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This research paper deals with an important issue related to social work education represented by problem-based learning in social service education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. One hundred and twenty four members of the faculty of social service in Saudi universities participated in this research. The aim of this research is to identify the reality of the application of problem-based learning in teaching social service courses and the obstacles that prevent the application of problem-based learning in teaching. A questionnaire was used to measure the problem-based learning process in teaching courses. This research is a descriptive, analytical study, which submitted a proposal for the perception of an interactive community-based educational laboratory for teaching courses in social work in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is the use of the problems of education rather than the traditional topics currently used in teaching courses. (Published abstract)