MANGALORE UNIVERSITY,

(NAAC accredited ‘A’ Grade)

MANGALAGANGOTHRI

Syllabus
for
Master of Social Work (MSW)
(I to IV Semesters)

Under Choice Based Credit System

To be effective from the Academic Year 2016-17

Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Social

Work
MANGALORE UNIVERSITY,
MANGALAGANGOTHI

MANGALORE UNIVERSITY

Regulations Governing the Choice Based Credit System for the Two Years Post
Graduate Programme in Social Work (MSW)
(Framed under section 44(1)(c) of the KSU Act 2000)

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Preamble:
The University Grants Commission, New Delhi, has directed all Universities in the
country to implement the Choice based Credit system (CBCS, semester scheme) in both
under –and post-graduate programme and has been issuing a series of guidelines with regard
to this. The higher Educational Council, Government of Karnataka has considered the
implementation of CBCS and has organized workshops in this regard. The Choice Based
Credit System enables the degrees of Mangalore University to be on par with the global
standards. Given the present trend of globalization, it is all but fitting that Mangalore
University should adopt the CBCS so that the acceptability of the programmes and degrees
offered by the University becomes comparable and readily acceptable. The University
considered the feasibility of CBCS at several levels and through the meeting of several of its
statutory bodies. In view of this the PG Board of Studies in MSW has prepared the syllabus
and scheme of examination for CBCS.

Title and Commencement:

 These regulations shall be called “The Regulations Governing the Choice Based
Credit System for the Two Years (four semesters) Post Graduate Degree Programmes
in Social Work.
 The course shall be called ' Master of Social work' leading to 'MSW' Degree.
 These regulations shall come in to force from the academic year 2016-2017.

Definitions:

1. Programme: An educational programme leading to MSW Degree.

2. Semester: Each semester will consist of minimum of 16 weeks of academic work
equivalent to 90 days of actual teaching/instructions days. The odd semester is
ordinarily scheduled from July to December and even semester from January to June.
3. Credit: A unit by which the course work is measured. It determines the number of
hours of instructions required per week.
4. Course: A unit of study (earlier called a “paper”)within a subject carrying a fixed
number of credits.
5. Core Course is related to the discipline of programme. This is further divided in to :
 Hard Core: These Cores are compulsorily studied by a student as a core requirement
to complete the requirement of a programme in a said discipline of study.
 Soft Core: These courses are electives and related to the discipline of the programme.
6. Open Elective: A course to be opted by the student from out of the choices offered by
other departments.

Eligibility for Admission:

Master of Social work- MSW: Candidates who have passed any bachelor Degree
examinations of Mangalore University or any other University considered as equivalent there
to are eligible for the programme provided they have secured a minimum of 45% (40% for
SC/ST/Category –I candidates) marks in optionals. Selection of candidates shall be on merit-
cum reservation on the basis of 50:50 weightage of marks in the entrance and qualifying
examinations.

Selection Procedure:
Candidates will be selected for admission as per the general guidelines of the Mangalore
University from time to time. The University/ Department shall conduct objective type

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entrance examinations for all candidates seeking admission to the M.S.W. programme.
While selecting the candidates 50% is considered for Academic performance at the
Graduation level and 50% is for Entrance Examination (CET) will be considered.

Duration of the Course:

The duration of Master Degree Programmes shall extend over four semesters each of a
minimum of 16 weeks (90 actual working days) of instruction and 2 to 4 weeks for
preparations and examinations.

MAXIMUM PERIOD FOR COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAMME:

The candidate shall complete the master Degree Programme within 5 years from the
date of admission to the programme or within the period as prescribed in the regulations
governing maximum period for completing various degree/diploma programmes of
Mangalore University.

Medium of instruction : The medium of instruction shall be English/Kannada.

ATTENDANCE:
Each course (theory, practical etc) shall be treated as an independent unit for the
purpose of attendance. A student shall attend a minimum of 75% of the total instructions
hours in a course including tutorials and seminars in each semester. There shall be no
provision for condonation of shortage of attendance and a student who fails to secure 75% of
attendance in a course shall be required to repeat that course to accrue the credit.

Objectives of the Course:

 To impart education and training in Professional Social work to those desirous of
making a career in the fields of Social work.
 To provide inter-disciplinary collaboration for better understanding of human
problems services and issues related to human development.
 To provide opportunities through intensive field practicum to work with variety of
people in their development and provide service to those who are in need of it.
 To provide inter-disciplinary collaboration for better understanding of human
problems, services and issues related to human development
 To promote among students a sense of dedication and commitment for appropriate
service to the cause of the poor, under privileged and disadvantaged sections of the
society.
 To acquire knowledge and skills in undertaking practice-based research and to
administer human service organizations

Course Pattern:

There are four theory paper and one field work practicum for 1st and 4th semester and Five
theory paper and one field work practicum 2nd and 3rd semester. All the students have to
compulsorily undertake the study of all the courses offered in each semester.
The students have to opt for one of the following three specializations:
CD – Community Development
MPSW – Medical and Psychiatric Social Work
HRM – Human Resource Management

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The students recruited on the basis of their option for a specific specialization will undergo
the course that come under that specialization.

1. Each Post Graduate programme will comprise “core” and “elective” courses. The
“Core course” will further consist of “hard” and “soft” core courses. Hard Core course
have 4 credits. Soft core course have 4 credits. Open Electives have 3 credits each.
Total credit of the programme is 86 including open electives.
2. Core Course is related to the discipline of the programme. This is further divided into
Hard core and Soft core. Hard core courses are compulsorily studied by a student as a
core requirement to complete the requirement of a programme in a said discipline of
study. Soft core course are elective but related to the discipline of the programme.
Open elective is a course chosen from an unrelated to the discipline.
3. Out of the total 86 credits of the programme, the hard cores is 44 Credits(51.16%) of
the total credits, soft core is 32 Credits (37.20%) the open electives have fixed 6
credits (3 credits*2 courses), Project Work has 4 Credits (4.65%).

Guidelines for choice of specialization in 2nd year MSW:

The Department/ College shall provide choice to the students to opt specialization in 3rd and
4th semester. There shall be 3 specialization offered by the department / college and equal
number of students shall be allotted to each specialization from among the students admitted
to third semester. While allotting students in different specializations, the department /
college shall take into consideration the marks/ result of students in the first semester as
criterion for making choices and offer specialization in case of greater demand for a
particular specialization. The choices of the students may be obtained by end of the second
semester in order of preference. The student list allotted for each specialization has to be
communicated to the chairmen of the Department of Social Work Mangalore University
within 10 days after the commencement of the third semester.

Concurrent Field Work Practicum

A distinctive feature of instructional programme in Social Work is the emphasis laid on

Social Work Practicum. A student shall be placed in a community / Organization to gain
experience of working with the people at individual, intra-group, community and
organizational levels during the first two semesters and in a setting appropriate to their
specialization during the last two semesters. Concurrent Field Work Practicum means two
days in a week is set aside for field work practicum. Students are required to go specified
field work agency assigned to them by the Department / college to do their field work
practicum.

The agency / institution so allotted should be communicated to the chairman of the University
department in every semester after the allocation in the beginning of semester.

Scheme of Examination and Evaluation

Theory Examination:

Each Theory course shall carry a maximum of 100 marks out of which 30 marks shall be for
internal assessment. The remaining 70 marks shall be for University examination.

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University examination shall be conducted as per the rules and regulations prescribed by the
University.

Question paper for the University examination is of three hours duration shall be set as per
the model given below
It will consist of ten questions from all five units. The questions from all five units should be
answered by selecting one question from each unit. (14 x 5 questions = 70 marks).

Internal Assessment (Theory): The internal assessment of 30 marks shall be based on

two compulsory tests. Test papers shall be set and evaluated by the concerned teachers and
shall carry 20 marks. Assignment will be conducted by the concerned teacher for 10 marks.

Assessment of Concurrent Field Work Practicum: The performance of the students in

field work practicum shall be assessed in two ways. The internal faculty supervisor will
assess the student out of 30 marks for field work. The Evaluation report should be submitted
to the Chairman Department of Social Work Mangalore University along with the marks
allotted to the student for the internal assessment of field work before the commencement of
the University Semester Examination. The viva voce examination during every semester shall
carry 70 marks each. It shall be conducted by a team of two examiners approved by the
University. The viva voce examination will ordinarily be conducted in the University
Department. The viva voce would cover Social Work Practicum and the social work theory
during respective the semesters.

Compulsory Research Project:

1. The research project offers students an opportunity to plan a study, prepare research
tools, collect data in the field, analyze the data, and write up the project under the
guidance of the faculty.
2. The research project shall be based on quantitative research methods. However a
mixed method approach, making use of both quantitative and qualitative data may
also be permissible. The sample size for quantitative research shall not be less than 60
respondents. In qualitative research method the candidate has to take minimum 10
case studies in elaborative manner. Focused Group Discussion (FGD) tool can also be
adopted concentrating on at least 10 groups.
3. A Student select the research topic in the second semester itself in consultation with
the faculty in charge of each specialization and report the same to the head of the
institution in writing. The tools of data collection should be finalized and data
collection shall be completed during the summer holidays at the end of the 2nd
semester MSW.
4. Two Bound copies of the research project duly signed by the Research Guide and
certified by the Head of the Institution/ Chairman of the Department should be
submitted to the University Department at least one week before the last working day
of the IV semester.

Assessment of Research Project: Research Project will be assessed by the internal guide
for 30 marks and by 2 external examiners for 70 marks during the viva voce examination held
along with the field work viva voce examination of the IV semester.

Block Placement (Internship): The Block Placement (Internship) aims to provide an

opportunity to experience day-to-day work in a social work setting. The learner gets involved

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with direct practice with the client system and with the ongoing management operations of
the setting. It also enables learners to integrate learning and generate newer learning by
participating in the intervention processes over a period of 4 weeks (one month)
continuously, in a specific agency. Bock fieldwork is provided at the end of the two-year
programme, after the end of the theory and practical examinations of the fourth semester.
There is 10 marks set aside for in Concurrent field work practicum. After completion of the
Block Placement, each student shall be required to submit a detailed report along with the
attendance certificate issued by the agency to their concerned college/Department Head, and
the same should be forwarded to the chairman, department of Social Work at least 3 days
before the commencement of Social work Practicum IV (Concurrent field work and Block
placement viva-voce Examination)

I Semester MSW

Note1: Internal assessment of Theory papers 30 mark is allocated as follows:-

 20 marks for 2 internal assessment tests
 10 marks for assignment.

Note2: Concurrent field work practicum:

The details of Institution/ community allotted for Concurrent field work practicum should
be communicated to the Chairman, Department of Social Work Mangalore University
in the beginning of each semester.
 Internal assessment of 30 marks is to be allocated by Faculty supervisor based on the
performance of the student in the concurrent field work practicum and the Field Work
evaluation report should be sent to the Chairman, Department of Post Graduate
Studies and Research in Social Work through the guide and/ or Principal of the
concerned college, atleast one week before the commencement of theory examination
along with the internal marks allotted to the student.

 A distinctive feature of the social work programme is its strong emphasis on

concurrent social work practicum including Case work, Group work and Community
programme.

The Field work diary has to be maintained in the following format:

 The format has to be bound in a book form and the number of weeks with one
page per day of field work.
 The page should be signed by the agency supervisor with date and organization
seal.
The field work journal should have the following content:
o Field work report index.
o Log Report
o Detail Report
Each field work report should be duly signed by the faculty supervisor in the weekly
conferences held immediately after the field work days.

II Semester MSW
Note1: Internal assessment of theory paper 30 mark allocated is as follows:-
 20 marks for 2 internal assessment testes
 10 marks for assignment.

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 Note 2: For field work practicum:-
Internal assessment of 30 marks is to be allocated by Faculty supervisor on the following
criteria.
 20 Marks for fieldwork
 10 Marks for Rural / Tribal exposure camp. (The details of place, duration along with
list of student should be communicated to chairman Department of social work,
Mangalore University within 10 days after the completion of the camp). Each student
has to prepare a document report based on their camp experience. This report should
be evaluated and sent to the chairman Department of Social Work Mangalore
University along with the marks.
 In the second semester a student besides the Concurrent Field work practicum has to
compulsorily attend the Rural/Tribal exposure camp for a period of 7days. Students
who do not attend Rural/Tribal exposure camp are not eligible to attend the field work
viva voce examination.
 Field Work evaluation report should be sent to the Chairman, Department of Post
Graduate Studies and Research in Social work at least one week before the
commencement of theory examination.

Field work Viva voce examination:

There will be Viva Voce examination for Concurrent Field Work Practicum for 70 Marks.
The Examination will be conducted by any two examiners approved by Registrar
(evaluation). The examiners should go through the records to ascertain 240 hours (30 days
including days for rural/ tribal camp) of concurrent field work completed within the weeks of
that semester; The Field Work Dairy should bear the signature and seal of the agency where
the student has done his/ her concurrent field work. In case of semesters having rural/tribal
camp/ study tour a certification by the head of the Department/ Principal of the College
should be enclosed.

III Semester MSW

In the 3rd and 4th semester a student has to select agency appropriate to their specializations
i.e. for HR specialization a student should select a middle or large Industry to do their field
work practicum. Students who have opted for medical and psychiatric social work have to
select a large hospital offering medical and psychiatric services. Students who have opted for
Community Development specialization have to select an NGO working in development
sector or in an open community affiliated to local Self Government.

Note1: Internal assessment of theory paper 30 mark allocated is as follows:-

 20 marks for 2 internal assessment tests
 10 marks for assignment.
Note 2: Concurrent field work practicum:-
 20 Marks for fieldwork
 10 Marks for study tour. (The details of place, duration along with list of student
should be communicated to chairman Department of social work, Mangalore
University within 10 days after the completion of the study tour). Each student has to
prepare a document report based on their study tour experience. This report should be
evaluated and sent to the chairman Department of Social Work Mangalore University
along with the marks.
 In the Third semester a student besides the Concurrent Field work practicum has to
compulsorily attend the study tour for a period of 7days. Students who do not attend
study tour are not eligible to attend the field work viva voce examination.
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  Field Work evaluation report should be sent to the Chairman, Department of Post
Graduate Studies and Research in Social work at least one week before the
commencement of theory examination.

IV Semester MSW
Note1: Internal assessment of theory paper 30 mark allocated is as follows:-
 20 marks for 2 internal assessment tests
 10 marks for assignment.
Note 2: Concurrent field work practicum:-
 20 Marks for fieldwork
 10 Marks for Block Placement.

 Internal assessment of 30 marks is to be allocated by Faculty supervisor based on the

performance of the student in the concurrent field work practicum and the Field Work
evaluation report should be sent to the Chairman, Department of Post Graduate
Studies and Research in Social Work through the Principal of the concerned college at
least one week before the commencement of theory examination along with the
internal marks allotted to the student.
 There is 10 marks set aside for Block Placement. After completion of the Block
Placement, each student shall be required to submit a detailed report along with the
attendance certificate issued by the agency to their concerned college/Department
Head, and the same should be forwarded to the chairman, department of Social Work
at least 3 days before the commencement of Social work Practicum IV (Concurrent
field work and Block placement viva-voce Examination)

Research Project:
1. The research project offers students an opportunity to plan a study, prepare
research tools, collect data in the field, analyze the data, and write up the project
under the guidance of the faculty.
2. A Student select the research topic in the second semester itself in consultation
with the faculty in charge of each specialization and report the same to the head of
the institution in writing. The tools of data collection should be finalized and data
collection shall be completed during the summer holidays at the end of the 2nd
semester MSW.
3. Two Bound copies of the research project, duly signed by the Research Guide and
principal or head of the institution should be submitted to the Chairman
Department of Social Work Mangalore University on or before the last working
day of the IV semester.

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 I Semester MSW

Max Marks Hours

Sl. Total
Type Title of Paper Sem per Credits
No. IA Marks
Exam week
SWS 401
Hard
1 Social Work Profession – 30 70 100 4 4
core
History and Ideologies
SWS 402
Hard
2 Working with Individuals and 30 70 100 4 4
core
Families
Hard SWS 403
3 30 70 100 4 4
core Working with Groups
SWS 404 -A
Dynamics of Human
Behaviour
Soft OR
4 30 70 100 4 4
core SWS 404 –B
Personal and Professional
Development for Social Work
Practice
SWS 405
16 field
Hard Social Work Practicum I
5 30 70 100 work 4
core (Orientation Visits and
hours
Concurrent Fieldwork)
150 350 500 32 20
Total

II Semester MSW
Max Marks Hours
Sl. Total
Type Title of Paper Sem per Credits
No. IA Marks
Exam week
SWS 451
Hard
1 Social Policy and Welfare 30 70 100 4 4
core
Administration
SWS452
Hard
2 Community Organization and 30 70 100 4 4
core
Social Action
SWS453
Hard
3 Social Work Research and 30 70 100 4 4
core
Statistics
SWS 454 – A
Industrial psychology
Soft
4 OR 30 70 100 4 4
core
SWS 454 – B
Social Work with Families

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 SWS 455 –A
Contemporary Social work
Perspectives and Concerns
Open OR
5
Electiv SWS 455 -B 30 70 100 4 3
e Development of
Communication Skills and
Professionalism

SWS 456
16 field
Hard Social Work Practicum II 20+10=
6 70 100 work 4
core (Concurrent Fieldwork and 30
hours
Social Work Camp)
180 420 600 36 23
Total

III Semester MSW

Marks Hours
Sl. Total
Type Title of Paper Sem per Credits
No. IA Marks
Exam week
SWS 501
Hard
1 Project Planning and 30 70 100 4 4
core
Management
Specialization I
(Community Development)
SWS 502 Rural and Tribal
Community Development
Specialization II
(Medical and Psychiatric
Social Work)
Soft
2 SWS 503 30 70 100 4 4
core
Medical Social Work
Specialization III
(Human Resource
Management)
SWS 504 Management
Concepts and Practices

Specialization I
(Community Development)
SWS 505
Management of Non-profit
Soft
3 Organizations for 30 70 100 4 4
core
Sustainable Development
Specialization II
(Medical and Psychiatric
Social Work)

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 SWS 506
Perspectives of Psychiatric
Social Work
Specialization III
(Human Resource
Management)
SWS 507
Human Resource Management
and Development
SWS 508-A:
Correctional Social Work
Soft OR
4 30 70 4 4
core SWS 508-B:
Human Resource Training and
Development
SWS 509 –A
Open Disaster Management
5 Electiv OR 30 70 100 4 3
e SWS 509 –B
Understanding Marginalities
SWS 510
16 field
Hard Social Work Practicum III 20+10=
6 70 100 work 4
core (Concurrent Fieldwork and 30
hours
Study Tour)
180 420 600 36 23
Total

IV Semester MSW
Marks Hours
Sl. Total
Type Title of Paper Sem per Credits
No. IA Marks
exam week
SWS 551 – A
Communication Skills for
Soft Social Work Practice
1 30 70 100 4 4
core OR
SWS 551 – B Juvenile Justice
System in India
Specialization I
(Community Development)
SWS 552 Urban Community
Development
Specialization II
Soft
2 (Medical and Psychiatric 30 70 100 4 4
core
Social Work)
SWS 553
Social Medicine and Medical
Social Work
Specialization III

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 (Human Resource
Management)
SWS 554 Labour Welfare and
Industrial Relations
Specialization I
(Community Development)
SWS 555
Citizen Participation and Local
self Governance
Specialization II
(Medical and Psychiatric
Soft
3 Social Work) 30 70 100 4 4
core
SWS 556
Therapeutic Counseling
Specialization III
(Human Resource
Management)
SWS 557
Labour Legislation
Project
4 SWS 558 Research Project 30 70 100 4 4
Work
SWS 559
Social Work Practicum IV
16 field
Hard (Concurrent Fieldwork and 20+10
5 70 100 work 4
core Block Placement) =30
hours

Total
150 350 500 32 20

Proposed New CBCS Scheme of papers – Social Work (MSW)

Sem Hard core Soft core Open electives Project Total

Papers Credits Total Papers Credits Total Papers Credits Total
I 4 4 16 1 4 4 -- -- -- -- 20
II 4 4 16 1 4 4 1 3 3 23
III 2 4 08 3 4 12 1 3 3 23
IV 1 4 04 3 4 12 4 20
Total 44 32 6 4 86

51.16% 37.20% 7% 4.65% 100

%

Dr. Paul. G. Aquinas

Chairman PG BOS in Social Work
Mangalore University
Mangalagangothri

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 Detailed Syllabus for the MSW degree programme

I SEMESTER
Paper SWS 401: SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION- HISTORY AND IDEOLOGIES
Objectives:
 Understand the history of evolution of social work profession, both in India and the
West.
 Develop insights into the origin and development of ideologies, approaches to social
change.
 Understand rationale, goals, ideals and ethics for social change.
 Understand the perceptions of people and social problems, the status of benefactors
and their motives.
 Develop skills to understand contemporary reality in its historical context.
 Understand self as a part of own environment and explore own assumptions, ideals,
values to develop sensitivity to marginalization of vulnerable groups.

