This study aimed to determine the professional requirements for the private practice of social work in Egypt, from the viewpoint of social work academics and practitioners who work with families ,The study sample comprised all academics of Helwan University, and field practitioners. The sample size was 40 faculty members of the Faculty of Social Work at Helwan University, including a comprehensive survey of all social workers (37) working in the Family Consultancy
Offices and Family Courts in the Helwan area .The main results showed the following: There are statistically significant differencesbetween academics and practitioners in the perceived requirements of social service education needed to prepare a special practitioner to deal with family problems. There are statistically significant differences between academics and practitioners in the perceived requirements of field training needed to prepare a special practitioner
to deal with family problems. There are statistically significant differences between academics and practitioners in the perceived requirements of the institutions of special practice needed to prepare the special practitioner to deal with family problems