SOCIAL WORK

P.G DEGREE STANDARD

SUBJECTCODE: 370
UNIT-I: SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION

Definition and meaning; historical evolution of Social Work – UK, USA and
India; Growth of Social Work as a Profession; Social Work concepts,
methods, fields; international and national professional bodies/ forums;
status and problems of the profession in India.
Social Work ideologies: socialism, marxism, equality, equity, social justice
and humanitarianism; Indian socio-cultural and religious thought, social
reforms purusharthas; Gandhian Social Work; contributions of religions-
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity; Rights based
approach.
Philosophy of Social Work Profession – values, beliefs, principles and
code of ethics; Social Work theories; International Social Work – basic
concepts, Global Agenda and Global standards for practice; Human Rights
and Social Work; Constitutional safeguards; India as a welfare state; role
and contributions of voluntary organizations, INGOs, NGOs and CSOs.
UNIT-II: FUNDAMENTALS OF SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY

Sociology: Definition, meaning, scope and relevance to social work; basic

sociological concepts: Society-meaning, definition and types, structure,
features; social institutions; concept of social system and sub system,
classification of social systems, culture: concept, characteristics, social
stratification, social processes- social control, social change in India, social
movements, crime and delinquency; social problems-poverty, inequality,
casteism, causes and consequences.
Psychology: Definition, meaning and scope, Psychology and Social Work;
lifespan, phases of human growth and development, (Erik Erikson and
Freud) needs, tasks and challenges, influence of hereditary and
environment; psychological processes for understanding behaviour,
intelligence, sensation, emotions, learning, memory, attitudes, behaviour,
perceptions and prejudices; life events and their impact on behaviour.
UNIT-III: DIRECT METHODS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE–I

Social Case Work: Historical development, CW as a direct method of Social

Work, definition and meaning, philosophy, values, principles, skills,
components of social case work, case work relationship; empathy, skills in
building relationship, transference and counter transference; difference
between casework, counseling and psychotherapy for different target
groups, the helping process, approaches: Skills-referrals, interview,
observation, collateral contact; types of recording, application of CW in
various settings; limitations of the method.
Social Group Work: Definition of group, types, and characteristics of
groups; Historical development of GW as a direct method in Social Work,
definition and meaning, purpose, objectives, values, skills, principles of GW,
phases of group work process-group processes and dynamics-stages in
group development, the influence of new comers on group processes,
isolation, rejection in groups, group-bond, subgroups, clique, dyad, triad,
group norms, group membership, group cohesiveness, group pressure,
group morale, leadership, team building, decision making, problem solving,
conflict management, communication; role clarity in a group; use of
sociometry; Group Work models; social goals model, remedial model,
reciprocal model, Application in various settings; types of recording in Group
Work.

UNIT-IV: DIRECT METHODS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE–II

Community Organisation: Definition, philosophy, principles, goals, scope

of CO; community as a social system; subsystems; types and characteristics
community power structure, community dynamics, evolution of CO as a
direct method in social work, community organization models: Rothman-
social planning, locality development and social action; Murray Ross-general
content, specific content and process objective; process and skills in
community organisation.
Social Action: Concept, definition, aims and objectives, scope, social action
as a method in social work, paradigm of five elements: causes, change
agent, change target, change channels, change strategy, strategies and
tactics for social action: channels topology; skills of a social activist, models
and approaches to social action: Paulo Freire- Martin Luther King ,Saul
Alinsky, social action movements in India- Narmada Bachao Andolan, Chipko
movement, Dalit movements, women’s movements, Contemporary Social
Reforms movement
UNIT-V: INDIRECT METHODS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE-I

