ABSTRACT
Field education is an integral part of social work education in many respects. Social work practice has three pillars: knowledge, skills, values. None alone are enough to succeed in social work practice. With this base, social workers are equipped with knowledge and skills in their four years of study. Social work is a profession that requires the carrying out of professional interventions in various social areas and at different levels including micro, mezzo, and macro. Therefore taking a deep look at the sources of social work theory and practice and of field research, student preparation, dual supervision (academic counsel and institutional counselling), and the coordination of field education within the larger educational programme may provide some information about field education in Turkey.
Problems such as providing social work education with open education, increasing numbers of students, lack of teaching staff are some of the current issues in social work education in Turkey. These problems are also reflected in practice education. This chapter offers an insight into the current context of field education in social work programmes in Turkey.