Course Content:
UNIT-I
Concept of Social Work: Concept, Definition, Objectives and Functions of Social Work;
Social Work as a profession and its professional attributes; Brief introduction to Methods of
Social Work.

UNIT-II
History and Development of Social Work in India and Abroad: History of social work in
UK, USA, Elizabethan Poor Law 1601.History of Social Work in India-Ancient period,
medieval and Modern period. Evolution of Social Work from Charity to Professionalism.
Social reform movements, Remedial social work, Development-oriented social work, Social
activism, Human Rights Perspective.

UNIT-III
Perspectives of Social Work Practice in India: Ideologies of major Religions (Hinduism-
Vedic and Non-Vedic Ideologies, Christianity & Islam) Ideologies of Major Personalities
Rajaram Mohan Roy, Jyothibha Pule, Gandhi, Ambedkar Mother Theresa and Medha Patkar;
Current Ideologies - Liberalism, Neo-Liberalism, Socialism, Modernism, Post-modernism.

UNIT-IV
Values, Ethics and Professional Social Work Associations: Concept, Goals, Values,
Principles, Models and Functions of Professional Social Work, International Code of Ethics,
National Code of Ethics(1979), and Declaration of Ethics for social workers(1997), Role and
Status of Professional Social Work Associations- ISPSW, NAPSWI, NASW, IFSW, IFSSW.

UNIT-V
Development of Social Work Education in India: Evolution of Social Work Education,
Levels of Training in Social Work Education, Domains in Social Work Education (core
domain, supportive domain, elective and interdisciplinary domain); Focus, Nature and
Content of Social Work Education. Field work and importance of field work supervision.

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Antony, A. Vass 1996 New Directions in Social work – Social work

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Skills New Delhi: Sage Pub

H. Y Siddique 2015 Social work and human relation, Rawat Publication

Pamela Trevithick 2013 Social work skill and Knowledge –Practice Hand book

Wilaiam Borden 2009 Reshaping the Domain of theory in social work

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Pallasanna R, Sanjay Social work response to social realities

Battacharya 2013

D.K Singh 2013 Social work concept, Method, New royal book
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Sanjay Roy 2102 Field work in social work , Rawat Publication

Banks, S.1995 Ethics & values in Social Work : Practical

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Connaway R.S & Gentry M.E Social work Practice, New Jersey; Prentice Hall
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Davies , Martin (ed) 1997 The Blackwell Companion to Social Work, Oxford:
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Modern trends in social work, Centrum Press New

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 Delhi

Hajira Kumar , 1995 Theories in Social Work Practice : Delhi : Friends

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 Paper SWS 402: WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
Objectives:
 Understand casework as a method of social work, and appreciate its place in social work
practice.
 Understand the values and principles of working with individuals and families.
 Develop the ability to critically analyze problems of individuals and families and factors
affecting them.
 Enhance understanding of the basic concepts, tools and techniques in working with
individuals and families, in problem-solving and in developmental work.
 Develop appropriate skills and attitudes to work with individuals and families.

Course Content:
UNIT-I
Historical Perspectives: History and Development of Social Casework in U.K., U.S.A and
India; Influence of psychoanalysis on case work- Introduction of casework as a method of
social work - Concepts of adjustment and maladjustment - Philosophical assumptions and
casework values.

UNIT-II
Social Casework as a Method of Social Work, Its Principles and Models of Casework
Practice: Concept and Definitions; Components of casework : Person- client; significant
others and collaterals; Problem- need, impaired social functioning; Place- agency, objectives,
functions, policies and resources; Process- casework intervention; Principles: Begin where
the client is; Individualization; Purposeful expression of feelings; Controlled emotional
involvement; Acceptance; Non-judgmental attitude; Client self determination;
Confidentiality; Models : a. Social diagnostic (Richmond); b. Supportive and modificatory
(Hamilton); c. Problem solving (Perlman); d. Crisis intervention (Rapport); e. Classified
treatment method; f. Competence based approach

UNIT-III
Tools of Working with Individuals and Families: Intake-record/sheet and the intake
interview (client engagement); Casework interview; Home visit- collateral contacts;
Recording and its types – narrative, process, problem oriented record keeping (PORK),
Subjective &objective assessment plan (SOAP), Use of case work records as a tool of
intervention; Case worker –client relationship; Knowledge of resources (networking);
Communication - verbal, non-verbal, eye contact, body language; Case presentation as tool of
professional development.
UNIT-IV
The process of Intervention with Client System and Target System: Study; Continuous
assessment and analysis; Psycho-social diagnosis; Intervention; Follow-up; Termination;
Case presentation based on field work practice

UNIT-V
Application of Social Case Work in different settings and Clientele groups: Medical and
Psychiatric settings- mentally retarded, Shelter homes; Mental Rehabilitation centre, De-
addiction and detoxification centres Mental Health & Community Based Rehabilitation,
tings, Family and child welfare settings: Family, child Role of social worker in Hospital set
guidance clinic, Schools, Geriatric care and Aged and the Terminally ill people, Case Work
in Disaster affected areas. Case Work practice in Community settings, Industries and

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Correctional Institutions; Problems and Limitations and role of Case Worker in various
settings. Professional Self: Conflict and dilemmas in working with individuals and family.

References:

Krogsrud Karla, 1996 Boston : Allyn & Bacon.

Fischer , Joel, 1978 Approach, New York: McGraw Hill Book Co Effective
Case Work Practice : An Eclectic

R.K Upadyaya Social case work-A therapeutic Approach Rawath

2010 Publication , New Delhi

Sanjay Roy 2102 Field work in social work , Rawat Publication

Friedlander, Walter. A 1978 Concepts & methods of social work

New York : Columbia Univ. Press

Mathew , Grace , 1987 Case work in Encyclopaedia of Social Work

Delhi: Ministry of Social Welfare.

Robert Adams The short guide to social work,

2012
Rawat Publication

Panda, K.C Education of exceptional children

New Delhi : Vikas Publishing House.

Perlman, Helan Harris 1957 Social Case work a problem Solving Process,

Chicago : University of Chicago

Richmond, Mary. E Social Diagnosis Free Press paperback

1917 edition.

Sainsbury , Eric 1970 Social Diagnosis in Case Work,

London : Routledge & Kgan Paul

Stewart , Charles J. Interviewing Principles & Practices, W.M.C Brown Co-

& William B.Cash Publishers

Thangavelu , Pillari Vimala , Social Work Practice : Case Studies, Bangalore : Asian
1984 Trading Corporation

Timms Noel 1972 Recording in Social work, London : Routledge &

Kegan Paul

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Ian Paylor, Fiona Measham, Social work and drug use ,Rawat Publication
Hugh Asher 2013.

Zastrow, Charles 1995 The Practice of Social Work California :

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 Paper SWS 403: WORKING WITH GROUPS
Objectives:
 Develop awareness about the specific characteristics of Group Work and its
contributions as a method of social work intervention.
 Gain knowledge about group formation and the use of a variety of group approaches.
 Develop understanding of concepts, dynamics and small group theory in relation to all
types of groups, e.g. family, staff, committee, long-term client groups.
 Identify the various situations and settings where the method could be used, in the
Context of social realities of the country.

Course Content:
UNIT-I
Understanding Concepts of Social Group Work: Definition, Objectives, Scope, Purpose,
Characteristics, History and Development of Social Group Work, Types of Groups in Group
work Practice: Educational, Growth oriented, Remedial, Socialization, Task (committees,
teams and councils), Therapeutic groups, Support groups- Stages of Group Development:
Pre- affiliation, Power and Control, Intimacy, Differentiation, Separation.

UNIT-II
Distinctive Principles of Social Group Work: Process of Social Group work: Intake, study,
analysis and assessment, negotiating contracts, treatment, evaluation, termination- Principles
of social Group Work, Values in social group

UNIT-III
Factors of Group Formation: Selection of members, Goal formation, Contract for work,
Dynamics of Group work: Bond, Subgroups, Role, Leadership, Isolates, Scapegoats, New
comer, conflicts, decision making, group control, hostility, behavior contagion, Tools and
Techniques of Group work, uses of relationships, conflict resolution, Verbal and nonverbal
communication
UNIT-IV
Programme Planning: concept of programme, Importance of programme in group work
practice, skills of group worker for group development, programme planning and
implementation and programme evaluation, methods of group work: brainstorming, buzz
group, role play, camps.
UNIT-V
Group work in various setting: role of group worker in various setting: schools,
hospitals, industries, communities. Training volunteers in social group work, Group work
Recording and Evaluation: principles, importance, types and techniques.

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References:

Alissi, A.S 1980 Perspectives on Social Group Work Practice: A book

of Readings, New York : The Free Press

Brandler. S & Roman C.P 1999 Intervention , New York : The Howonth Press Group
Work skills & strategies

Ronald W. Toseland, Robert F. An Introduction to Group work Practice, Pearson; 7

Rivas 2011 edition .

Isa N. Engleberg, Dianna R. Working in Groups, Pearson Eddition

Wynn 2012

Sanjay Roy 2102 Field work in social work , Rawat Publication

Catwright, Dorwin Group Dynamics , Research & Theory London

Alvin Zander 1970 Tavistock Publications

D’Abreo, A.Desmond 1993 Group Discussion & Team Building Mumbai : Better
yourself books

Robert Adams 2012 The short guide to social work, Rawat Publication

Davis Bernad 1975 The use of groups in Social Work practice.

London & Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul

Garland , J.A ( ed) 1992 Group Work Reaching out : People , places &

ed: 1976 New York : Columbia University Press

Hart Ford Margaret E. 1971 Group in Social Work, New York: Columbia
University Press

Hubert : Bonner, 1959 Group Dynamics, Principles & Application, New

York : The Ronald Press Company

Kurtland , R. & Salmon, R.1998 Teaching Methods Course in Social Work with

Groups, Alexandria: Council on Social Work with

Groups.

Ribes, Peter S.J 1990 Build up your group, Mumbai: St. Paul Publications

David Capuzzi, Douglas R. Gross Introduction to Group Work , Rawat Publication

and Mark D. Stauffer 2010

Charles H. Zastrow , 2010 Social work with Groups , Rawat Publication

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Rogers, Carl 1970 Encounter Groups, New York, Evanston , San

Francisco, London : Harper & Routledge & Kegan

Paul

Sundel.M etal 1985 Individual Change Through Small Groups,

New York: The Free Press

Toseland , W. Ronals Rivas, An Introduction to group work practice New York :

1984 Mac Milan Publishing Company

Trecker Harleigh B 1970 Social Group Work : Principles & Practice

New York : Association Press

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 Paper SWS 404-A: DYNAMICS OF HUMAN BEHAVIOUR
Objectives:
 Understand the fundamental components of human behavior.
 Gain insight into factors contributing to development of personality.
 Understand growth and development of individual at various stages in the life span.
 Understand the processes of adjustment and not-adjustment and its impact on human
behavior

Course Contents:
UNIT-I
Nature and Scope of Human Behavior: Concept of Human Behavior; Various definitions
of Psychology; motivation; Normal, abnormal, clinical, educational, industrial, experimental,
developmental, child and adult psychology. Methods of Psychology, Application of
psychology for social workers.

UNIT-II
Factors Influencing Human Behavior and Theories of Human Development: Heredity-
concept, mechanism and influence of heredity on human behavior; Environment – concept
and influence of social, physical and family environment; The self and the self concept;
Freud’s Psycho-Sexual theory; Erickson’s psycho-social theory; Adler’s theory.

UNIT-III
Psychological Processes in Behavior: Basic human needs: Physical, psychological and
intellectual needs; Needs and Motives; Emotions; Perception; Intelligence; Learning and
motivation; Theories of Motivation and their relevance in Social Work. Personality:
Definition, nature, types and assessment of personality.

UNIT-IV
Social Biases of Behavior and Adjustment: Social perception –attitudes, prejudices, biases,
stereotyping; Individuals in groups–group norms, group conformity vs. deviation;
Propaganda, rumours and the social affects.

UNIT-V
Adjustment and maladjustment: Concept and factors of adjustment, Stress: concept, types
of stress- frustration, conflict and pressure. Coping mechanism: task oriented and defence
oriented mechanisms. Indigenous approaches: Yoga and meditation

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References:

Aquinas P. G 2012 Organisational Behaviour – Concepts Realities and

Challenges Excel Books New Delhi

Mishra , Braj Kumar 2008 Psychology- The study of human behavior

PHI New Delhi

Afsaneh , Nahavandi 2015 Organisational Behaviour, Sage New Delhi

Berger C.R & Chaffee S.H 1987 Handbook of communication science Sage: New
Delhi

Commer Ronald. J Worth2001 Abnormal Psychology , New York , Publications,

41Madison Avenue

Rapport , R & Rapport . R , 1980 Growing through life, Life cycle books,

New York : Harper & Row , Publishers

Saraswathi T.S 1975 Developmental Psychology in India

Clifford Morgan Richard, King Introduction to Psychology, Mcgraw Hill Education

, John Weisz , John Schopler
2001

Seifert, K.Hoffnung , et al, 2000 Life Span Development ( 2nd ed) New York :
Houghton Mifflin Co

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 Paper SWS 404-B
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Objectives:
 Understanding the process of self-awareness and relevance of self-awareness for
personal and professional development.
 Develop practice based skills and positive life skills for competence in personal life
and professional practice.
 Understand and uphold professional values and ethics.
Course Content:
Unit-I
Self and Self Awareness: Meaning, concept, significance of understanding self and factors
affecting self, and reaction of self to various life situations: achievements, frustration, failure
and crisis

Unit-II
Techniques of understanding self: (Intra and interpersonal) and Self Development:
SWOT analysis; Johari window; Mirror reflection techniques; six thinking Hats techniques.
Self Development: meaning and Concept, Use of yoga and meditation for self development.

Unit-III
Communication: Concept, definition and principles of communication; Elements of
communication; Types of communication; Barriers of communication, Public speaking:
planning, preparation and presentation.

Unit-IV
Attributes of Professional Personality: Qualities and traits; Values and attitudes; Creativity;
Habits; Skills. Development of professional self-concept, professional ethics and values.

Unit-V
Professional Integrity, Competence and Burnout in Professional Practice: professional
knowledge, critical thinking, Acceptance of self and others, decision making, burnout- causes
and impact, prevention and coping with burnout, stress management

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Reference:

Beryl, Williams (1977) : Communicating Effectively, New Delhi:

Sterling Publications

Swami Vivekananda 2009 Personality Development, Adwaita

Ashrama 2nd edition

Chopra, BS. KS. (1987) : Leadership for Indian Manager, Pune: Times
Research Foundation.

Barun K Mitra 2011 Persoanality Development and soft skills , Oxford

University press-New Delhi

Crispin Cross P. (1974) : Interviewing and Communication, Bostan Routledge

and Kegen Paul

Heun, Linda R., Heun, Richard E. (2001) Developing Skills for Human Interaction, London :
Charles E. Merrill Co.

Joyce, Lishman (1994) : Communication in Social Work, New York:

Palgrave.

Kuppuswamy B (1961) : An Introduction to social Psychology,

Bombay Asia Publishing House

Mark, Doel and Shardlow, (2005) : Modern Social Work Practice, England : Ashgate
Publishing Ltd.

Patil, Jayant (2002) : Mind, Body and Soul Management Handbook, 21st
Century Life style, Pune: International Institute of
Mangement research and applied Techniques

Mishra , Braj Kumar 2008 The study of Human Behavior , PHI publisher

Philip Priestley, Jasmes McGuire (1983) : Learning to Help, London : Tavistock Publication
Ltd.

Allan Pease. (Author), Barbara 2004 The Definitive book of body Language Manjul
Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.; 1st Edition (12th
impression) edition

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 Paper SWS 405: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM – I

(Concurrent Field Work)

Orientation: Two types of orientation activities shall be organized in the first semester

(I)Orientation to Social Work Practice: (a) This orientation is given in the class room to
share and discuss the concept of ‘place of practice learning’ as an integral part of the
curriculum. (b) Code, norms, and expectations of this teaching-learning opportunity. (c)
Requirements of working, like: days, hours, agency timings and other such details of practice
learning. (d) Nature and tasks of initial phase and involvement of learner and instructor in this
process. (e) Learner responsibility in the agency or the institution of learning. (f) Details
regarding documentation of field practicum, types of records and their submission. (g)
Practice learning instruction: concept of individual conference, duration of individual
conference - one hour per week, concept of group conference, frequency of group conference
- once a fortnight. (h) Orientation on Field work Record and work Diary

(II) Orientation to Field Work Setting / Agency of Field Work Placement: (a) Nature of
field work setting / agency – its objectives, structure, services, and programmes. (b) Contact-
person in the setting / agency, role of that individual, and his/ her professional background.
(c) Methods of documentation, Reports and Information Brochures of the agency. (d)
Introduction to setting / agency management, staff details and the on-going activities. (e)
General introduction to its programmes and beneficiaries and information of other similar
services. (f) Governmental policies and legislation in the context of the agency, both at local
and national level.

(III) Social Work Orientation Visits: The aim of Orientation Visits is to provide an
exposure to and understanding of the type of services provided by different social work
agencies and development projects in response to the needs of their client system.

