Origin & Development of social work

History of social work , SW as a profession, social work education,

Retrospect ,Values ,Principles and ethics of professional social work, social case
work, social group work , community work, Social action. Gandhiji's perception of
an ideal society ,Gandhiji's
character of social re-construction.
Social work and Social development
Rural and Urban continuum and urbanization, impact of LPG (Liberalization/
Privatization/ Globalization) social & human development, Sustainable development,
Gender perspectives on development, social work and human rights.
Social work research
Introducation, Research review in social work ,Research process I:
Formulation of research problem, Research Process-II preparing as research
proposal, Introduction to research methods, Descriptive, exploratory, diagnostic,
evaluation & Action research, experimental research , Qualitative research, methods
of sampling, Research tools, interview, observation & documents, Data collection,
processing and analysis, descriptive and inferential statistics, Reporting of Research.
Case work and counselling
Social case work practice, Behavioural concepts component of case work ,case
worker - client relationship and principles of case work, supporting technique of
helping, social case work process , tools of case work ,Theoretical approaches in case
work , counseling.
Social group work
Characteristics of group, benefits of group, Historical development of group
work ,Group work in school, hospitals, NGO, community settings, social group work
as method of social work,Theories and models in social group works, stages of group
development, Process of group formation, values and principles of social group
work ,Leadership and power skills and techniques of social group work, Life skills
education in social group work programme, planning, concepts and dynamics of self
help group, Group work in community settings, institutional settings, educational
settings, Role of social worker in group work.
Community Development
Concept of community and community work ,urban communities, Profile of
rural communities, Tribal communities, community development programmes and
accountability, community organization concepts, value orientation and assumptions,
History of community organization, community organization as a method of social
work practice, Models and approaches of community organizations, current issues in
community organisation and the role of the community organiser