Due to the applied nature of social work, mastering this specialty is possible only through the acquisition of practical skills and competences. This study aimed to determine the place of the field education within the educational programs for bachelors in social work and to characterize the current state of field education in higher education institutions of Ukraine. Field education has been shown to play a minor role in educational programs for training social workers. Based on the analysis of documents, interviews with teachers who organize the practice in their educational institutions, reflection of their professional experience and communication with representatives of social institutions where field education is arranged, as well as with students, identified key problems in the organization of practice, to name lack of quality practice frameworks and higher education policy, lack of resources and student motivation. Possible directions of field education development are discussed in this chapter: introduction of dual education; work with the united territorial communities, creation of university clinics, transition to module training, and further professionalization of Ukrainian social work.