Social Work Research: Definition, objectives, scope, characteristics and

functions– scientific method, concepts, variables, types of research, research
as an indirect method of social work, qualitative methods – case study,
Ethnography, Grounded, Theory, Content Analysis, Narrative, SWOC;
quantitative research Methods-Tools and techniques inqualitative data
collection: Observation, focus group discussion, unstructured in-depth
Interview; iteration, triangulation and saturation. Mixed Methods: problem
formulation: formulation of hypotheses; typology of research designs; ethical
issues; sampling: definition, types, techniques: probability and non-
probability sampling; sampling errors; data sources; types of data-nominal,
ordinal, discrete numeric, continuous, sources of data; methods, tools and
techniques of data collection, classification and coding, tabulation, analysis
and interpretation–research reporting.
Statistics: Meaning, definition, limitations and uses- frequency distribution-
construction of frequency tables–diagrammatic and graphical representation;
measures of central tendency – mean, median, mode, measures of
dispersion- standard deviation, variance, quartile range, measures of
correlation and regression; tests of significance: hypothesis testing; Type I &
Type II errors, Level of confidence, degrees of freedom Chi square, ‘t’ test,
reliability and validity methods; Scales: Rating scales, Attitude scales–Likert,
Thurstone, Guttman; using software for data analysis;

UNIT-VI: INDIRECT METHODS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE-II

Social Work Administration: Concept, definition, characteristics, Social

work Administration as an indirect method of Social work; Organizational
structure, boards and committees: executive: functions and qualities -
administrative process: policy formation, planning, decision making, co-
ordination, communication; Human Resource Management: selection of staff,
orientation, placement, service conditions, promotions, discipline, welfare
programmes for staff-financial administration: budgeting, accounting,
bookkeeping and fund-raising-office administration: office management and
maintenance of records- supervision, evaluation and public relations; Central
Social Welfare Board, State Social Welfare Board, Nehru Yuvak Kendra,
Ministry of Social Defence Department of Social Welfare; Role of Voluntary
Agencies, Board, Trustee, Committees, Executives –Roles and Functions;
Laws related to NGOs; Registration of organizations: Tamil Nadu Societies
Registration Act 1975, Trust Act 2001, Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act
1976, Tax Exemptions and Foreign grants; Role and contribution of
international funding organizations; Project and Project Cycle Management;
Project Proposal Writing, Overview of Logical Framework Analysis; Types
and Steps, Format; Fund-Raising (Types, Methods, Skills); Monitoring and
Evaluation of Projects.
UNIT–VII: SPECIALIZATION IN HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL WORK

Health-definition and concept; Healthcare approaches: patient as a person,

psychosomatic approach, holistic approach. Problem assessment process:
Rehabilitation, definition, types and principles, levels-prevention, promotion
and tertiary; rehabilitation therapies; gender dimensions in disability,
rehabilitation in various settings – UN convention on the rights of persons
with disabilities; policies and programmes; Community –Based
Rehabilitation.

Community health; definition, health indicators, disease, sickness/illness,

definition of public health, changing concepts, primary healthcare:
preventive, curative and social medicine. wellbeing, HDI; Communicable and
non-communicable diseases: causes, prevention and treatment, Primary
Health Care; Health Education; Skills of Social Worker in healthcare.
Concept of mental health; magnitude of mental health problems,
changing trends in mental healthcare; psychiatric assessment: common
mental disorders (as per ICD 10); mental health and Well Being; definition,

history and scope of psychiatric social work, changing perspectives of

psychiatric social work, application of methods in psychiatric settings-theory
and models; psychoanalytical, psycho social, transactional analysis, family
therapy, crisis intervention, behaviour therapy, rational emotive therapy,
group therapy & strengths based approach; counselling: definition,
principles, goals, approaches and techniques- CBR and Community Mental
Health, Mental Health Act 2018.

UNIT–VIII: SPECIALIZATION IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

Rural Community development: definition, philosophy, objectives, scope;