Learner Objectives: (a) Develop a spirit of inquiry and acquire skills of systematic and
objective observation. (b) Understand social work agencies’ response to social problems
through various services. (c) Understand, appreciate and develop ability to critically evaluate
voluntary and governmental programmes. (d) Develop an appreciation of social work
intervention initiated by these programmes by recording: (i) relevant factual information
about the client system and the problems/ concerns (ii) the selection of programmes/
strategies for solving the problems and their relevance to the client system and the problems /
concerns or the issues (iii) the role of the social worker and its relevance to the clients’ needs
and the problem (iv) the relationship between the micro problems observed and the macro/
macro situation, the appropriation of the organization’s resources and nature of intervention
(v) the gaps identified and suggestions to improve the situation.

Requirements of Orientation Visits: A minimum of five visits should be organized in the

first week of the first semester file work practicum : (A) Health setting: Hospitals,
Community health extension projects, Primary health centres, Psychiatric Departments,
Clinics, HIV Guidance Centres, De-addiction centres etc. (B) Educational setting: Formal
schools, non-formal/adult education centres, income generating skill development centres,
vocational training facilities, etc. (C) Community services centres: Skill development
programme centres, environment improvement centres, family service centres, community
development projects in urban and rural settings, etc. (D) Institutional and non-
institutional services for special groups: like; the Differently abled Mentally challenged,

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 Destitute, Migrants, Women, Street children, Elderly, and other vulnerable groups; Adoption
agencies, Child rights protection facilities, Labour Welfare Centres etc.
Tasks for the Faculty Member for arranging institutional visits: (a) Select the agencies to
provide an understanding of various settings for social development. (b) Make efforts for
getting permission for observational visits. (c) Correspondence and coordination with the
selected agencies regarding such visits. (d) Involve students in such tasks, with suitable
guidance. (e) Provide pre-visit orientation to the students, including information about
position of the agency in the overall service system, and guidelines for observation and report
writing. (f) Escort the student group during such visits and facilitate the visits. (g) Arrange
class room presentations based on the visits, so as to reinforce learning. (h) Assess the reports
written by students after observational visits. (i) Provide feedback to the students and dispel
doubts about the agencies, if any. (j) Send thanks letters to the agencies. (k) Students should
be given a brief orientation regarding the position of the agency in the overall service system.
Guidelines for observation and reporting of the visit need to be provided.

(IV) Concurrent Field Work Practicum: ongoing learning of practice is an opportunity to

develop intervention skills in reality situations. This entails learning social work practice for
two days (or its equivalent to 16 clock hours) each week of the semester and for 30 days (240
clock hours) in the semester including the days/hours spent for orientation visits,
Individual/Group Conference and Skill laboratory work shops.
The first semester students are placed in villages/open community or hospitals or schools or
NGOs or government offices or counseling centres or welfare organizations or service
organization for two consecutive semesters (first and second semester). The faculty
supervisors would assist students to prepare a plan of action for the respective semester field
work activities in consultation with agency supervisors.
Syllabus coverage: During the placement they have to practice all the methods of social
work which they studied in the classroom structure. One has to complete 2 cases in casework,
2 home visits, and one group work following all the stages of group work practice with at
least 4 sessions, and minimum 2 issue/need-based programmes in the first semester. Every
week the students write a report of their activities and submit to the concerned faculty
supervisor.
The supervisor conducts individual and group conference regularly. Evaluates records with
signatory, and supervise the field work organization timely .Monitoring the stipulated hours
in field work for the students before recommending for the Final field work viva voce.

Criteria for Evaluation of Social Work Practicum in I semester:

1. Adjustment in the agency: student’s adjustment in the agency to physical setting,

adjustment to authority or agency staff and head, understanding the agency structure and
functions, responsible behaviour, punctuality, sincerity in dealing with the clients.

2. Home visit skills: Understanding the significance of home visit, observation of physical and
social environment, relationship of the client with family and vice -versa, family interaction
and concerns, ability to develop rationale for future action. Each student shall be required to
undertake minimum five home visits related to their cases.

3. Case Work initiatives: Each student shall be required to undertake minimum 2 case
studies in this semester and develop the skills such as interviewing, observation, listening,
Questionnaire, communication skills, practicing and applying the case work principles as
studied in the theory paper „work with individuals and families

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3. Group work initiatives : Each student shall be required to from at least one new group in
this semester for group work practice and practice the skills such as use of group work
principles, ability to use supportive techniques, skills in identifying group dynamics, skills in
enabling group participation, skills in identifying individual and group needs, skills in
planning programmes, creative use of programme media, recording skills as they studied in
the theory paper entitled “work with groups”.

5. Use of system approach: Identifying target system, use of family system, use of school
system, use of neighborhood.

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 II SEMESTER
Paper SWS 451: SOCIAL POLICY AND WELFARE
ADMINISTRATION
Objectives:
 Develop an understanding of Social policy for effective social work practice.
 Develop the capacity to develop personnel financial administration of human welfare
organization.
 Understanding procedures and policies involved in establishing and maintaining
social welfare organizations.

Course Content:
Unit-I
Social Policy: Definition, meaning of Social policy and social welfare policy: Trends and
prospects, National policies on children. Health and education.

Unit-II
Establishment of voluntary organizations: Registration, different types of registration.
Society, trust and co-operative society. The Society’s Registration Act. 1860. Constitution
and Bye laws. Rules and Procedures of registration

Unit- III
Management of human service organization: Human resources – executive boards
committees. Professional and other staff relationship. Communication, team work,
supervision. Financial resources- organizational budget. Source of finance fund raising, zero
based budget. Records, audit accountability, physical resources, all activity related to
acquiring, hiring and maintaining a building. Daily cleanliness and maintenance of furniture
and equipment.
Unit-IV
Social Planning – Contents and Stages : Programme management –Planning overall needs,
Specific needs, project formulation, eligibility criteria, evaluations procedures and records.
Public relations – role of all working for the organization need for public relations
accountability.
Unit-V
Administrative structure - Administrative structure and functions of government
departments in the field of public welfare, The Office of Director General for weaker
sections: Department of women and child welfare, Department of Social Welfare. Practical
sessions in administrative functions: Seminars on field practice agencies, administrative
functions and problems.

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References:

Snehalathchandra (2003) NGO Management in India Kanishka Publishers

Ali, A.F. Iman (1992) : Social Stratification Among Muslim-Hindu Community,

New Delhi : Commonwealth Publishers

M.K Singh 2015 Social Policy and Social welfare Administration , Vayu
Education Of India; First edition

Anoop Kumar Bhartiya Social Policy in India , New Royal Book Company
2009

Bhatnagar, Ved (1998) : Challenges to India’s Integrity: Terrorism, Casteism,

Communalism ,New Delhi: Rawat Publication.

Sachdeva, D. R. (2000) : An Introduction to Sociology, Allahabad: Kitab Mahal

Desai, A. R. (1994) : Rural Sociology in India, Bombay: Popular Prakashan.

Madan, G.R. (2002) : Indian Social Problems, Mumbai : Allied Publishers Pvt.

Ltd

Mohanty, Manoranjan (2004) : Class, Caste, Gender – Readings in Indian Government

and Politics, New Delhi : Sage Publication

Puniyani, Ram (2003) : Communal Politics : Facts Versus Myths, New Delhi :

Sage Publication.

Anil Taneja (2009) Social welfare Administration in India Neha Publishers &
Distributors

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 Paper SWS 452: COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AND SOCIAL ACTION
Objectives:
 Develop competence to undertake critical and holistic analysis of social issues &
community dynamics.
 Understand the principles and elements of Community Work process with focus on
subaltern groups.
 Enhance understanding of the models and strategies of Community Work Practice.
 Develop an attitude of concern and Commitment to work among the subaltern groups and
communities.
 Develop attitudes and skills required to facilitate the process of people’s participation in
changing their situation.

Course Content:
Unit-I
Understanding Community: Concept of community: Sociological, cultural and social work
perspective of community – geographical and functional community; Functions of
community; deconstructing concept of communities: Understanding of Marginalized,
underprivileged, Dalit, communities, community and identity; the process of community
integration and disintegration.
Unit-II
Community Organization as Practice Method and as a Para-political Process:
Concepts : Definitions of community organization : a critique, community mobilization,
community participation, outreach, working with groups; community welfare, community
development, community centres and services; Principles of community organization;
Processes in community organization- steps and processes; Approaches and Models: directive
vs. non-directive, external agent and internal resource; Community organization as a Para-
political process: Concept of power, sources of power, Understanding community power
structure, Powerlessness and empowerment, Cycle of empowerment; Challenges in
participation.
Unit-III
Strategies in Community Organization Practice and Role of Community Organization
Practitioner: Role of community organization practitioner in community centres (the guide,
enabler, expert and social therapist) and in Rothman’s models; Strategies and techniques in
community organization: Participatory Rural Appraisal and related techniques, formation and
capacity building of CBOs, capacity building of community level institutions, strategies for
capacity building of the marginalized groups, Skills required in community organization
practice: interaction skills, information gathering and assimilation skills, observation skills,
analytical skills, skills in listening and responding skills; organizing skills, resource
mobilization (external and internal) skills, conflict resolution skills; Planning, monitoring an
evaluation in community work; Recording: community profiling, recording (administrative
and process records; POR, SOAP, data banks, monitoring report, evaluation reports) and
documentation of the community organization processes (documentation of the best
practices, case studies).
Unit-IV
Community Organization Practice in the Context of Various Settings : Health,
Education, Residential institutions, Livelihood and work, Natural resource management,
Sustainable development, working with tribal population, working with rural and urban
vulnerable Communities, Displaced population and rehabilitation, Community organization
in risk education and disaster response, Peace and peace building.

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 Unit-V
Social Action and Advocacy : Concepts, Principles and Process of Social Action; Social
work and social action; History of social action in India, Radical or emancipatory social
work; Rights based approach, Different forms of protest, various contributions to the theory
of social action ( Paulo Friere, Mahatma Gandhi (Sarvodaya); Strategies for social action
from various social movements; Concept of advocacy as a tool; Strategies for Advocacy,
Campaigning, and Lobbying; Use of media and public opinion building in advocacy; and
Coalition and Network building; Linking up protest movements with development work.

References:

Mosley Paul & Hume David “ Micro enterprise Finance : Is there a Conflict

1998 Between Growth & Poverty Alleviation? ; World

Development .

Shashi Ranjan Pandey 2006 Community action for Social justice : Grass root
organization in India, SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd

Murthy, S.Ranjan ( ed)2001 Building women’s capacities : Intervention in

gender Transformations , New Delhi : Sage

Nagaraj D.R 1993 The flaming Feet : A study of the Dalit Movement ,

South Forum Press, Bangalore

Nair , K.S & Ascroft . J ( eds) Participatory Communication : Working for change
1994
& development , New Delhi : Sage Publications

Polson & Sanderson 1979 Rural Community Organization , New York : John

Willey & Sons

PRIA 2000 Doing research with people , New Delhi : Society for

participatory Research in Asia

Rappaport . J Swift. C Hess. R Structures in Empowerment : Steps Towards

understanding & action , New York : Haworth Press

Ross , Murray . G 1967 Community Organization : Theory , principles &

practice , New York : Harper & Row

Roy , Indrajit 2002 “Community , organization & representation

Implications for development”

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Siddiqui , H.Y ( ed) 1984 Social work & social action , New Delhi : Harnam

Publications

Saroj Pachauri 1994 Reaching India’s Poor- Non Governmental Approach

to community Health SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd

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 Paper SWS 453: SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH AND STATISTICS
Objectives:
 Understand role of research as a method of social work profession.
 Acquire research knowledge and skills to be able to undertake independent research
projects.
 Become familiar with some of the basic statistical technique and their application in
field of social work research and social work practice.

Course Content:
Unit-I
Social Work Research: Meaning, Definition, Scope and Uses of Social Work Research,
Difference between social research and social work research. Basic elements of social work
research- Concepts, construct, variables, hypothesis and operational definition Types of
social work research: need assessment studies, situational analysis, monitoring and
evaluation, impact assessment, policy research. Steps in social work research: identification
of the problem, need assessment, selection of social work design, base line studies,
intervention, assessment of intervention.

Unit II
Preparation of social work research proposals steps and format Pilot study: purpose and
uses Research designs: meaning and definition Research design: Descriptive, diagnostic,
experimental, explorative and evaluation Uses of Research design

Unit III
Methods and tools of data collection:
Sampling: concepts related to sampling, population, universe, sampling frame and sampling
unit, Types of sampling: probability method: simple random sample, systematic random
sample, systematic random sample, stratified random sample, cluster random sample Non-
probability method: accidental, judgmental, purposive, snowball and quota sampling
Data collection: primary and secondary Tools of data collection: observation, interview and
questionnaire, FGD and Case Study.
Data Processing, Classification Statistical applications and Analyses Plan: Editing;
Coding; master sheet preparation; tabulation plan. Uni-variate, Bi-variate, Tri-variate and
multivariate analyses of data; Methods of Analysis of data: Quantitative analysis and
Qualitative analysis, Content analysis and Case analysis and Statistical analysis; Use of
computer in data analysis
Unit IV
Reporting Research: Meaning, purpose Principles and types of reporting; Structure of
reports for differing readership, planning outline of report, editing for accuracy and neatness,
standard formats for referencing, footnotes and bibliographies, preparing research abstract;
Dissemination of research findings.
Unit V
Use of Statistics: Measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and dispersion;
Inferential Analyses: measures of association, tests of significance (chi square, t-test,)analysis
of variance (ANOVA); Introduction to Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS); basic
steps, defining data, data entry, data transformation, data analysis, graphical (diagrammatic)
presentation, statistical application using SPSS.

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References:

Asthana , B.N 1976 : Elements of Statistics , Allahabad : Chaitanya

Publishing House

Earl Babbie 2015 The basics of social research, Rawat Publication

Allene Rubin 2010 Method of social work research ,Thomson Press ,

India.

Bajpai 1992 : Methods of social survey & Research , Kanpur ,

Kitab House

Blalock , Hubert , M 1972 : Social statistics Tokyo : McGraw Hill Kogakusha

Ltd

Britha , Mikkelsen 1995 : Methods for Development Work & Research , New
Delhi : sage Publications

Bruce . A . Chadwick , Howard . : Social Science Research Methods , New Jersey:

M Bahr , stan L Albrecht 1984 Prentice Hall Inc

Devendra , Thakur 1993 : Research Methodology in Social Sciences , New

Delhi : Deep & Deep Publications

Feldman , Martha. S 1995 : Strategies for interpreting qualitative Date, New

Delhi: sage Publications.

Swartz Omar 1997 : Conducting socially responsible research , New

Delhi : sage Publications

Young , Pauline . V 1946 : Scientific Social Surveys & Research , New York
Prentice Hall

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 Paper SWS 454-A: INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Objectives:
 Understand role of Industrial Psychology as a tool of the social work profession.
 Acquire Psychological knowledge and skills.
 Become familiar with some of the basic Psychological technique and their application
in field of social work as applicable to the Organizational / Industrial setting

Course Content
Unit – 1
Introduction to Industrial Psychology
Meaning and Definition of Organizational Psychology – objectives of industrial psychology
Major problems of industrial psychology – Role of an Industrial Psychologist – scope and
importance of Industrial Psychologist’s work

Unit – 2
The historical background of industrial / organizational psychology
The Early Years(1900 – 1916)- World War I(1917 – 1918)- Between the World Wars (1919
– 1940)- World War II (1941 – 1945) - After World War II (1946 – 1960)- 1960s and Beyond

Unit – 3
Personality
Define Personality - Understand the major determinants of Personality - Explain five theories
of Personality - Intrapsychic Theory - Type Theories - Trait Theories - Self Theory - Social
Learning Theory Identify several personality characteristics and their influences on Industrial
Psychology - personality measurement - Match personalities and job - Personality dimensions
in Industrial and organizational psychology

Unit – 4
Emotions and Emotional Intelligence

What are emotions - the characteristics of Emotions - Understand the interlinking of emotions
and moods- the role of emotions - type of emotions - the categories of positive and negative
emotions- the sources of emotions and moods - the relation between emotions and
performance - Emotional Intelligence (EI) - the importance of Emotional intelligence - the
domains of EI - the interrelationship between EI and leadership - the interrelationship
between EI and conflict management - the interrelationship between EI and career success -
the case for and against Emotional Intelligence as a concept.

Unit – 5
Stress and well-being at work

The concept of stress - the fight-or-flight response to stress - the General Adaptation
Syndrome (GAS) - The approaches to stress: The Homeostatic/ Medical Approach -
Cognitive Appraisal Approach- the Person-Environment Fit Approach- The Psycho-analytic
Approach. The causes and consequences of stress. Individual response to stress - the
consequence of stress - the Impact of stress on Performance.- “Burnout” - the factors
resulting in Burnout- Impact of Job Burnout - The methods of managing stress - framework
for preventive stress management - the various organizational techniques for stress
prevention - Understand managerial implications of stress

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 Paper SWS 454-B: SOCIAL WORK WITH FAMILIES
Objectives:
 To understand the family as a social institution.
 To understand the impact of globalization on family & social system.
 To sharpen the skills, techniques & interventions required for working with family.
 To understand the governmental efforts for strengthening the families.

Course Content:
UNIT-I
Family as a social institution : Concept of family; Types of family; Functions of family;
Family dynamics; power, myths, role and patriarchy in family; Concept of Marriage; Review
of changing situations in marriages and marital relationship; Family and gender, equity and
equality. - Displacement and disaster generated changes in the family (war, conflict, riots and
natural calamities) and its implications; Vulnerability of families, marginalized families due
to poverty, caste, cultural inequalities.

UNIT-II
Life span approach in understanding family: Characteristics, goals, needs, tasks and
problems of each stage in the family life cycle (Evelyn Duwall and Eric Ericsson).
Alternative Family and Marriage Patterns and Structures: Dual earner / career families,
Single parent families, Female headed households, Childless families, Reconstituted / step
families, Consensual unions, Homosexual families.

UNIT-III
The Family in the context of Social Change: Concept and characteristics of social change;
Impact of migration, industrialization, urbanization, liberalization, privatization and
globalization on family –changing functions, values, relationship, communication.
Quality of Life and Family: Concept of quality of life; Indicators of quality of life; Family
and Millennium Goals. Family problems: causes, types; Family Assessment and family
problem assessment; Methods and its implications.

UNIT-IV
Family Life Education: Concept, philosophy, goals and significance of FLE in the context
of quality of life; Value education as part of FLE programme, objectives of family life
education for various age groups (family life cycle and developmental stages).
Areas of family life education: Premarital preparation, marriage and married life, planned
parenthood, family relationships; Communication in family; home management; Aging and
retirement, special focus on adolescent life skill training.

UNIT-V
Working With Families - interventions, techniques and skills: a) Family centred social
work – problem solving approach; b) Life enrichment programmes – developmental
approach; c) Programmes for family empowerment and protection of human rights; d) Efforts
of government in strengthening families – Policy, Legislation and programmes; A brief
review of ICDS, Micro-credit, component plan, Schemes for families, Public Distribution
System, Health – Family Welfare Programme, Health Insurance.

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References:

C.P. Singh 2015 Alcoholism, family and social work

practice, Rawat publication.

Malladt, Subbamma(1992) Hinduism and Women, Delhi: Ajanta

Publications.

