Understanding the patterns of professional practice mistakes with individual cases at school social work setting in Egypt

Abstract EN

In 1949, school social work emerged as one of the forms of professional practice of social work in Egyptian society, this setting emerged as a process to bridge the deficit in preparing teachers in schools at that time.

The social worker who worked at the school at that time was called "the social supervisor.

School social work is a particular branch of the social work profession that attempts to assist all students as they move through the formal education system .The aim of this study was to identify the patterns of professional practice mistakes at school social work setting in Egypt.

The sample of this study consisted of 50 social workers, 25 male, and 25 female, ages 30 through 50 years.

Findings indicated that these social workers faced 90 patterns of professional practice mistakes at school social work setting in Egypt.

Finally, strategies for helping social workers dealing with mistakes in school social work setting in Egypt were suggested.