Knowledge of Social Work Students on Incest

Incest is one of the most common sexual abuse cases in Malaysia, even overseas. In this regard, apart from the role parents need, students need to be familiar with this issue as they are the human capital that will shape the nation in the future. This study was conducted to identify knowledge of the Social Work students' program on incest. The study design used was qualitative in the form of semi structured interview techniques. A total of five respondents from the Social Work program students were selected to interview. The data for this study will be thematically analyzed to identify the students' knowledge from Social Work program on incest amongst the children. The results obtained from this study showed that students need to have high knowledge in incest. The findings also show how students get information and keep up to date on incest cases. In this regard, the knowledge of incest should be known to the public in order to sensitize the issue, this problem is no longer a taboo to be discussed in Malaysian society.