Mehta,VeraYayas,Frances(1990) Exploring Feminist Vision – Case Studie

on Social Justice, Pune: Stree Vani/ Ishwar

Mishra, Prachi(2006) Domestic Violence against Women Legal.

Control and Judicial Response, New Delhi:

Deep & Deep Publication, Pvt.Ltd.

Narsimhan Sakuntala(1999) Empowering Women– An alternative

Strategy from Rural India, New Delhi: Sage

Publications.

Naomi Neft & AnnD. Levine(1998) Where Women Stand–An International

Report on the status of women in 140

Countries, New York: Random House.

Sebasti, Raj L.(1991) Quest for Gender Justice, Madras: T.R.

Publications.

Sen, Ilina(1990) A space within the struggle women’s

participation in people’s movement, Kali
for Women, New Delhi.

Donald Collins 1999 Introduction to family social work, F E

Peacock Publishers,

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 CHOICE BASED PAPER (FOR THE STUDENTS OF OTHER DISCIPLINE)

PaperSWS455-A: CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVES

AND CONCERNS
Objectives:
 To understand the basic concepts of Social work
 To understand the various methods of social work
 To Know about various avenues of social work
 To study the emerging areas of social work practices

Course Content:
UNIT-I
Introduction to social work: History, evolution, concept, meaning, definition, attributes
Scope; Principles of social work; Difference between social work, social service and
Social welfare, Social work as a Profession.

UNIT-II
Methods of social work: Social case work- concept, meaning and principles, process,
Techniques, components; Social group work – concept, meaning, principles, types of
Groups, group dynamics, programme planning; Community organization- concept,
Meaning, principles, process, scope of community work.
Social Welfare Administration: Concept, scope, principle, POSDCORB, importance of
social work administration;
Social work research- concept, meaning, scope, research process, uses of social work
research; Social action- concepts, principles, and application

UNIT-III
Understanding Social Problems and Social Work response: Poverty, Illiteracy,
Unemployment, Malnutrition, Problems of Destitute, Aged, Widows, Orphans; civic response
to social problems. Domestic violence and dowry harassment, eve teasing, sexual harassment,
gender and health related issues of women, immoral trafficking of women and children,
commercial sex work; child labour, Street children, School dropouts, juvenile delinquency,
Street children; youth , terrorism, substance abuse and addiction, rape, sexual behaviour (HIV
and AIDS, STD); policies and programmes for women, children and youth in India; Social
Work response to vulnerable group (sexual minorities, lesbians, gays)

UNIT-IV
Social work in various settings: Educational institution, Industries and corporate sector,
Government and Non-government organization, Health and Community setting. Social work
and human rights, RTI

UNIT-V
Emerging area of social work practice: Disaster Management; children- in conflict with-
Law, domestic violence, child abuse, geriatric, suicide prevention, Emerging issues related to
environment: Water Conversation, Rain Water Harvesting, Watershed Management,
Resettlement and Rehabilitation: People living with HIV/AIDS, war victims (refugees),
displaced of natural and man-made disasters, working with differently abled.

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References:

Bandhu Desh, Singh, Harjith : Environmental Education and Sustainable

and Maitra A.K(1990) Development, Indian Environmental Society, New
Delhi.

Chand Attar (1985); : Environmental Challenges, A Global Survey, UDH

Publishers, New Delhi.

Chandu Subba Rao (2000) : Development of Weaker Sections, Rawat

Publications, Jaipur

Chaturvedi T.N. (1981) : Administration for the Disabled; Policy and

organizational Issues, Indian Institute of Public
Administration, New Delhi.

CN Shankar Rao(2005) : Sociology of Indian Society, S Chand Publications,

New Delhi

Cowan , Philip A Cowan : The Family Context of Parenting in Children’s

(2005) Adaptation to Elementary School

D Paul Chowdhry, (2006) : Social Welfare Administration, Atma Ram & Sons,
Delhi

D.R. Sachdeva, : Social Welfare Administration in India, Kitab

Mahal Publishers
(2008)

GR Madan (2003) : Indian Social Problems, Sixth Ed. Allied

Publishers, New Delhi

Jayapalan N (2001); : Indian Society and Social Institutions, Atlantic

Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi

Kambla. M.D (1986) : Deprived castes and their struggle for Equality,
Ashish Publishing House, New Delhi.

Kogi Naidoo, Fay Patel : Working women, Sage Publications

(2009)

Kuppuswamy B (1989) : Social Change in India, Vikas Publishing House

Delhi

Philip A Cowan , Cowan : When Partners Become Parents: The Big Life
(1999) Change for Couples

Preethi Mishra(2006) : Domestic violence against women, Deep & Deep

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 Publications, New Delhi

Ram Ahuja (1995) : Social Problems in India, Rawat Publications

Jaipur

Ram Ahuja (2002) : Society in India - Concepts theories & Recent

trends –Rawat Publications, Jaipur

Shankar Jogan, (1992) : Social Problems and Welfare in India, Ashish

Publishing House, New Delhi

Shyam Sundar Shrimali, : Child Development, Rawat Publications, Jaipur

(2008)

Srinivas M.N (1962) : Caste in Modern India and other Essays, Asia
Publishing House, Bombay.

Vidya Bhushan, D.R. : Introduction to Sociology, Kitab Mahal Publishers

Sachdeva (2005)

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 Paper SWS 455-B:
DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND PROFESSIONALISM

Objectives:
 Acquire understanding of various methods of communication and concepts and skills
and competence to use the same.
 Understanding the process of self-awareness and relevance of self-awareness for
personal and professional development.
 Develop practice based skills and positive life skills for competence in personal life
and professional practice.
 Understand and uphold professional values and ethics.

Course Content:
Unit-I
Communication: Concept, scope and Process of Communication. Barriers to effective
communication . Verbal and non - verbal communication.
Types of Communication: Inter-personal methods of communication - workshop,
demonstration, meeting, panel discussion, simulation games, role play and street theatre.
Audio, visual and audio - Visual Aids in communication: Audio Aids - Folk songs, music
audio cassettes. Visual Aids - Posters, slides, photographs, paper clippings, exhibition, flash
cards, flannel graphs, use of notice boards, chalk boards, puppets, and overhead projector,
LCD projector , Audio-Visual Aids - video cassettes,

Unit II
Communication skills : Effective speaking, principles of effective oral communication,
Public speaking skills speech preparation, technique of effective speech, Effective writing
skills, what is draft, meaning and objectives of written communication, essential of written
communication, reports , letters and News reporting, essay writing, hand bill, pamphlets,
newsletters, Role of Information, education in effective communication.

Unit-III
Self and Self Awareness: Techniques of understanding self: (Intra and interpersonal) and
Self Development: Meaning, concept, significance of understanding self and factors affecting
self, reaction of self to various life situation: achievements, frustration, failure and crisis,
SWOT analysis; Johari window; Mirror reflection techniques; Six thinking Hats techniques.
Self-Development: meaning and Concept, Use of yoga and meditation for self-development.

Unit-IV
Attributes of Professional Personality: Qualities and traits; Values and attitudes; Creativity;
Habits; Skills. Pleasing personality, Developing a Pleasing Personality , Time Management ,
Etiquette and Manners , Presentation Skills. Development of professional self-
concept, professional ethics and values.
Unit-V
Professional Integrity, Competence and Burnout in Professional Practice: professional
knowledge, critical thinking, Acceptance of self and others, decision making, burnout- causes
and impact, prevention and coping with burnout, stress management

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Alvia A Goldberg, Carl Lason (1975) : Group Communication: Discussion

Process and Application, New Jersey :

Prentice Hall, Inc, Eaglewood Cliffs.

Beryl, Williams (1977) : Communicating Effectively, New Delhi:

Sterling Publications

Chopra, BS. KS. (1987) : Leadership for Indian Manager, Pune:

Times Research Foundation.

Crispin Cross P. (1974) : Interviewing and Communication, Bostan

: Routledge and Kegen Paul

Davas, Rustam (1993) : Creative Leadership, New Delhi: UBS

Publishers.

Davis, Martin (Ed.) (2002) : Companion to Social Work, USA:

Blackwell Publishers Ltd.

Heun, Linda R., Heun, Richard E. (2001) Developing Skills for Human Interaction, London :
Charles E. Merrill Co.

Joyce, Lishman (1994) : Communication in Social Work, New

York: Palgrave.

Kuppuswamy B (1961) : An Introduction to social Psychology,

Bombay Asia Publishing House

Mark, Doel and Shardlow, (2005) : Modern Social Work Practice, England :

Ashgate Publishing Ltd.

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 Paper SWS 456: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM – II
(Concurrent Field Work and Social Work Camp)

Concurrent Field Work Practicum: In this semester the Concurrent Field Work Practicum
shall be conducted during two days a week (16 hours in a week), for 30 days (240 clock
hours) in this semester including the days/hours spent for individual conference, Group
Conference, and Rural/Tribal camp.

In the second semester the students shall continue the Social Work Practicum/Field Work in
the same agency where the Social Work Practicum/Field Work in the first semester is been
practiced. But the learning objectives and skills of the candidates in this semester would be
different. The faculty supervisors would assist students to prepare a plan of action for the
respective semester field work activities in consultation with the agency supervisors. The
students are expected to practice the methods of social work such as; community
organization, social action and social work research which they are studying in the classroom
sessions. One has to complete at least 2 community related programmes which are /need
based and solve an issue of the community following the principles of community
organization and social action. Apart from that the students are expected to create an
environment in the agency setting where all the social work skills and methods are to be
practiced. Every week the students write a report of their activities and submit to the
concerned field work supervisor. The supervisor conducts individual and group conference
regularly.

Criteria for Evaluation of Social Work Practicum in II semester:

1. Adjustment in the agency: student’s adjustment in the agency to physical setting,
adjustment to authority or agency staff, understanding the agency policies and
programmes.
2. Development of professional self: such as punctuality, regularity, sincerity, overtime
work, team work with co-workers, respect for people, dress and etiquette, self discipline
and responsible behaviour etc.
3. Community work: developing the community work related skills such as understanding
of community, knowledge of the dynamics of the community, identifying problems,
establishing priorities, planning a strategy of work and establishing contract, efforts at
involving the community in participation of meeting, use of various interviewing
techniques and skills and use of community resources/collateral contacts, skills employed
in identifying the community felt needs and resources and skills applied in establishing
link between community needs and resources. One has to organize at least two
community related programme by involving the people in the community.
4. Social work Camp: In the second semester a Rural/Tribal residential camp of 7 days
duration shall be organized by the Department/College in any suitable location which is
possessing possibilities of understanding and applying social work concepts and that must
provide an opportunity to students to experience community life, make first hand
observations about community realities, analyze community dynamics, and observe the
functioning of local self-government and voluntary organizations in the community.
Different need-based committees shall be constituted by the faculty in-charge of the camp
with consists of students and assign whole responsibility of the camp on such committees.
It shall be mandatory for each student to attend the camp to become eligible for
appearing viva-voce examination of concurrent field Work Practicum in that semester.

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Each student require to form a detailed report on the activities carried out and experience
gained in the camp and present it before the Viva-voce examination Board constituted for
conducting viva-voce exam for concurrent field Work Practicum. However there is separate
allotted marks earmarked for the mentioned camp but, performance of the student in such
activity may be considered in assigning marks for concurrent field Work Practicum.

Specific Objectives of Camp: (a) Understand the community as a social system. (b) Analyze
the approaches, culture, and livelihood patterns of the community. (c) To observe living
conditions, housing, water supply and other amenities in the community. (d) Understand the
nature of governmental intervention in relation community development and popular
participation. (e) Develop the capacity to critique the interventions of both the voluntary
organizations and the governmental agencies for rural development. (f) To get familiar with
positive local initiatives in the area. (g) Through experience in group-living, appreciate its
value in terms of self-development, interpersonal relationships, sense of organization, time
management and taking on Responsibilities. (h) Acquire skills in planning, organizing,
implementing the camp(For example :conscious use of time, communication skills, team
spirit, handling relationships, conflicts and differences of opinion, decision making,
evaluation, appreciation, sharing of resources, sharing of tasks, coping skills in problem
situations, and cooperation. (i) Develop skills for objective analysis of one’s own work and
presenting their experiences in a class room situation. (j) To engage them in micro-
level planning exercises, mini research projects in the community context during the camp,
and in concrete tasks towards meeting basic/civic needs of the people in that area.

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 IIISEMESTER
SWS 501: PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Objectives:
 To gain the knowledge about concept, components and various types of Project
Planning.
 To understand the process of Project Planning.
 To acquire the knowledge of designing Project /proposal.

Course content:
Unit-I
Project Planning: Concepts, features and components. Classification of Project. Project
Cycle and Programme Spiral. Project planning and Project Management, Participatory
Project Planning. Non Participatory Project Planning.

Unit-II
Process of Project Formulation: Participatory study, assessment of situation, Problem
identification and Problem analysis. Cause and effect analysis, Problem statement, Stake
holder analysis, General and measurable objectives. Analysis of alternative way of achieving
objectives and choice of alternatives. Force field Analysis.

Unit-III
Detailed operational plan: Activities time and duration. Gantt chart. Personnel plan.
Budgeting – costing and financial plan. Cost volume analysis (Break even analysis).
Monitoring and participatory monitoring. Evaluation- criteria and means of evaluation.
Programme Evaluation Review Techniques (PERT). PERT as a tool for monitoring and
controlling projects.
Unit-IV
Logical Frame work or Project Matrix- a synthesis of project plan: Vertical logic - input,
outputs, purpose and goal. Horizontal logic- narrative summary, verifiable indicators, means
of verification, assumption and risk factors.

Unit-V
Designing project proposal: NGO Formation and management. Production oriented micro
enterprises, Case studies of projects on education, training, entrepreneurship development,
empowerment of marginalized, health, disaster rehabilitation and human rights. Project
planning formats and requirements of funding organization.

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References:

Fields G.S : Poverty , Inequality & development , Cambridge :

Cambridge University Press

Prasaanna Chandra 2014 : Projects - Planning, Analysis, Selection, Financing,

Implementation and Review (English) 8th Edition

B.C.punimia 2002 : Project planning and control PERT and CPM

Laxmi Publications-New Delhi

Friberg M & Hettne B 1985 : Development as Social Transformation , London :

Holder & Stoughton

HAQ Mahbub UL 1995 : Reflections on Human development : New Delhi :

Oxford University Press

Judge I S & Little IMD ( eds) : India’s Economic Reforms & Development , New
1997 Delhi : Oxford University Press

Leonard , P 1997 Emancipatory : Postmodern Welfare : Reconstructing an Project ,

London : Sage

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Nagendra , S.P 1994 : Development & change , New Delhi : Concept

Publishing Company

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2001 Environment, New Delhi : Lancer’s Books

Rao D.B ( Ed) 1998 : World summit for Social development

Sachs , W 1997 : Development Dictionary

Schuurman Frans J ( ed) 2002 : Globalization & Development studies : Challenges

for the 21st century ; New Delhi : Ventura

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University Press

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Global issues Oxford : Basil Blackwell

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 Oxford University Press

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ASSWI

Subramanian S (ed) 2001 : India’s Development Experience : selected writings

of S. Guhan , New Delhi : Oxford University Press

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 III SEMESTER–(SPECIALISATION– III)-(Community Development)

Paper SWS 502: RURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Objectives:
 Develop ability to study and analyze the historical and emerging trends in rural
societies
 Acquire competence to critically examine the varied agencies involved and their
approaches to develop and change in rural communities.
 Develop sensitivity and commitment to work among the disadvantaged rural
communities.
 Acquire understanding of the strategies, skill and techniques required to facilitate
participatory, sustainable and integrated development of rural community.

Course Content:
UNIT - I
Historical and current Analysis of Rural community: Rural Community concepts:
Definition & Characteristics. Historical & Current analysis of Rural Community - Ancient,
Medieval, Colonial & Post independence. Need for the study & blocks to understand the rural
Communities. Major problems & Issues affecting rural population-Inequality,
Discrimination, Human Rights violation, unemployment, lack of basic amenities, ecological
degradation, land alienation, bondage, exploitation, Rural Displacement. Globalization,
Structural Adjustment Policies (SAP) –Its impact on Rural Communities

UNIT – II
Approaches & Strategies in Rural Development:
The role of Ministries, Departments (central & State), panchayath bodies in
ruraldevelopment.NGO interventions & its impact on rural development. Role of CBOs in
rural development-A critical appraisal. Concepts, history, Ideologies of rural development.
Government Policies and Programmes for sectoral development -A critical Appraisal;
Sectoral development and target groups-The rural poor, farmers, Artisans, laborers, women,
Children, SCs, unemployed, youth including Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Programme (MGNREGS) - Swarnajayanthi Gram Swarojgar Yojana / National
Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) - Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) - National Rural Health
Mission (NRHM) - Total Sanitation Programme (TSP) - Swajaldhara - Provisions of Urban
Amenities in Rural Areas (PURA) - Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF), Case study of
NIRD, CAPART, SKDRDP

UNIT – III
Concepts and Historical Analysis of Tribal community: Tribal Community Concepts:
Primitive tribal groups (PTGs); Definition and characteristics Major Tribes in India. Need for
the study and blocks to understand the tribal‟s in India. Historical and current analysis and its
impact on tribal community- (Ancient, Medieval, Pre- independence & Post Independence
Period) Major Problems & Issues effecting tribal Groups-Land alienation, inequality,
discrimination, Forest policy, Human rights violation, Tribal dislocation, Ecological
degradation, Exploitation. Tribal unrest & Tribal movements- Historical and current trends.
Impact of Globalization on Tribal community.

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 UNIT – IV
Strategy & Approaches for Tribal development: Concepts, ideologies of tribal
development, Structure & functions of tribal development mechanisms at Central, State,
District, Levels and scheme and programme for tribal development. Tribal sub plan:
constitutional provisions, five year plans, legislations for tribal development, Reasons for
Achievements & failure of Tribal Development Schemes. NGO intervention in tribal
empowerment. Case study of VGKK Mysore

UNIT – V
Social work approaches in Rural and tribal development : Community work process-
PRA, RRA approaches, Social action, concept, models and strategies. Scope of Social work
profession in Rural and Tribal community development. The role of Social workers in
Sustainable Rural and Tribal Development. Rural and Tribal movements on Social change.

References:

Appu P.S 1996 : Land Reforms in India : A survey of policy

Legislation & Implementation Vikas Publishing
House : New Delhi

Bhalla G.S , Gurmail Singh 2001 : Indian Agriculture : Four Decades of Development
Sage : New Delhi

Bokil Milind 2002 : Denotifical & Nomadic Tribes – a Perspective ,

L.P.W Jan 12 2002

Bremen J et al ( eds) 1997 : The village in Asia – Revisited Oxford University

Press : Delhi

B K Sahu 2003 : Rural Development in India Anmol Publications

New Delhi

Desai A.R : Rural Sociology , Popular Press

Desai A. R ( Ed)1979 : Peasant struggles in India New Delhi : Oxford

University Press

Desai , Vasanth : Rural Development , Vol .I & II Himalayan

Publishing House , New Delhi

Deshpande .R 2002 : Farmers Distress in Karnataka :Research Report ,

Institute for Social & Economic change , Bangalore

Dhanagre D.N 1983 : Peasant Movements in India 1920 – 1950 Delhi :

Oxford University Press

Govind ChandraRath Tribal Development Sage New Delhi

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Harriss white et al 1997 : From Green Revolution to Rural Industrial
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of High Yielding varieties in South India OUP,
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Agrarian reform in South Asia , Delhi : Oxford
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Jain L.C 1985 : Grass without Roots : Rural Development Under

Govt. Auspices

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 IIISEMESTER-(SPECIALISATION-II)- (MPSW)
Paper SWS 503: MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

Objectives:

 Trace the Historical Development of Medical Social Work India and Abroad.
 Understand the Nature of Medical Social Work Services.
 Understand the development of Medical Social Work Profession.
 Gain clarity about the Role and Functions of Medical Social Worker.

