872817721736