summary: The current study seeks to determine the role of the social worker in confronting the social and psychological family problems of virtual communities. The study aimed to identify family problems among university students, members of virtual communities, the study sample, as well as identifying social problems among members of virtual communities, identifying psychological problems among members of virtual communities, and it reached The study indicated that the psychological problems of the study sample came in first place As for the social problems, they were in second place, and as for the scale as a whole, the social problems in general were moderate. The results of the study also indicated that there was a statistically significant relationship in the degree of social problems faced by university youth who are members of virtual communities, and there was a statistically significant relationship in the degree of problems. The social problems faced by university youth members of virtual communities, according to the gender variable, as the study confirms that males suffer from social problems to a greater extent than females. The results of the study also indicated that there is no statistically significant relationship in the degree of psychological problems faced by university youth (males - females) Members in virtual communities according to the type variable.