Course Content:

UNIT-I
The beginnings of Medical Social Work: Concept and Meaning of health, hygiene, illness
and handicap: medicine through the ages; changing concept of health: Historical development
in medical social work in the west, in India; Trends in medical social work practice in
Karnataka; Nature and Scope of medical social work.

UNIT-II
Hospital setting and Medical Social Worker: Concept and types of hospitals - Historical
development of hospitals as agencies of health care delivery - System of hospital - Goals,
Structure and Functions - Organization and Management of Medical Social Work department
in Hospitals. Medical Social Worker: Emergence, Role, Functions and Tasks of Medical
Social Worker in different departments of Hospital, Limitations, difficulties and challenges
faced by Medical Social Worker - Role of Social Worker in Treatment and Rehabilitation of
patients and their families.

UNIT-III
Medical Information for Social Worker and understanding Patient as a Person:
Anatomy and Physiology of the human body; Advanced Medical Information for Medical &
Psychiatric Social Workers. Understanding the patient as a person: Illness behaviour and
treatment - Impact of illness on the patient and family. Multiple factors like social, emotional,
cultural, economic and political influencing the patient - Hospitalization process - Legal
provisions in hospitalization and treatment.
UNIT-IV
Legal aspects of health: Relevance and scope of medico-legal information for social
workers - Forensic medicine - Procedures in medico-legal practices: Courts of enquiry,
witness, evidence, oral examinations, certificates, professional secrecy - Dying declaration -
Medico-legal offences: Assault, harassment, accident, homicide, suicide, sexual offences -
Relevant provisions of health legislations: MTP Act, Sex determination, Food and drug
adulteration Act. Emerging Concerns in Healthcare: Public-private participation and
collaboration in health care: Role of NGO and private sector in health care; Health Activism,
Social mobilization at the grassroots: Case study of People’s Health Movement; RCH:
Concept, components, strategies, and emphasis on reproductive rights.

UNIT-V
Medical Social Work in Various Settings: Functions of medical and psychiatric social
workers: a) General Hospitals, Government, Corporate and private, specific disease hospitals,
Specialized Clinics, community health centers, blood banks, eye banks, health camps; b)
Schools for the physically and mentally challenged, sheltered workshops, residential
institutions for physically and mentally challenged. Practice of medical and psychiatric
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social work in facilitative settings: a) Social Work in Schools; b) Social Work in Industry;
c) Supportive services and networking for practice of medical and psychiatric Social Work;
d) Teamwork in Medical and Psychiatric settings; e) Skills and techniques used in medical
and psychiatric social work practice.
References:

Bajpai, P.K. (Ed.) 1998 Social Work Perspectives on Health, Jaipur, Rawat
Publications

Brody, Elaine M. And A Social Work Guide for Long Term Care Facilities,
Butrym, Zofia and Horder 1983 Health, Doctors and Social Workers, London:
Routledge and Kegan Paul.

Friedlander, W A. 1967: Introduction to Social Welfare New Delhi: Prentice-

Hall of India.

Hunble, Stephen and Unell Judith Self Help in Health and Social Welfare,
(Ed.) 1989 Routeledge

Johnson, J.L. & Grant, G. (Ed) : Medical social work, New York: Peason, Allyn&
Bacon

Lawani B. T. 2010 : Medical Social Work, Current Publishers, Agra.

Mechanic, David 1968 : Medical Sociology- A Selective View, New York,

Free Press.

Mechanic, David. 1968 : Medical Sociology – A Selective View, New York,

Free Press

Pathak, S. H. 1968 : Medical Social Work, Chapter.25, In Wadia, A R

(Ed.)

Sphry, L., Carlson, J. & Diane Jose. Becoming an effective therapist, New York: Allyn &
2003 : Bacon

Seligman, L. 2004 : Technical and conceptual skills for mental health

professionals, New Jersey: Herrill Prentice Hall

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 IIISEMESTER-(SPECIALISATION-I)-(HRM)
PaperSWS504: MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS &PRACTICES
Objectives:
 Develop an understanding about individual behavior interpersonal behavior and
Group dynamics within the organization.
 To Gain knowledge in managing human behavior in organizations.
 To develop a better understanding of the “self” and professional behaviour in relation
to others.
 To develop understanding about CSR/social responsibility of managers and its various
dimensions in an industrial organization.

Course Content:
UNIT-I
Management: Concept ,meaning, definition, characteristics, importance and scope, process
of management, management as an art as well as science, management as profession, roles,
skills, qualities and problems of a manager
UNIT-II
Evolution of management thought: Early contributions- Robert Owen, Charles Babbage,
and James Watt Junior. Scientific management: contributions of F W Taylor: Principles
Administrative management: contributions of Henry Fayol: Principles
Bureaucracy: contributions of Max Weber, Contributions of Chester Barnard, Herbert A
Simon, Peter F Drecker, Henry L Gantt and Elton Mayo. System Approach and Contingency
approach to management

UNIT-III
Functions of Management: Planning and forecasting: meaning, nature, importance, steps
and types, organizing: meaning and importance, staffing: meaning and importance, directing:
meaning and factors (leadership, communication, motivation and supervision) and
importance, coordinating: meaning, nature, types, techniques and importance, controlling:
meaning, steps, types, areas, benefits, and essentials of effective control system, recording
and reporting: meaning types and importance, budgeting: meaning, types and importance,
decision making: meaning, process, and guidelines for effective decision making.

UNIT-IV
Essentials of management: power: meaning sources, and types, authority: meaning,
sources, and limitations, delegation and decentralization of authority: meaning and measures
for effective delegation and decentralization, responsibility, accountability and transparency:
meaning and significance, departmentation: meaning, objectives, and methods.

UNIT-V
Trends and challenges in management: management by objectives, total quality management,
total productivity maintenance, innovation, quality circles, material management and
inventory control, management information system, social audit and social obligation

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References:

Aquinas P. G : Principles of Management Anmol Publishing

House New Delhi

Chopra. S 1989 : Management of Human Resources V.K Publishing

House

Drucker , Peter 1993 : Managing the non – profit organization Delhi :

Macmillan

Fernandes , W 1989 : Voluntary Action & Government Control New

Delhi: Indian Social institute.

Harnold Kootz & Heiz Wehrich : Essentials of Management , Tata McGraw Hill
1998

Jackson J 1989 : Evaluation for Voluntary organizations , Delhi :

Information & News Network

Keith , Davis : Organizational Behaviour

Mabey C & Sealama G 1995 : Strategic Human Resource Management , Oxford ;

Blackbell

Monappa Arun & Saiyadain : Personnel Management , Tata Mc Graw Hill

Mirza. S Publishing Company Ltd

Mukherjee , Mukherjee. S 1989 : Guidebook for strengthening Voluntary

Organizations , Ghaziabad : Kendra

Powell , Gaery 1988 : Women & Men in Management , Beverley Hills ,

California : sage Publications

Rao V.S.P & Narayana P.S : Organization theory & behaviour , Konark
Publishers Pvt.Ltd

Rao T.V : Human Resource Development – experiences ,

Interventions & strategies : Sage Publications India
Pvt.Ltd

Rao V.S.P : Human Resource Management

Richard H.Hall : Organizations – Prentice hall of India Pvt.Ltd

Salvin , S ( ed) 19878 : Managing Finance, Personnel & Information in

Human Services , New York : Haworth Press

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Sherlekar S.A : Management , Himalaya Publishing House

Singh B.P & Singh A.K : Essentials of Management , Excel Books

Stephen . P.Robbins : Organization theory , Structure , Design &

Application : Prentice hall of India pvt.ltd

Stephen .P.Robbins : Organizational behaviour

Tripathi P.C & Reddy P.N : Principles of Management, Tata MsGraw Hill
Publishing Co.Ltd

Vishwanat 1993 : NGOS & Women Development in Rural South

India A Comparitive Analysis : New Delhi :
Visthar

Warham Joyce , 1975 : Introduction to Administration for social workers ,

London : Routledge & Kegan Paul

Weiner M : Human Service Management Illinois : The Dorsey

Press

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 III SEMESTER–(SPECIALISATION – III)-(CD)
Paper SWS 505: MANAGEMENT OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPEMNT
Objectives:
 To develop understanding of the evolution of administration as a science and as a
method;
 To develop understanding and appreciate the utility of the administrative structures,
processes and procedures in an organization;
 To acquire knowledge and skills in the use of different management techniques in
human service organizations; and
 To understand policies and procedures involved in establishing and maintaining
human service organizations.
 To understand theoretical understanding of development;
 To acquire knowledge of different theories, barriers and forms of development and
their use in the process of social change;
Course content:
UNIT-I
Administration of Voluntary Organizations: Basic concepts-Administration, Organization,
Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Social Welfare
Administration; NGOs as non-profit organizations involved in development work - Common
denominators and overlaps in Business, Public and Non-profit managements Legal - rational
structure of Non-profits -Trusts, Special reference to Trust Act, Societies Registration Act

UNIT-II
Approaches to Organizational Management:
Vision, Mission and Goals in NGOs – Matching intervention paradigms with mission and
vision - Translating vision and mission into action Management process: Vision, Planning,
Organizing, Directing, Staffing, Coordination, Reporting and Budgeting. Executive boards,
committees; Professionals and other staff-relationship, communication, team work, and
facilitating team building, training and supervision; Organizational climate, Human resource
planning and training. Organizational Budget, Sources of finance, Fundraising, Records,
Audit.
UNIT-III
Functioning of voluntary organizations: Coordinating, reporting , Public Relations,
Networking, Administrative Skills; writing letters, reports and minutes; Fundraising and
conducting meetings; Marketing of Social Services-Relevance of social services in
developing economy; Applications of marketing in social services, e.g. health and family
welfare, environment protection, social forestry, etc. Leadership styles suited for NGOs ,
Interfacing with community and community based organizations, NGO Capacity Building :
Building the competencies in NGOs - Identification and Procurement of right competencies,
Training and Development and Performance Appraisal

UNIT-IV
Development Paradigm : -Concept on development, Basic Elements of Development- ,
Objectives of Development, Dimension of development, sustainable development Concept &
strategies to achieve sustainable development. Globalization and development , Emerging
Challenges in Development – Development Debate – Development vs. Displacement –

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Development Ethics – Inclusive Development– Development as Freedom – Changing
paradigms of Development , Sustainable development .

UNIT-V
Development Approach And strategies : Right to Development - UNDP Initiatives -
Development Strategy: Poverty Reduction, Employment, Health - Models of Development:
Quantitative Growth Approaches - Planning and Growth Strategies in India: Priorities, Target
Groups, Approaches and Methods - Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization in India-
Shift in Developmental Policies and Strategies- Transition from Quantitative to Qualitative
Approaches: Basic Needs Approach, Sustainable Human Development Approach, Gender
Development Approach

References:
Balsara Jal F 1984 Perspectives on Social Welfare in India. Chand Co.
Ltd., New Delhi..

Chowdhury Paul D., 1979. Social Welfare Administration. Atma Ram Sons.,
Delhi.

Peter F. Drucker 2005 Managing the Nonprofit Organization,

HarperBusiness; Reprint edition
Goel S.L., 1988. Social WelfareAdministration VOL.2: Theory and
Practice. Deep &Deep Publications.

Goel S.L., &Jain R.K., 1998 Social Welfare Administration Vol.1: Theory and
Practice. Deep &Deep Publications

Garain, S. 1998. Organizational Effectiveness of NGOs. Jaipur:

University Book House.

Kohli A.S., &Sharma S.R., 1996. Encyclopedia of Social Welfare and Administration
Vol. 1-7. Anmol Pub. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.

Lauffer, A 1977. Getting the Resources You Need. New Delhi: Sage
Publications.

Lewis Judith A1991 Management of Human Services, Programs. Broke

Cole Publishing Co..

Rao Vidya, 1987 Social Welfare Administration. Tata Institute of

Social Sciences, Mumbai..

Sachdeva, 1998 D. R., Social Welfare Administration in India.

Allahabad, Kitab Mahal..

Journal
Garain, S., Towards a Measure of Perceived Organizational
Effectiveness in Nongovernment Organization.
Mumbai: Indian Journal of Social Work, 54 (2).

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 IIISEMESTER-(SPECIALISATION-II)-(MPSW)
PaperSWS506: PERSPECTIVE OF PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORK
Objectives:

 To gain knowledge about the concept of Mental Health as an important attribute of

life.
 To develop an understanding of minor & major psychiatric disorders, their causes,
symptoms, diagnosis, manifestations and management.
 To develop skills to function as psychiatric social workers in child & adult psychiatric
set ups.
 Understand the relevance, nature and types of social work interventions in mental
health.
 Develop appropriate skills and attitudes required for the practice of mental health
social work.

Course Content:

UNIT-I
Concepts of Mental Health and Illness: Relationship between social sciences and
psychiatry; Understanding normal and abnormal behavior; Definitions and perspectives of
mental health; Mental health as a positive concept, components of mental health;
Sociological approaches to mental Illness; Classification of mental and behavioural disorders;
Etiology of mental and behavioural disorders: socio cultural factors specific to India;
Relationship between psychology and psychiatry
UNIT-II
Psychiatric Disorders : Causes, Symptoms, Investigations, Treatment and Management
: A) Major (Psychotic) psychiatric disorders :Schizophrenia and its types; Other psychotic
disorders: Mood Disorders; B) Minor (Neurotic) Psychiatric disorders : i) Anxiety disorder;
ii) Panic disorder; iii) Phobias; iv) Obsessive compulsive disorder; v) Post traumatic stress
disorder; vi) Generalized Anxiety disorder; C) Somatoform Disorders: i) Somatization
disorder; ii) Conversion disorder; iii) Hypochondriasis; iv) Panic disorder; D) Dissociative
disorder; E) Normal Sexuality; Types of sexual behaviours; Sexual Dysfunction; Gender
Identity disorders
UNIT-III
Personality Disorders: Causes, Symptoms, Investigations, Treatment Management: a)
Personality of disorders; b) Sleep disorders; c) Psychosomatic disorders; d) Suicide; e)
Substance related disorders; f) Eating disorders. Psychosocial Interventions: Family
Interventions: Psycho-educational and supportive interventions; Social skills training:
Activities of daily living and vocational skills training; Therapeutic community; Psychiatric
rehabilitation

UNIT-IV
Medical Conditions Requiring Intervention: 1) Cancers: Types, presentation, treatment
(including side effects) Cancers of reproductive organs, breast cancer, cancers of the mouth,
abdomen, Bone cancer etc.; 2). Conditions of the geneto urinary tract: Prostate related benign
and malignant conditions, urinary incontinence, renal failure; 3) Conditions of the Gastro
Intestinal tract - Acidity, Ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome Piles, fissures; 4) Other Medical
conditions: Burns, Poisoning including snake bite Psoriasis, Pellagra Jaundice (conceptual +

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alcohol + neonatal). Childhood Psychiatric Disorders: Causes, Symptoms, investigations,
treatment and Management

UNIT-V
Treatment Methods in Psychiatry : a) Pharmacological treatment; b) ECT; c)
Psychotherapy short term, long term; d) Behaviour modification; e) Bio-feed back; 8. Use of
classification and its importance. Psycho therapeutic and psycho analytic approaches : a.
Rational Emotive therapy; b. Client centered therapy; c. Behaviour therapy; d. Transactional
analysis; e. Family therapy f. Play therapy and child guidance.

References:
Faulk, Malcom (1988) Basic Forensic Psychiatry, London :Blackwell Scientific
publications

Hillard, James Randolph, (1992) : Manual of Clinical Emergency Psychiatry, New

Delhi : Jaypee Brothers.
Coleman, James & Broen, William Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life. Bombay:
(1970): D.B. Tarporewala Sons & Co

Gelder, Michaelll Gath, et al (1996) :Oxford Textbook of Psychiatry, Delhi, Oxford

University Press.

Kolbe &Brodie (1982 Modern Clinical Psychiatry, London: W.B. Saunders Co

Priest, Robert & Woolfson, Gerald :Handbook of Psychiatry. Delhi:CBS.

(1986)

Sarason, Irwin & Sarason, (1998) :Barbara Abnormal Psychology, New Delhi :
Prentice Hall of India Pvt.Ltd.
Slater, Eliot & Roth, Martin (1992) :Clinical Psychiatry, New Delhi : All India Traveler
Book seller.
Stafford, David, Clark (1964) Psychiatry for Students, London : George Allen &
Unwin Ltd.
Verma, Ratna (1991) Psychiatric Social Work in India, New Delhi : Sage
Publications

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 IIISEMESTER-(SPECIALISATION-I)-(HRM)
PaperSWS507: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
Objectives:
 Develop an understanding about human resource development policies and practices
for organization effectiveness.
 Developskillsofprofessionalsinperformancemanagementandemployeestraining
 Knowledge of human resource management in relation to and its intervention
strategies.
 Develop knowledge of various certifications and Quality Management systems in
productivity.

Course Content:
UNIT-I
Human Resource Management: Meaning ,Concept, definition ,objectives and scope.
Human Resource Department and its functions. Manpower Planning: meaning, definitions,
objectives, benefits and process .Job analysis: need, process and methods. Job description:
characteristics, contents and steps. Job specification

UNIT-II
Functions of Human Resource Management: Recruitment: meaning, objectives, methods,
sources and process. Selection: meaning, methods and process. Placement: meaning and
process .Induction: meaning and process. Promotion: meaning, objectives, principles and
bases. Transfer: meaning, objectives, principles and bases. Separation: Retirement (VRS),
Superannuation & Resignation. Exit interview. Terminal benefits

UNIT-III
Wage and Salary Administration: Meaning, concept, types (Minimum Fair and Living)
and methods (Piece and Time rate)of Wage payments. Factors influencing in Wage
determination and components of wage. Job evaluation programme. Financial and
nonfinancial incentives

UNIT-IV
Human Resource Development: Concept, meaning, definition; Performance appraisal
meaning, purpose, methods and tools; training- meaning, objectives, types, methods and
procedure (SWOT); management techniques- 5S, Kaizen, six sigma; ISO standards-
procedure for certification

UNIT-V
Employees engagement programmes: job enrichment, job enlargement, job rotation;
employees motivation and morale, employees job satisfaction; organizational culture and
climate; International human resource management- concept, definition and importance.

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References:

Abraham E 1988 : Alternative approaches & strategies of Human

Resource Development , Rawat Publications,
Jaipur

Agarwal R.D 1973 : Dynamics of Personnel Management in India Tata

MacGraw Hill , Delhi

Bhargava P.P , 1990 : Issues in Personnel Management , Printwell

Publishers

Principles of Management Anmal publication PVT.