history of RCD; Rural development: need and importance, approaches,
power structure, caste and untouchability, poverty and indebtedness; land
reform measures, Farm laws, agricultural laborers, marginal and small
famers; water shed management;
Development Administration: Organization and administration of rural,
tribal and urban development from block to National levels. Panchayat
systems and local self-government in India; rural development programmes
and policies; implementation strategies, PMERG, SUMCY, PMKVY tribal
communities: Adivasis, Indigenous, aborigines; tribal social systems and
structures; types, characteristics, tribal social systems and structures; belief
systems, culture-indigenous vs. mainstream, Atrocities against SC/ST and
Constitutional Provisions for the safeguard of SC/ST.
Urban Community development: definition, philosophy and objectives,
history of UCD, scope; Slums: definition, causes, characteristics, functions,
classification, approaches, theories and culture of slums; in and out
migration, urbanization, urbanism: theories of urbanization,
Unorganized/Informal sectors; urban services and urban deficiencies; 74th
amendment and salient features of Nagarpalika Act; structure and functions
of Urban Development Agencies: Urban Development Programmes: role of
community development worker; rural, tribal and urban policies; tools and
techniques for development practice; Application of social work methods in
rural, tribal and urban communities, Role of CSR in Community
Development.
Disaster: Definition, types, problems, Disaster Management and its process.
UNIT-IX: SPECIALIZATION IN FAMILY AND CHILD SOCIAL WORK

Family: Definition, concept, characteristics, types, functions, family

patterns; marriage: forms, functions, changing situations in marriage,
challenges, separation and divorce; assessment of family needs; laws on
family and marriage; Gerontology and Geriatric Care: Definition,
Theories of Aging, Dimensions of Aging, disabilities; Interventions with older
persons; Policies and programmes for senior citizens -NPOP and Maintenance
and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007, stress management of
caregivers, Role of government and non-governmental services, institutional
and non-institutional;, hospice & palliative care.
Youth: Definition, demographic profile; Youth Policy–2014; needs of youth;
impact of westernization, modernization, urbanization and globalization;
problems of youth; programmes forrural/urban youth, career counselling,
Organisations and Movements in India.
Women: Sex and gender, gender identity; gender stratification; sex ratio in
India; feminism: concept, meaning and definition and types; empowerment:
concept, definition, types; GDI, GEM; Constitutional provisions and
protective laws for women; special initiatives and programmes for women,
national and state commissions;
Convention on elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and
girls (CEDAW) 1982, micro finance and self-help groups (SHGs), challenges
of Indian women Status of Women in India, Problems of Women, Cyber
Security.
Children: Demography; Constitutional safeguards; UNCRC, Post 2015
Development Agenda; Common Problems of Children-School Dropouts,
Truancy, street children, child labour, child abuse, child trafficking, child
prostitution, Child marriage, Teenage Pregnancy, Children and Gaming
Addiction, Social Media and related problems, disabled children, the girl
child; Child services: mechanisms, National commission for protection of
child rights/ State commission for protection of child rights, District Child
protection Unit; Legislations for Protection of Children-POCSO, JJ Act,
Information Technology Act-2000; Approaches: Adoption – sponsorship and
foster care, Institutional Care; application of Social work methods in Family
and Child setting.
UNIT-X: SPECIALIZATION IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, LABOUR
WELFARE AND SOCIAL WORK

Industrial Relations-Concept, characteristics, Industrial Relations at plant

and shop floor level, Industrial conflicts: concepts of industrial peace; cause
and consequence of industrial conflict, strikes and lock-outs; conflict
resolution, meditation, conciliation: arbitration and adjudication; statutory
and non-statutory machinery for prevention and settlement of disputes.
Trade Unions: Trade unionism in India, role in Industrial relations.
Labour Welfare: Concept, definition, philosophies, need, objectives,
principles, scope and limitations of labour welfare; Historical development of
labour welfare in India. Statutory and Non-Statutory Welfare Provisions:
Industrial Counseling- Pre-retirement, Quality of work life. Social security,
social security measures; Standardization, Wage policy, Wage incentives,
bonus and profit sharing. Collective Bargaining: Meaning, goal, phases, pre-
requisites, principles, strategies and negotiation skills, factors influencing
collective bargaining, Role of Social worker in industrial setting.
HR System Concept and functions - HRM, HRD & HR; evolution, Asian
trends; HRD system and sub-systems; elements, goals, importance of HRD
in Industry; 360 Degree feedback; leadership and leadership development;
mentors & modeling; Organizational commitment CSR in HR.