Abstract: Frontier governance is a complex and extensive systemic project. Its regional characteristics necessitate the full mobilization of social organizations to actively participate.-In the context of Chinese-style modernization,embedding social work into frontier governance holds significant value.Through case work,group work,community work and collective interventions,social work can help service recipients overcome the constraints of poverty culture and social exclusion,thereby enhancing their capacity to cope with poverty risks within the context of rural revitalization.Simultaneously,social work addresses not only the material needs but also the emotional needs of service recipients,fostering an integration of endogenous and exogenous emotions among the populace.This contributes to harmonious interpersonal,group,and national sentiments,thereby improving community-level governance.Social work views humans and nature as equal entities and can mobilize diverse resources during ecological governance to promote environmental justice.In addressing issues such as regional security and neighboring relations in frontier areas,social work can integrate resources and coordinate various interests,advancing the the modernization of the frontier governance system and governance capacity.However,embedding social work into frontier governance faces challenges such as neglecting cultural sensitivity training,inadequate service effectiveness,and slow localization processes.It is suggested that we cultivate social work professionals who are attuned to the regional characteristics of frontier areas,strengthen the resource coordination capabilities of social work departments,and build a theoretical and practical framework for frontier social work,so that we can promote the high-quality development of frontier regions.

Key words: frontier regions, frontier governance, social work, social workers, resources