Dr. P.G. Aquinas 2005 LTD. New Delhi
Dr. P.G. Aquinas 2012 Human Resource Management Vikas Publishing
house PVT LTD.

Cole , G.A : Personnel Management Theory & Practice, D.P

Publishers , London

Cushway & lodge 2001 : Organizational Behaviour & design , Inst

Publishing house: New Delhi

Cushway 2001 : Human Resource Management , New Delhi : Crest

Publishing House

Davar R.S 1980 : Personnel Management & Industrial Relations,

Vikas Publishing House , New Delhi

Davis, Keith , 1983 : Human Behaviour at work , Tata McGraw Hill ,

New Delhi

Dyer W.G 1987 : Team Building , Addison Wisley London

Flippo , Edwin . B 1981 : Principles of Personnel Management , McGraw

Hill , Tokyo

Ian Beardwell & Len Holden , : Human Resource Management – A Contemporary

1998 Perspective published by McMillan India Ltd, New
Delhi

Mamoria C.B , 1989 : Personnel Management , Himalaya Publishing

House , Bombay

McGregor , Douglas 1964 : The Human side of Enterprise , McGraw Hill book
Co. New York

Mornsey G.L ,1972 : Appraisal & development , the objectives & results

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 Addission Wilsey , London

Paul Hersey & Ken Blanchand : Management of organizational Behaviour , Prentice

1999 Hall of India Pvt.Ltd

Rao T.V : Strategies of Developing Human Resources :

Experiencies from 14 organizations. Ahmeddabad :
IIM

Blachard Nick P and Thacker W : 2007 Effective Training Systems strategies and
James practices Prentice Hall of India New Delhi

Bukley Roger and Caple Jim 2007 The theory and Practice of Training Kongan
Page Ltd London
Noe Raymond A
2008 Employee Training and Development – Tata
McGraw Hill New Delhi

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 PaperSWS508-A: CORRECTIONAL SOCIAL WORK
Objectives:
 Develop understanding of the concept and philosophy of correctional social work and
correctional facilities in India.
 To study the institutional and non-institutional services available in the correctional
context.
 Develop practice skills in prevention, correction, aftercare and rehabilitation work in
criminal justice.

Course Content:
UNIT-1
Basic concepts of correctional social work: Theories of punishment; Correctional services:
concept, philosophy and changing perspectives; UN Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment
of Prisoners; An overview of the development of correctional policies and laws in India.

UNIT-II
Institutional and Non-institutional Correctional Services: Origin of Prison, Prison reform
movement and penal reforms in India; Structures, functions and limitations; Prisons, Open
institutions, Beggar homes, Rescue homes, Short-stay homes, Protective homes, Half-way
homes, De-addiction centers etc.; Health facilities in institutions; Concept and principles of
Probation, Furlough and Parole; Community correction programmes: Role of police,
judiciary and voluntary organizations; Role of social worker in prisons; Neighbourhood
and mutual-help groups.
UNIT-III
Aftercare : Defining concepts – aftercare, rehabilitation and reintegration; Principles of
aftercare; Structures and services – aftercare hostels, state homes, vocational training services
and schemes for rehabilitation; Reintegration and follow up; Critique of aftercare and
rehabilitation services – problems and gaps; Post-release problems and issues faced by
persons in custody in relation to shelter, vocational training, livelihoods, counselling, family
and community support and negative influences in society; Role of Social Worker in
aftercare; Emergence of the voluntary sector – current trends in aftercare and rehabilitation.

UNIT-IV
Social Work Intervention in Correctional Setting: Application of appropriate social work
methods in correctional institutions; Lack of correctional personnel; Role of social worker in
probation, parole and after care; Preparation of home study reports; Community legal aid
programme; Social exclusion, crime and rehabilitation; HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse in
Prisons; Social work intervention in prevention of crime and rehabilitation of prisoners;
Rights based approach to rehabilitation.

UNIT-V
Social Work at Police Stations and Courts: Application of appropriate social work
strategies for safeguarding the rights of under trial prisoners; Right to bail and Legal aid;
Social Work with Drug Habitues; Working with children of prisoners; Prisoners’ Vs.
Victims’ Rights; Rights of groups with Special Needs - Mentally Disturbed, Challenged or
Geriatric Prisoners.

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References:

Neshla(1997) Atrocities Against Women. New Delhi:

Harman Publishing House.

Strang,H.,&Braithwaite,J.(2001) Restorative Justice and Civil Society.

Cambridge University Press

Prayas(2002) Forced Separation: Children of Imprisoned

Mothers. Mumbai: Prayas

Rao, V.(1989) Victims of Crime, Allied Publishers Ltd.,

New Delhi

Tandon, S.L.(1990) Probation: A New Perspective. New Delhi:

Reliance Publishing

Valier,C.(2001) Theories of Crime and Punishment. Essex:

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 Paper SWS508-B:
HUMAN RESOURCE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Objectives:
 Develop an understanding about Training and development and
Group dynamics within the organization.
 To Gain knowledge in managing Training and development in organizations.
 To develop a better understanding of the “self” and professional behaviour in relation
to Training and development
 To develop understanding about need and responsibility of managers to impart
training and development in organizations

Course Content:

Unit – 1
Training and Development
Introduction to Training: Need for Training and Development – Importance of Training and
Development in Organisation – A systematic Approach to Training and Development –
Assessment phase, training and development phase, evaluation phase, Training
administration effective usage of instructions in Training.

Unit – II
Training Need Assessment and Analysis
Need Assessment and Analysis: Organisational support for need assessment, operational
analysis/ organisational analysis, requirement analysis, individual analysis, motivational
aspects of HED: Development Cycle; Reinforcement for behaviour – Modification, Learning
Theories, Stages of Learning, Learning Principles, challenges to become learning
organisation, trainee readiness, trainee motivation to learn, motivational theories –
McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y – Maslow’s Model – ERG Theory – McClelland’s
Theory of needs – Herzberg’s two-factory theory –

Unit III
Instructional Approach
An overview of Instructional Approach – Traditional instructional approaches, - Modern
Instructional approaches – Internal Training – External Training – Training Methods – on the
Job, Apprenticeship working – Mentoring. Off the job – case studies – lectures, Vestibule –
sensitivity – in-basket – Role Plays, Audiovisual and other Contemporary methods – Role of
Trainers – Qualities of a Good Trainers – Internal trainer vs. external Training.

Unit – IV
Training Evaluation and Measurement
Introduction to evaluation process – Introduction to Criteria Development – choosing criteria
measures. The evaluation of Criteria, Evaluation, Experimental Designs, Quasi experimental
design other methods of evaluation – External Training Validity – Models of Evaluation, ROI
on training.
Unit – V
Career Planning and Development
Concept of career – career stages – career planning and development – need – steps in career
planning – methods of career planning and development – career development actions and
programs – career problems and solutions- guidelines for career management – concept and

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management development – need and importance of management development, Management
development process –Leader cantered techniques of management development.

Reference:

Aquinas. P.G. Human resource Mangement , Text and Cases, Vikas

Publsishing house, New delhi 2010

Blachard Nick P and Thacker Effective Training Systems strategies and practices
Prentice Hall of India New Delhi
W James 2007

Bukley Roger and Caple Jim 2007 The theory and Practice of Training Kongan Page Ltd
London

Noe Raymond A 2008 Employee Training and Development – Tata

McGraw Hill New Delhi

Drucker, Peter F 1999 Management, Harper and Collin, London

Abraham E 1988 : Alternative approaches & strategies of Human

Resource Development , Rawat Publications,
Jaipur

Agarwal R.D 1973 : Dynamics of Personnel Management in India Tata

MacGraw Hill , Delhi

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 CHOICE BASED PAPER (FORTHESTUDENTSOFOTHERDISCIPLINE)

Paper SWS 509A: DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Objectives:
 Understand key concepts, theories and approaches of disaster management with
specific reference to Indian context
 Develop skills to analyze factors contributing to disaster
 Develop an understanding of the process of disaster management
 Develop an understanding of the social worker’s role in the team for disaster
management.

Course Content
UNIT-I
Disasters: Meaning and Concept, definition, types and impact - Famine, floods, cyclones,
hurricanes, warfare, earthquake, volcanoes; traditional and modern disaster threats and care
factor, classification of disasters. Models of disaster - crunch model and release model.

UNIT-II
Disaster management: Definition and concept; approaches to disaster management,
importance and relevance of disaster management in the present environmental scenario,
cases studies of disaster management. Disaster Management and Phases: Pre-disaster:
Prevention, Preparation, education vulnerability and preparedness. Actual disaster:
Contingency, short-term and long term plans, search, relief, rescue, recovery and restoration.
Post disaster: Rehabilitation and commemorations.

UNIT-III
Disaster and Social Work Intervention: Scope of disaster related intervention, intervention
during disaster impact stage, trauma counseling and crisis intervention, post disaster
management, damage assessment and long term rehabilitation and reconstruction, networking
and co-ordination between government, NGOs, donor agencies, local bodies, police, military
etc.

UNIT-IV
Disaster Prevention and Preparedness: Vulnerability analysis, hazard mapping
,community based disaster preparedness programmes, training for CBDP, preparedness for
post-disaster emergency response and long term rehabilitation, organization and planning,
logistics; resource utilization, specialized skills and training needs; public awareness and
education; first-aid training, civil defense training.

UNIT-V
Institutions and Instruments in Disaster Response: international decade for natural
disaster reduction and UN resolutions, administration of relief in India -National, state,
district and local levels; Disaster related legislations and policies; national and international
donor agencies; NGOs, mental health institutions in disaster management and relief.

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Reference:

Birnabaum, F, Coplon Crisis Intervention after Natural Disaster Social Case work
1973 Volume 54 No 9 545,551

Das Veena (ed) 1990 Mirrors of Violence, Communities, Riots and Survivors in
South Asia, Delhi: Oxford University Press

Grossmann L 1973 “Train Crash: Social work and Disaster Services” Social work
Volume 18 No. 5 3844

Vasta Krishna S 2001 The Bhuj Earthquake 2001, Identification of priority Issues:
world Institute of Disaster Risk Management U.S.A

Blaufard . h & Levine .J : “ Crisis intervention in an Earthquake” social work , Vol. 17 ,

1972 No. 4, 16-19.

Grossman. L, 1973 : “ Train Crash : Social work & Disaster services”. Social work ,
Vol. 18 , No. 5, 38-44

Hoff .A. 1978 : “People in Crisis” , understanding and helping California ;

Addison Wesley . Publishing company.

Joint Assistant Center , : Natural Disaster , New Delhi : Adyatma Sadhana Kendra.
1980

Lindomann .E. 1944 : “Symptomology and management of acute Grief”. American

Journal of psychiatry Vol. 101. 141-148.

Maharatna. A , 1996 : The Demography of families: An India Historical perspective

OUP : Delhi.

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 PAPER SWS 509-B:
UNDERSTANDING MARGINALITIES
OBJECTIVES:
 To enable students to locate marginality of major communities which is deeply embedded in
Indian social structure.
 To familiarise students with the divergent discourses prevalent particularly in Dalit studies and its
implications on social movements among marginalised.
 To equip the students to understand development intervention of State in the development of
marginalised communities, and also the role of NGOs and CSOs, especially in the current context
of LPG reforms in India.

Course Content:
Unit 1: Introduction

Marginalization in Indian Context · Marginalization- Concept, Definitions , Types of

marginalization- Social, Political, Economic, Educational, Psychological · Marginalization
vs. Social Exclusion · Marginalization, Discrimination and Disadvantage · Individual
Exclusion vs. Community/Group Exclusion · Reasons of Marginalization- Disadvantage,
Deprivation, Economic, Political and Importance of Studying Marginalization ,types of
marginally marginalised communities in India (SCs, STs, nomadic castes and tribes and de-
notified tribes, OBCs, Minorities) , Demographic composition of marginalised communities
in India.

Unit-2:Marginality and Social Structure in India

Identification of Marginalized Groups- Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, Primitive
Groups, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Women and Children, Economically Weaker
Sections. caste system; Untouchability: historical and social roots; A process of identity
formation among Dalits;

Unit-3.
Movements to promote Marginalities :Perspectives on marginalisation-role of ideology in
marginalisation; the views of Jotibarao Phule, Periyar, Babasaheb Ambedkar, Ram Manohar
Lohia. Perspectives on social movements-protest, reform, sub-nationalism, nativism,
millenarianism.

Unit-4 State intervention and the development of marginalised communities

Marginalisation and affirmative action- Constitutional provisions against any kind of
Discrimination, Government Programmes, Schemes and Voluntary efforts to curb
Discrimination. · Five year Plans and progress made towards education of marginalized
groups in India-Inclusive growth and Development of all, Empowerment of marginalized
communities in India. · RTE Act 2009, RMSA and RUSA and Provisions of the 12th Five
Year Plan for education of the marginalized groups.

Unit-5.Marginalities in the current context

Equal rights to work · Human rights issues related with equity and equality · Coping
strategies and interventions required for resolution of the consequences of Marginalisation.
Future Perspectives and Policy directives in India , Role of NGOs in the development of
Dalits and other marginalised communities. Recent Trends in the Movement for
Development of Marginalized Groups Social Mobility among Marginalized Groups:

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Education, Employment, Political Participation, Conversion, Migration and Social
Legislation, Current challenges of marginalised communities and the task of their
emancipation.

References:
Jaffrelot, Christophe (2003): India’s Silent Revolution: The Rise of The Low Castes
in North Indian Politics. Delhi: Permanent Black.

Beteille, Andre (1981 Backward classes and the new social order .Delhi:
Oxford University Press

Beteille, Andre (1992): The Backward Classes in Contemporary India .Delhi:

Oxford University Press

Chaudhuri, S.N. (1988): Changing status of depressed castes in contemporary

India. Delhi: Daya Publishing House.

Gore, M.S. (1993): The Social Context of an Ideology: The Social and
Political Thoughts of Babasaheb Ambedkar .New
Delhi: Sage.

Omvedt, Gail (1995): Dalit Visions: The anti-caste movement and the
construction of an Indian Identity. New Delhi: Orient
Longman

Singh, K.S. (1995) The Scheduled Tribes .Delhi: Oxford University Press.

Zelliot, Eleanor (1995) From Untouchable to Dalit: Essays on the Ambedkar

Movement. New Delhi: Manohar.

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 PaperSWS510: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM – III
(CONCURRENT FIELDWORK AND STUDY TOUR)

Before placing the student’s in different agencies in third semester, the faculties have to
arrange observational visits based on the specialization of the students.

Requirements of Observational Visits: A minimum of three visits should be organized in

this semester to settings like those listed below:

A. Health setting: Hospitals-Medical &Psychiatric Units, Clinics-de-addiction Center,

Palliative care Center, HIV/AIDS Centre, Counselling Center, Mental Health Institutions,
Community Health Centre, Counsellors in Corporate Sectors, Correctional Institutions,
Rehabilitation Center, Half Way Homes, Career Guidance/School Counselling, Working in
Institutions for Women & Children, Geriatric Counselling- Institutions for Elderly, Adoption,
Public Health programmes and teaching, Research and training, National and International
funding organizations as Project Co- ordinators or Research officers, Opportunities for higher
studies and job prospects in the Western Countries.

B. Educational setting: Formal schools, non-formal/adult education centers, income

generating skill development centers, vocational training facilities, etc.

C. Community services centers: Skill development programme centers, environment

improvement centers, family service centers, community development projects in urban and
rural settings, etc.

D. Institutional and non-institutional services for special groups: like; the Differently
abled, Mentally challenged, Destitute, Migrants, Women, Street children, Elderly, and other
vulnerable groups; Adoption agencies, Child rights protection facilities, Labour Welfare
Centres etc

E. Criminal justice system: Jails, Courts, Police stations, and agencies under the Juvenile
Justice Act.

F. Civic administration centers: Municipal Corporation, Ward offices, Zilla Panchayats,

Taluk Panchayat, Block Development Office, etc.

G. Corporate Industry Sectors: Industries, companies, Factories, shops established under

statutory laws where HR activities can carried out, consultancy agencies etc.

Concurrent Field Work Practicum: In this semester the Concurrent Field Work Practicum
shall be conducted during two days a week (16 clock hours in a week), for 30 days (240 clock
hours) in this semester including the days/hours spent for observational visits, individual
conference, Group Conference, and Study tour. In this semester, the learners may be placed
in specialization related agencies or in communities to initiate and participate in direct service
deliver. Practice learning is a vital component of the educational opportunity to be provided
to the learner. The teaching learning process must be designed to help the learner to move on
the mastering strategies, skills and techniques to practice social work. The faculty supervisors
would assist students to prepare a plan of action (field work syllabus) for the respective
semester fieldwork activities in consultation with agency supervisors. Further, faculty
supervisors shall facilitate students to adopt intervention field work in collaboration with

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agency/development organizations. The Industry/community/Hospital/ correctional/ NGO
setting shall continue for practice of field work in next semester too. The students are
expected to practice the primary and secondary methods of social work in their specialized
field work agencies and they also need to practice all the theories and principles, skills,
professional knowledge which they studied in the classroom sessions. During the placement
the students are expected to learn about the vision, mission, philosophy, administration,
strategies, programmes, activities, achievements and also involve with the activities of the
organization to whatever extent possible. The students also undertake any assignments given
to them by the agency and they may also undertake any research for the organization. Every
week the students write are port of their activities and submit to the concerned field work
supervisor. The supervisor conducts individual and group conference regularly. At the end of
the semester Viva-Voce is conducted by for 100 marks as mentioned in the scheme of
examinations.

Criteria for Evaluation of Social Work Practicum in III semester:

1. Adjustment in the agency: student’s adjustment in the agency to physical setting,

adjustment to authority or agency staff, understanding the agency policies and programmes.

2. Development of professional self: such as punctuality, regularity, sincerity, overtime

work, team work with co-workers, respect for people, dress and etiquette, self-discipline and
responsible behavior etc.

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 IVSEMESTER
Paper SWS 551-A: COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Objectives:
 Acquire understanding of various methods of communication and concepts and skills
of management and competence to use the same.
 Understand and appreciate the role of communication in development
 Acquire knowledge of different forms of communication, skills of management and
their use in the process of development and social change.
 Development an ability to assess critically the utilization of communication media by
the government and non – government sectors in the process of development.

Course Content:
Unit I
Communication: Concept, scope and Process of Communication. Barriers to effective
communication . Verbal and non - verbal communication.

UNIT-II
Types of Communication: Inter-personal methods of communication - workshop,
demonstration, meeting, panel discussion, simulation games, case studies, role play and street
theatre. Mass media- Concept, characteristics and Relevance.

Unit III
Audio, visual and audio - Visual Aids in communication:
Audio Aids - Folk songs, music audio cassettes.
Visual Aids - Posters, slides, photographs, paper clippings, exhibition, flash cards, flannel
graphs, use of notice boards, chalk boards, puppets, and overhead projector, LCD projector
Audio-Visual Aids - video cassettes,
Written communication - News reporting, essay writing, hand bill, pamphlets, newsletters -

Unit – IV
Development communication – concept and scope – need for development communication –
mass media and development communication – development communication and social work

Unit V
Information technology and social networking – search engines – video conferencing – intra
net and internet – blogging - impact of information technology on social work practice and
Role of social worker.

