This study aims to investigate their recognition levels and differences in relation to alcoholism conducting a survey
with social welfare agencys practitioners in the community and especially heads of tong and presidents of the village
among local residents focused on the mental health center in N gu, Seoul, understand the need for mental health
organs to provide alcoholism services, and provide basic data necessary to build systematic and efficient connection
programs between service-related organs in the community in order to solve alcohol problems. For this, recognition levels
concerning alcoholism were measured with 653 people in total including social welfare practitioners associated with the
mental health center in the community and especially heads and president of tong among local residents, and differences
between two groups were comparatively analyzed. Research findings indicate that in the case of social welfare
practitioners, they had higher recognition than heads of tong and presidents of the village in relation to treatment of
alcoholism, and statistically significant differences were shown between the two groups. The social welfare practitioners'
recognition rates of alcohol-related service were higher than those of the heads of tong and presidents of the village
revealing significant differences also in recognition between the social welfare practitioners, and the heads of tong and
presidents of the village in relation to alcohol-related service contents. In addition, it was found that the social welfare
practitioners recognized the service network more accurately than the heads of tong and presidents of the village and
statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups. Through these results, we provide practical
implications for prevention and rehabilitation for alcoholism in the local community as follows: First, the role should be
reinforced more to find alcoholics as soon as possible and manage cases systematically in providing services related to
them. Second, professional and practical education related to alcohol should be provided for social welfare practitioners in
local communities. Third, it's necessary to provide continuous education and make an effort to improve recognition with
regards to the importance of service network and education of services and treatment of alcoholism for local residents
who can play a role of gatekeepers in the local community. And finally, for case management with alcoholics, network systems
between relevant organs in the community should be strengthened more focused on mental health centers. Through this,
joint projects may be carried forward in order to prevent and solve drinking problems in local communities, and it can
be expected to heighten and maintain treatment effects in relation to alcoholism in the long term.