Social workers in Lithuania have been trained since 1991-1992. In Poland H.Radlinska initiated foundation of the first higher education school which would prepare professional social workers in 1925. H.Radlinska is an originator of the social work in Poland.

Social work is a new booming sphere of activity the main goal of which is to support those members of our society who have encountered economic, social, psychological and other difficulties.

Acquired knowledge in social work is one of the three keystones that enable to perform one`s duties with full competence.

Training of the social workers is not a new theme, but it is very complicated in Lithuania to find out some information about social workers` training in Poland. So the goal of this M.A. thesis is to display similarities and differences of social workers` training in Lithuania and Poland.

In order to obtain the goal, history of the social workers` training in Lithuania and Poland was studied and programs of master studies in both countries were compared.

Term of the studies both in Lithuania and Poland is two years. In Lithuania, as well as in Poland, the students have to collect 80 credit points.

In Lithuania master studies for social workers consist of common and elective subjects; in Poland- of compulsory and elective subjects respectively.

The students in both countries have to prepare and defend their M.A. theses.

Although the programs of the studies are different, social work is a professional job the goal of which is to manage solving social problems and reach more harmonious life. Social problems and conflicts do not choose people and countries. They are everywhere where people egzist.

Raktažodžiai: Social workers, social work, training