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Macmillan Publishing Co/ Inc

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Dahama , O.P & Bhatnagar , O.P : Education & Communication for Development
1985 New Delhi : Oxford & IBH Pub .Co.Pvt.Ltd

Druckman D et Al 1982 : Non – verbal Communication London : Sage

Publications.

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Professions New York : Macmillan Publishing Co.

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Reston : Reston Publishing Company

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to Effective Communication California : Brooks
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Methuen : London & New York

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book , New York : Paulist Press

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Interpretation of Language & Meaning Victoria :
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Communication

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& Trainers Ranchi : Xavier Labour Relation Inst

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Routledge & Kegan Paul

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Harmondsworth : Penguin Books

O’ Sullivan Tim et. Al 1983 : Key concepts in Communication London :

Methuen : London & New York

Pace , Peterson & Bumett 1979 : Techniques for effective communication Sydney :
Wesley Publishing Co.

Perkins D. C 1979 : Aids to Essay Writing Middlese : Celtic Revision

Aids

Schramm Wilburs 1973 : Men , Messages & Media : A book at human

communication

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Janny 1982 Publications

Srampickal , Jacob 1981 : Understanding Communication Media . Bangalore .

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Tickoo. C & Shahikumar Jaya : Writing with a purpose Delhi : Oxford University
Press

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New York : Random House.

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Macmillan

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Delhi : Indian Social institute.

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University Book House

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Publishing Co. Ltd

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 Paper SWS 551-B:
JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN INDIA
Objectives:
 To gain insights into child rights and the situation of children in difficult
circumstances in India.
 To study the etiology of juvenile deviance in the Indian context.
 To understand the services available for children under relevant children’s legislation.
 To learn the necessary intervention skills for working with juveniles.

Course content:
UNIT-I
The Situation Analysis of children in India: Demographic characteristics-Needs and
Problems of children in difficult circumstances in India-Street child, destitute, deviant child,
abandoned, orphaned, sexually abused, child labour, trafficked children, calamity/Conflict
affected children, Missing children, HIV-AIDS affected and infected children, tribal child,
child beggar, child prostitute, children from poverty groups.

UNIT-II
Juvenile Deviance: Children in conflict with law; Over view of the Juvenile Justice Act;
Etiology of juvenile deviance; various etiological factors–social, family, school,
psychological, economic; Institutional and non-institutional care of children; Juvenile gangs;
juvenile counselling facilities; Programme for control and prevention of juvenile deviance;
Street and working children.

UNIT-III
Social Work Intervention in Juvenile Justice: Working with children: from welfare to a
rights perspective; Application of appropriate social work methods in working with children
in conflict with law; Working with Special Juvenile Police Units; Role of Community &
Voluntary Agencies in the implementation of Juvenile Justice Act; Social
investigation report;
UNIT-IV
Residential and Non-Institutional Services for Juveniles: Concept of Juvenile Justice
Board; Observation Home, Special Home, Children’s Home; Shelter Home; Orphanages and
destitute homes; Concept of fit persons and fit institutions; Community based programmes
:Adoption, foster-care, sponsorship; Child guidance ; Family counselling, Community
service; Concept of group counseling ; Crisis intervention centres; Child Helplines;
Repatriation and restoration;

UNIT-V
Child Rights: UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child and other international initiatives;
Constitutional Provisions, National Policy for Children, National Charter for Children,
National Action Plan for Children, Commissions for Protection of Child Rights and
Karnataka State policy for children

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References:
Bajpai,Asha(2006) Child Rights in India. NewDelhi: Oxford
University Press
Berry,Juliet(1972) Social Work with Children. London: Routledge
and Kegan Paul.
Bhattacharya,S.K.(2003) Social Defence: An Indian Perspective. New
Delhi: Regency Publications
Chakrabarti,N.K.(ed.)(1999) Institutional Corrections in the Administrationof
Criminal Justice .New Delhi: Deep &
DeepPublications
Diwan, Paras (1994) Children and Legal Protection .New Delhi: Deep
& Deep Pub.Govt of India ,Juvenile Justice
(CareandProtectionofChildren)Act 2000.
Gupta, Manju(2002) Child Abuse–A Social Work PerspectiveJaipur:
Mangal Deep Publications.
Kumari,Ved(2004) Juvenile Justice in India: From Welfare toRights
.New Delhi: oxford University press.
Kumari,Ved&Brooks,S.L (2004) Creative Child Advocacy. New Delhi: Sage.
NIPCCD,
Pandey,Rajendra(1991): Street Children of India. Allahabad:
CalughPublications.

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 IV SEMESTER–(SPECIALISATION – III)-(CD)
Paper SWS 552: URBAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Objectives:
 Develop understanding of factors associated with urbanization and its consequences.
 Develop a critical understanding of urban problems.
 Develop sensitivity and commitment for working with the urban poor.
 Enhance understanding of urban development and competence to handle urban
problems.

Course Content:
UNIT - I
Concept and theories: Urban community, Urbanism and Urbanization-concepts and
characteristic. History of urbanization in India. Theories of Urbanization. Urban problems,
causes and effects associated with urbanization- urban industrial syndrome, environmental
pollution.

UNIT - II
Slum: Concept, nature, characteristics. Sub-culture of slums, Social change And Slums,
problems of slum areas, Profile of Slums in India. Theories of slums-Stokes, Burgess, Hoyt.
Slums and social Problems.

UNIT - III
Urban development & urban community development: Concepts & Programmes Delhi
pilot project- critical analysis of a planned experiment. Urban Programmes in five year plans,
Historical analysis of Government programmes on Urban community Development
,NRLM,NURM and SMART Cities, NGO initiative in urban community development.
Barriers to urban community development.

UNIT – IV
Strategy and services for urban development:
Strategies - Infrastructure development, Service provisions, Group building and mobilization,
Advocacy, campaigning, pressure groups and lobbying, networking, participatory
Community appraisal techniques. Urban basic services : Housing, education, urban transport,
water and sanitation solid liquid & hazardous waste management. Target group Programmes-
for Urban Community development (Urban poor, Slum dwellers, Unemployed, Youth,
Women ,Children, Elderly )

UNIT – V
Urban local self governance and social work intervention:
Urban local governance structure: municipality/city corporation - structure & functions.
Town Planning- Zoning regulation. Urban Legislations & urban development : 74th
amendment ,environmental laws, Legislations regarding Slum clearance & development Role
of social worker in facilitating participatory change in urban area-Scope of social work
profession in Urban community Development.

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Aziz , Abdul 1984 : Urban poor & Urban informal sector New Delhi :
Ashish publishing House

Bhargava Gopal 1981 : Urban problems & policy perspectives , New Delhi
: Abhinav Publications

Bhargava Gopal 1983 : Socio economic & Legal implications of Urban

Land Ceiling & Regulation

Bijilani H.U 1977 : Urban Problems New Delhi : Indian Institute of

Public Administration

Anderson Nels & K.Ishvaran : Urban Sociology

Breman Jan , 1996 : Footloose Labour, working in India Informal

Economy Cambridge : Cambridge University Press

Buch M.N 1993 : Environmental consciousness & urban planning ,

Hyderabad : Orient Longmen.

Chiranjivi J. Nirmal 2000 : Human Rights in India : Historical , Social &

Political perspectives New Delhi : Oxford
University Press

Clinnard , Marshall B 1970 : Slums & Community Development Toronto :

Collier & Macmillan ltd

Cox, Fred et al 1977 : Tactis & Techniques of Community Practice ,

Illinois : peacock Publishers

D’Souza , Alfred 1978 : The Indian City New Delhi : Manohar Publications

Desai A.R & Pillai S.D ( eds) : Slums & Urbanization Mumbai : Popular
1990 Prakashan

Desai Anjana 1985 : Environmental Perception – The human factor in

urban planning New Delhi : Ashish Publishing
house

Desrochers , John ( ed) : India’s Growing Slums Bangalore : Center for

Social Action

Dey S.K 1964 : Community Development : A Bird’s Eye View ,

Bombay : Asia Publishing House

Diddee Jayamala Rangaswamy , : Urbanization . Trends , perspectives & challenges ,

Vimal 1993 Jaipur : Rawat Publications.

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Asia – Pacific Region : United Nations Tokyo :
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Gilbert .A & J Gngler 1982 : Cities , poverty & Development : Urbanization in

the Third world Oxford University Press , Oxford

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New Delhi : Concept Publishing Company

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Mills, E.S Becker C.M 1986 : Studies in Indian Urban Development Oxford :
Oxford University Press

Misra .K.Girish & M.K Naran : Development programmes for urban poor, New
1989 Delhi : Indian Institute of Public administration

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New Delhi : Indian Institute of Public
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Nagpaul , Hans 1996 : Modernization & Urbanization in India New Delhi

: Ashish Publications

Pinto .R.Marina 2000 : Metropolitan city governance in India

Ramachandra , R 1989 : Urbanization & Urban system in India Delhi :

Oxford University Press

Rao V.L Prakasa . S 1983 : Urbanization in India New Delhi : Concept

Publishing house

Sathpal , Puliani 2000 : The Karnataka Town & Country Planning Act
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Shahdhar . H 2001 : Census of India 2001

Thudipara . Z.Jacob 1993 : Urban Community Development , Jaipur : Rawat

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Tiwari R.S 1997 : Role of informal sector in urban communities ,

Mumbai Himalaya publishing House

Verma H.S 1985 : Bombay , New Bombay & Metre Politan region –

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 growth process & planning lessons

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Perspective.

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 IVSEMESTER-(SPECIALISATION-II)-(MPSW)

Paper SWS 553: SOCIAL MEDICINE AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

Objectives:
 To equip students with basic knowledge of human anatomy and physiology
 To orient them to advanced medical information
 To equip the students for their role as Medical Social Workers

Course Content
UNIT-I
Concept of prevention in medicine: Level of prevention, health promotion, early diagnosis
and prompt treatment; Concept of social medicine and socialized medicine; role of medical
social worker in preventive and social medicine; Modern concept of rehabilitation treatment
plan; Critical review of various national health programmes.

UNIT-II
Various methods of treatment: Psycho-analysis, psychotherapy, biological therapy, crisis
intervention; Social Case Work, group therapy, community organization. Psychiatry and
significant legislation: Indian Lunacy Act, The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances
(Amendment) Act, 2001; The Medical Health Act, 1986. Perspective on prevention: need and
scope of preventive psychiatry; primary, secondary and tertiary prevention; Role of
Psychiatric Social Worker in prevention, treatment, promotion and rehabilitation of mentally
ill persons.
UNIT-III
Infectious and Cardio Vascular Diseases: Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Sexually Transmitted
Diseases (bacterial and viral) HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis, Poliomyelitis, Amoebiasis, Dysentery
and Worm infection, Rabies; Myocardial infarction, Ischemic Heart disease, Hypertension,
Stroke/paralysis, Diabetes, Congenital heart disease, Coma.

UNIT-IV
Genetic disorders: Epilepsy, Asthma, Mental deficiency, Minimal brain damage: Social
Work intervention for management of genetic disorders; Importance of genetic counseling.
Pre-Natal and Neo-natal conditions, trauma at birth leading to: Spasticity, Retarded
intellectual development and other traumatic neuropathies. Degenerative Diseases and
Geriatric Medicine: Management of Arthritis, Parkinson’s disease, Cataract, Glaucoma,
Retinal detachment, Senile dementia, Alzheimer’s diseases.

UNIT-V
Disease Conditions related to the reproductive system: Pregnancy, Child Birth – normal
and complications, Gynecological conditions – Prolapsed uterus, Ectopic pregnancy, Molar
pregnancy etc., Infertility – causes and Treatment, Menopause – symptoms, treatment,
implications. Psychiatric Social Work in Various Clinical Settings: Mental health
Institutions, psychiatric departments in general hospitals, private psychiatric clinics, half way
homes, day care centers, sheltered workshops , child guidance clinics, Departments of
Teaching Hospitals including Dept. of Preventive and Social Medicine in Medical Colleges.

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 IVSEMESTER-(SPECIALISATION-I)-(HRM)
PaperSWS554: LABOUR WELFARE AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Objectives:
 To gain the knowledge about concept, philosophy and evolution of labor welfare
 To understand the components of labor welfare and their management in the overall
context of human resource development
 To Acquire the knowledge of modern trend in labor welfare
 To understand the dynamics of employee/ union/management
 relationships in the industry

Course Content:
Unit- I
Concepts of industry and labor welfare: industry- meaning and types, labor and
characteristics, industrial labor, types and problems; labor welfare- concept, definition, scope
and objectives, theories and principles of labour welfare; development of labour welfare

UNIT-II
Areas of labour welfare: industrial housing, industrial safety, industrial health, industrial
hygiene, workers education programme- central board for workers education, international
labour organization, labour welfare functions.

UNIT-III
Statutory and non-statutory welfare facilities: meaning, importance, and types- facilities
for washing, storing and drying clothes, shelters, restrooms, lunch rooms, canteen, crèche,
first aid and appointment of welfare officer- role, function, limitation; Non-statutory welfare
facilities-meaning, importance and types: education facilities, medical facilities, recreation
facilities, consumer co-operative societies and employee counseling .Social security and
social insurance- meaning and significance New trends-flex time, moon lighting, family
gathering, family tours, leave travel allowance, celebration of birthdays, marriage anniversary
etc. New Labour Policies: sexual harassment at workplace- meaning, consequences, policy,
preventive steps, and guidelines
UNIT-IV
Industrial relations- concept, meaning, objectives; growth and development of industrial
relations in India; discipline and disciplinary actions- meaning, principles, acts of
misconduct, hot stove rule, types of punishments and enquiry procedures; grievance and
grievance handling procedure.

UNIT-V
Trade union: Trade union- meaning and functions, development of trade union in India,
collective bargaining- meaning, process, charter of demands, negotiation and settlement;
workers participation in management- meaning, definition, objectives and forms. Need of
Industrial social worker.

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Moorthy M.V 1968 : Principles of Labour Welfare Vizg : Gupta Brothers

Mutalik Desai & B.R Rairkar : Labour welfare & Industrial Relations , Bombay :
1978 Noble Publishing House

Punekar , Deodhar & Sankaran : Trade Unionism Industrial Relation & Labour
1980 welfare Bombay : Himalaya Publishing House

Saxena R.C 1961 : Labour problems & social welfare Meerut :

Jaiprakashnath & Co

Silvera D.M 1991 : Human Resource Development A Indian

Experience New Delhi : New India Publications

Srivastav K.N 1954 : Industrial peace & Industrial Relations Allahabad :

Kitab Mahal

Vaid K.N 1965 : Labour welfare in India Madras : Asia Publishing

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Vaid K.N 1970 : State & Labour in India Madras: Asia Publishing
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Karnik V.N 1960 : Indian Trade Union : A survey Bombay : Labour

Education service

Lester , Richard A 1958 : Labour & Industrial Relations New York:

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Memoria & Doshi : Labour problems & social welfare in India

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O.W PJ / helps 1985 : Introduction of Labour Economics New York:

McGraw Hill Book. Co.

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 IV SEMESTER–(SPECIALISATION – IV)-(CD)
Paper SWS 555: CITIZEN PARTICIPATION & LOCAL SELF GOVERNANCE
Objectives:
 Recognize the key concept of citizenship, participation and government institutions.
 Develop critical understanding of the functioning of local government institutions.
 Acquire understanding of the role of social work in promoting citizen participation in
governance and effective functioning of local self government institutions.

Course Content:
UNIT - I
Concept of citizenship, rights and duties of citizens and citizen leadership, Concept of
people” participation; principles and significance of people’s participation, Definition of the
term governance and local self governance.

UNIT - II
Local self Government institutions: Concept and History, 73rd and 74th constitutional
amendment bill. Rural local self governments : Concept, Structure, and Function. Urban
Local Self Government : Concept, Structure, and Function.

UNIT – III
Panchayat Raj Institutions in Karnataka(1993) and 2015 Amendment –Structure, functions
andfinances. Participation of women, S.C‟s, S.T‟s, O.B.C‟s, in Panchayat Raj Institutions.
Significanceof Grama Sabha.Critique of Panchayat Raj system.

UNIT – IV
Role of civic society organizations, N.G.O‟s, media, people based community organizations
in good governance. Factors promoting and hindering civil society participation in
governance. Importance of training for PRIs, Case study of ANSSIRD Mysore.

UNIT – V
Role of Social workers in promoting participatory good governance: Direct intervention- In
Rural and Urban Local self Government. Mobilization and organization- roles in relation to
ward committees, Grama Sabha, Children Grama Sabha, Women Grama Sabha. Use of RTI
Act (2005) and Consumer forum as a tool for empowerment.

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Governability : Cambridge University Press

Cernea M.M 1991 : Putting people fiest , Oxford : Oxford University

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Chathukulam , JOS Thomas Jose : 1997, Power to the people: Peoples campaign for
T 1997 ninth plan in Kerala, Kurukshetra , June.

Chopra, Kanchan , 2002 : Social capital & Development processes: Role of

formal & non – formal institutions, E.P.W July 13.

Crook R.C & Manor I 1998 : Democracy & Decentralization in South Asia &
West Africa: Participation. Accountability &
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Ghanshyam, Shah ( ed) 2000 : Social Movements & the State Readings in Indian ,
New Delhi : Government & Polities – 12 : sage
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Goopter . M. 2001 : The polities of the urban poor in early twentieth

Century India , Cambridge : Cambridge University
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Government of Kerala , 1997 : Final Report of the Committee on Decentralization

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Krishna , Iver V.R , 1990 : Freedom of Information , Lucknow : Eastern Book

Company

Mookerji. R 1920 : Local Government in Ancient India, Clarandon

Press, Oxford

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PRIA , 2002 : Civil Society & Governance , New Delhi Society

for participatory Research in India

Putnam Robert D , 1993 : Making Democracy work : Civil Traditions in

Modern Italy : Princeton , New Jersey

Rajasekhar . D ( ed) 1999 : Decentralized Government & N.G.O’s : Issues ,

strategies & ways forward : New Delhi ; Concept
Publishers

Vyasulu Vinod , 2000 : Decentralization from above: Panchat Raj in the

1990’s Bangalore: Center for Budget & Policy
studies.

World Bank , 2000 : Decentralization in the Indian states, World Bank :

New Delhi.

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 IVSEMESTER-(SPECIALISATION-II)-(MPSW)
Paper SW S556: THERAPEUTIC COUNSELLING
Objectives:
 Develop knowledge and skills of different psycho – therapeutic theories and to help
the students to selectively utilize different theories in relation to individuals, families
and groups.
 Develop competence to select and integrate therapeutic counseling skills when
working with different client groups in different settings.

Course Content:
UNIT-I
Counseling: Meaning and definition, need and development, evolution of counseling, Skills
of counseling, qualities of a counselor and ethics of counseling, Process and physical
requisites for the Counseling atmosphere; Introduction to the terms: Guidance, Counseling,
psychotherapy, psychiatry.
UNIT-II
Approaches to Counseling: client centered therapy, gestalt therapy, psycho – analytical
therapy, behaviour therapy, rational emotive behaviour therapy, Reality Therapy, neuro –
linguistic programming, Existentialist Approach. Theories of Personality and their
significance in counseling: Erikson, Maslow, Freud, Adler.

