Potential of Service-Learning in Social Work Education: Experiences of Three Countries

The study provides an answer to the question of the potential of service-learning in social work education in the context of the current challenges of the social work profession. Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy that combines service with education to develop students' knowledge, skills, and civic engagement while solving community problems and challenges. The study reflects the theoretical background and examples of service-learning integration into social work education in Slovakia, Ukraine, and Georgia. Experience shows that the service-learning strategy can develop specific competencies necessary for the performance of social work in practice and has the potential to respond to current challenges of social work in the early stages of the professionalization of social workers.