International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (IJSSH)

The study aimed to determine the training needs (knowledge and skills) necessary for social workers working with autistic children in the Gaza Strip and to improve their professional performance. The study used a descriptive design that relied on the social survey method. The study was applied to all the social workers working in associations for the care of children with autism, and their number was (57). The study found that the knowledge needs of social workers working with autistic children in the Gaza Strip were (strong) with a mean score (of 2.60). And that the professional skills used by social workers working with autistic children were (strong) with a mean score (of 2.48), and that the scientific approach contributes to increasing the professional performance of specialists with autistic children (strong) with an average of (2.72).