UNIT-III
Counseling in different contexts: Counseling in sexual problems; Personal Problems; Inter-
personal problems; drug addiction and alcoholism; Chronic Absenteeism; Accident
Proneness; Life Situations: Stress management; Crisis Management – Accident, Disaster,
Loss of employment, Severe illness, Suicide, Retirement and geriatric counseling, counseling
for women in distress and violence. Key Techniques of Counseling: Reflective discussion,
advise, motivation, clarification, modeling, role-playing, reality orientation, confrontation,
and reaching out.
UNIT-IV
Special areas in counseling: Counseling in HIV/AIDS- Pre and Post Test Counseling,
adherence counseling; Counseling in medical termination of pregnancy, abortion cases,
infertility; Counseling in adoption and foster care; Health Problems of industrial workers and
employee counseling; Grief counseling, death counseling, counseling for organ
transplantation; Working with the families in case of physical and mental handicap and
genetic counseling; Counseling in the school set up; Counseling in palliative care; Helplines
and crisis intervention, telephonic counseling for suicide prevention; Family and bereavement
counseling
UNIT-V
Legal and ethical issues in Counseling: Counseling interventions, General Counseling,
Group Counseling; Counseling in Family situation: Pre-marital and marital counseling;
Parent-child interactions in School; counseling in learning disability, ethical responsibilities
of a counselor.

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References:

Terne Eric 1964 : Games People play New York : Grove Press

Tarkhuff , Robert R Pereson , : Beyond Counselling & therapy : New York : Holt
Bornard G 1977 Rinehart & Wination

Tarkhuff 1980 : The art of helping IV Massachusetts – Human

Resource Press

Torey , Gerald 1977 : Theory & practice of Counselling & Psychotherapy

California – Brookn / Cole Publishing Company

Erickson Clifford E 1949 : A Basic Text for guidance Workers New York :
Prentice Hall Inc.

Duster J.M 1980 : Helping in personal growth A new Approach to

counselling Bombay: St. pauls Publications.

Duster J.M 1980 : An Integration of Carkhuff’s Models St.Pauls

Publications

Glanner William 1965 : Reality Therapy New York , Evaaston & London
Harper & Row Publications

Marvin . R Goldfried & Gerald . : Clinical Behaviour Therapy New York : Holt ,
C Davison 1976 Rinehart & Winson

Rollo, May 1977 : The Art of counselling United States of American

Parthenon Press At Nashville Tennesses

Villere Maurice : Transactional Analysis at work New Jersey

Prentice Hall Inc. Eaglewood Cliffs.

Mary , Richmond 1965 : Social Diagnosis London : The Free Press

Helen , Harris , Perlman 1965 : Social case work – A problem solving approach ,
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press

Florence , Hollis 1966 : Case work – A psychosocial Therapy . New York ,

Random House

Margaret , L.Ferard & Noel : The Case worker’s use of Relationships . London :
K.Hunnybun 1962 Tavistock Publications

Lewis , R. Wolberg 1905 : Technique of psychotherapy .Part & I & II San

Francisco, Grllne & Straltion

Leslie , E.Moser & Ruth , Smal : Counselling & Guidance – An Exploration , U.S.A

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Moser 1963 , Prentice Hall Inc

Ralph , Ruddock 1976 : Roles & Relationships . London : Routledge &

Kegan Paul

Ken , Heap 1977 : Group therapy for social workers Newyork :

Pergamon Press

Dorothy, StockWhitaker & : Psychotherapy through Group Process. New York ,

Morton , A . Liberman 1964 Prentice Hall Inc

Asya . L. Kadis., Jack D .Krasner : A Practicum of Group Psychotherapy 2nd Edition.

., Charles , Winick & S.H New York : Harper & Row
Foulkes 1974

S.H.Foulkes & E.J.Anthony 1965 : Group Psychotherapy: The Psychoanalytical

Approach. New York , Penguin Books.

J.L.Moreno ( Ed) 1977 : The International Handbook of Group

Psychotherapy. London , Peter Owen

Kundu C.L 1980 : Personality Development. New Delhi Sterling

Publishers

Philip , Barker 1976 : Basic Child Psychiatry. London Crosby Lockwood

Staples.

Mabel Fonseca 1966 : Counselling for Marital Happiness, Bombay

Manaktalas

William .H.Masters & Virginia , : Human sexual inadequacy , London J & A

Enson 1970 Churchill Ltd

Willian. H Masters & Virginia : Human Sexual Response. Boston : Little Brown &
.E.Johnson 1966 Company

Virginia , Satir 1967 : Conjoint Family Therapy. Polo Alto & California:
Science & Behaviour Books Inc.

John , G.Howells 1968 : Theory & Practice of Family Psychiatry. Edinburgh

& London : Oliver & Boyd

Donald . A.Bloch ( Ed) 1973 : Techniques of Family Psychiatry : A primer. New

York & London : Grune & Stratton

H.L.Silerman Ed 1967 : Marital Counselling .U.S.A Charles .C.Thomas

Neil.S.Jacobson & Gayla, : Marital Therapy New York : Burner / Mazel

Margolin 1979 Publishers.

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Salvador , Minuchin & H.Charles : Family Therapy Techniques England : Harvard
Fisherman 1981 University Press

Betty , Carter & Monica , Mc : The Changing Family Life Cycle . A Frame Work
Goldrick Ed 1989 for Family Therapy . London , Allynand Bacon

Kim.T.Mueser & Shirley M, : Behavioural Family Therapy for psychiatric

Glynn 1995 disorders. London : Allyn & Bacon

Satish Chandra , Girimaji 1996 : Counsellors Manual for family interventions in

Mental Retardation New Delhi : ICMR

W. Robert Beavers 1977 : Psychotherapy & growth. New York: Brunners /

Mazel Publishers.

Guido L Burbatti , Ivana Castoldi : Systemic Psychotherapy with families, Couples &
& Lucia Maggi Individuals. London :Jason Aronson Inc. UK

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 Paper SWS 557: LABOUR LEGISLATION
Objectives:
 To gain knowledge of Industrial jurisprudence and need of labour legislations
 To gain knowledge about labour administration and mechanisms.
 To develop skills to deal with legislative functions.
 Togainknowledgeaboutimportantlabourenactmentsandtheirimplementation

Course Content:
Unit-I
Growth of Labour Legislation in India: Historical perspective; Philosophy underlying
labour legislation before and after independence, industrial jurisprudence- meaning and
principles, need for labour legislation, Judicial setup and Administration of Industrial
Judiciary in India.

UNIT-II
Welfare Legislations: TheFactoriesAct1948; The Apprentices Act 1961, The Contract
Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970; The
MinesAct1952;ThePlantationLabourAct1951;The Karnataka Shops and Establishment
Act1961
UNIT-III
Industrial Relations Legislation: Trade Union Act 1926; The
IndustrialDisputesAct1947;The
Industrial Employment (Standing Orders)Act1946;

UNIT-IV
Wage Legislation: The Payment of Wages Act 1936; The Minimum Wages Act 1948; The
Payment of Bonus Act 1956. Environment Protection Related Legislation: The Environment
Protection Act 1986; Holidays legislation: weekly holidays act 1942, National and festival
holidays act 1963
UNIT-V
Social security legislations: The Workmen’s Compensation Act 1923; The Maternity
Benefits Act 1961; T he ESI Act 1948; The EPF and miscellaneous provisions Act1952; The
Payment of Gratuity Act1972.

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References:

Achar M.R 1979 : Labour Rules in Karnataka , Bangalore Yellamma

Publications

Bare Acts : ( Booklets ) Published by different Publishers like –

Allhabad Law Delhi Law House , Eastern Book
Company

Kapoor N.D 1992 : Elements of industrial Law New Delhi : Sultan

Chand & Sons

Kothari G.M : Law relating to Disciplinary matters & standing

orders , Bombay N.M Tripathi Pvt.Ltd

Kumar H.L 1992 : Law relating to Strike Gherao & Demonstration ,

New Delhi : Universal Book Traders.

Malhotra O.P 1985 : Industrial Disputes Act 1947 , Lucknow : Easter

low Book Company

Mishra , Srikant 1989 : Modern Labour Laws & Industrial Relations, New
Delhi : Deep & Deep Publications.

Rekhapalli, Giridhari Lal , 1992 : Domestic enquiries into charges against employees
& workmen: Principles, Procedures, New Delhi:
Deep & Deep Publications.

Srivastava K.D 1990 : Commentaries on payments of Wages Act 1936

New Delhi : Deep & Deep Publications

Srivastava K.D 1992 : Commentaries on Factories ( Regulation &

abolition ) Act 1970, New Delhi : Deep & Deep
Publications

Davar R.S 1981 : Personnel Management & Industrial Relations

Richard D Irwin Inc

Kudchekar L.S 1979 : Aspects of Personnel Managemnet & Industrial

Relations, New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill
Publishing Co.

Madhusudhan Rao, 1986 : Labour Management Relations & Trade Union

Leadership , New Delhi : Deep & Deep
Publications

Mamoria C.B & Mamoria. S : Dynamics of industrial Relations in industries

Himalaya Publishing house

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Monappa A 1989 : Industrial Relations ; New Delhi : Tata Mc Graw
Hill

Naga Raju . S 1968 : Industrial Relations system in India , Allahabad

Sage Publications

Patil B.R : Collective bargaining Perspectives & Practices

Universities Press ( T) Ltd , Hydrabad.

Sexena R.C 1990 : Labour Relations in India , Lucknow ; Prakashana

Kendra

Sharma A.N 1989 : Industrial Relations – Conceptual & legal Frame

work : Bombay : Himalaya Publishing House

Varma Pramod 1979 : Management of Industrial Relations, Ahmedabad :

Vora Prakashana.

Task Responsibilities Practices Butterworth-

Drucker, Peter F 1999 Heinemann
Management:

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 PaperSWS558: RESEARCH PROJECT
Introduction:
Research skills are very important for the practice of professional social work. In addition to
the theoretical input, an option is given to the students to acquire research skills by doing the
work as part of their academic activity.

Objectives:
 Develop ability to conceptualize, formulate &conduct simple research projects.
 Learn to make informal assessment & judicious use of research studies & findings on
a particular subject/area.
 Develop skills for use of library& documentation services for research
 Develop attitudes favorable to the judicious integration of practice, research & theory.
 Develop ability for logical reasoning & critical analysis.

Common Guideline for Research Project:

A Student who opts for the Research Project as an elective shall select the research topic in
the third semester itself in consultation with the faculty in charge of each specialization
and/or guide and report the same to the head of the department/College Principal in writing.
The topic of such research project shall be relevant to the specialization group opted by the
student.
The topic of such research project shall be finalized only after the University/College
approves the same. The tools of data collection should be finalized and data collection shall
be completed at the end of the third semester. The student has to submit two bound copies of
Research Dissertation to the Head of the Department/College Principal on or before the last
working day of the IV semester in a prescribed format below. Each student shall be
compulsorily supervised in their Research Project by the faculty who are eligible to guide.
Each college/ university department has to prepare a list of eligible faculty members to guide
the research project and get approval from the Chairman of Department of Social Work
Mangalore University.
Note: A faculty is eligible to guide research projects if he/ she has:
1. A PhD in social Work or
2. NET/ SLET qualification or
3. At least 5 years of teaching experience.

Common Format of the Research Project:

Each Research Project shall consist of the following sections.
Section I: Preliminaries
Section II: Body of the Report
Section III: Annexure

Section-I: It is a formal general section and shall have the following details;
1. Title page
2. A Face sheet having details regarding the title of the study, name of the researcher
with
3. Register number, name of the guide, department, and institution through which the
study
4. has been undertaken under University, year of the work.
5. Forward/Acknowledgement
6. Table of contents with Page Numbers
7. List of Tables, Charts, Graphs

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 8. Certification from the guide
9. Certification from the agency where study has been carried out(certificate is not
compulsory in case of the topic related to the open community)

Section-II: it Is a formal technical section which shall consist of the following chapters;
1. Introduction
2. Review of literature.
3. Methodology
4. Data presentation & analysis
5. Major Findings & conclusions reached suggestions or recommendations.

Section (Annexure)-III:Thissectionshallconsistofallsuchadditionalinformationthat are not

disclosed in the body of the report.
a. A copy of the tool/tools of data collection.
b. Additional statistical tables.
c. Bibliography
d. Photographs etc.

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 PAPER SWS 559: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM - IV
(CONCURRENT FIELD WORK AND BLOCK PLACEMENT)

Concurrent Field Work Practicum: In this semester the Concurrent Field Work Practicum
shall be continued and conducted during two days a week (16 clock hours in a week), for 30
days (240 clock hours) in this semester including the days/hours spent for individual
conference and Group Conference. In the fourth semester the students shall continue the
Social Work Practicum/Field Work in the same agency where the student has been placed for
Social Work Practicum/Field Work in the third semester. But the learning objectives and
skills of the students would be different. The faculty supervisors would assist students to
prepare a plan of action for the respective semester field work activities in consultation with
the agency supervisors. The students are expected to create an environment in the agency
setting where all the social work skills and methods are to be practiced with related to their
specializations. Every week the students write a report of their activities and submit to the
concerned field work supervisor. The supervisor conducts individual and group conference
regularly. At the end of the semester Viva- Voce is conducted by for 200 marks as mentioned
in the scheme of examinations.

Criteria for Evaluation of Social Work Practicum in IV semester:

1. Adjustment in the agency: student’s adjustment in the agency to physical setting
adjustment to authority or agency staff, understanding the agency policies and
programmes.
2. Development of professional self: such as punctuality, regularity, sincerity, overtime
work, team work with co-workers, respect for people, dress and etiquette, self
discipline and responsible behavior etc.
3. Writing of a Term Project: Each student shall be required to write a Term Paper in
his/her own handwritings and submit it along with Field Work Journal before the
Viva-voce Board constituted to assess the Social Work Practicum. Here, assessment
will be made on the basis of the presentation of the project.

Educational Tour: An exposure educational tour shall be organized by the

Department/College for 7 days duration in the third semester and its hall is either to an urban
setting, or a rural setting or a mix of urban and rural settings, depending on the specialization
of the students. During the study tour, the students should visit a minimum of four
developmental agencies, out of which at least two should be relevant to their specialization
group. Though there is no separate marks earmarked for this activity but by considering its
significance for the students it shall be compulsory for all students to involve in it. A
feedback session, within a fortnight of returning from the tour shall be mandatory. The
Faculty should encourage the students to reflection the agencies based on their observations.
The students shall be required to prepare individual reports of the visits. The reports should
also contain an evaluation of their own inputs for planning and implementing the tour. The
reports of the educational tour shall form part of the Social Work Practicum records.

Learner Objectives in Educational Tour:

a. Acquire skills in planning, organizing, implementing the tour, for example conscious
use of time, communication skills, team spirit, handling relationships, conflicts and
differences of opinion, decision making, evaluation, appreciation, sharing of
resources, sharing of tasks, coping skills in problem situations, working through crisis
situation, and cooperation and coordination.

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 b. The students must be fully involved in planning and implementing the plans regarding
the tour, with the active help of the faculty.
c. Learning to take responsibilities on behalf of others by forming different committees.

General Guidelines for observation during visits to agencies:

a. History and philosophy of the organization/agency, its values, assumptions, and
principles and the type of services/activities of the agency.
b. Socio-economic background, needs, and problems of the client system.
c. The organizational pattern and administration of the different programmes
services/intervention strategies and the irrelevance to the needs of the client system.
d. Participation of the client system in the management of the agency/services.
e. Staffing pattern and role of social worker in the agency.
f. Role of the other professionals (if any) in the organization.
g. The administration and funding pattern of the organization/services.
h. Challenges faced by the organization/agency.
i. Future plans

Block Placement (Internship):

The Block Placement (Internship) aims to provide an opportunity to experience day-to-day
work in a social work setting. The learner gets involved with direct practice with the client
system and with the ongoing management operations of the setting. It also enables learners to
integrate learning and generate newer learning by participating in the intervention processes
over a period of 4 weeks (one month) continuously, in a specific agency. Bock fieldwork is
provided at the end of the two-year programme, after the end of the theory and practical
examinations of the fourth semester. There 10 marks set aside for internal assessment
component of field work practicum IV. All the students are required to take up block
placement / internship after fulfillment of that only the candidate’s become eligible to take up
the field work practicum IV examination. After completion of the Block Placement, each
student shall be required to submit a detailed report along with the attendance certificate
issued by the agency to their concerned college/Department Head.
Learner Objectives in Block Placement (Internship): MSW Students are encouraged to
undertake Block Placement (Internship) of one month duration. Internship is one of the
components of social work practicum, wherein after the completion of the required field
work, an opportunity is provided to the learner to strengthen his/her skill and knowledge base
in his/her area of interest. It is also designed to give an experience of a job situation of short
duration (one month) to students in a range of organizations. The student shall be placed in an
agency of their choice, which could be a non-government organization, government
organization, Industry, social movement, or advocacy group depending upon the students’
specialization and interest. There shall be 10 marks set aside for such Block Placement
(Internship). It shall be obligatory on the part of the University/college, where the student is
pursuing his/her studies, to issue a certificate to those students who successfully complete
such Block Placement (Internship). The certificate of the Department / College should sent to
the Chairman Department of Social Work Mangalore University before the Field Work
Practicum IV viva voce examination is held. A student cannot take up the Field Work
Practicum IV viva voce examination unless the certificate of the Department/ College is
enclosed along with the Block Placement Report. The student should produce internship
completion certificate which is issued by the agency where he/ she had done his/ her block
Placemen.

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 VARIOUS FORMATS ON CONCURRENT FIELD WORK
PRACTICUM REPORTS

Appendix No. Particulars of the formats Page No.

Appendix-1 Concurrent Field Work Practicum Certificate 104
Appendix-2 Field work Report Index 105
Appendix-3 Field work report (Log Report and Detail 106 to 109
Report)
Appendix-4 Field work report (Individual conference) 110
Appendix-5 Field work report (Group conference) 111
Appendix-6 Evaluation report 112 to 113

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 Concurrent Field Work Practicum Certificate

MANGALORE UNIVERSITY

Department of Post Graduate studies and research in

Social work
Mangalagangothri
MSW
I / II / III / IV Semester

Exam No:........................ Date:...................

This is certify to that Mr./Miss...................................................has completed field work

[practicum] Requirement prescribed for the course as MSW I / II / III / IV Semester by

department of Social work during the academic year.....................

Faculty Agency Chairman /Principal

Supervisor Supervisor Department of Post Graduate
Studies and research in Social
work Mangalore University
Mangalagangothri

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 Field work Report Index

SL. Date of Name of the agency Nature Duration Due Date of Submitted Page Remarks
No. Field of (Time) submission on No.
work Report

Total No. of Field work days Total No. Of Log Report

Total No. of Field work days attended Total No. Of Detail Report

Total No. of Field work days absent

Total No. Of
Total No. of Field work hours

Signature of the Signature of the Signature of the

Agency Supervisor Faculty Supervisor Examiner

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 Department of post graduate studies and research in social work

Field work report (Log Report)

Name of the agency ............................................................................................................................

Log Report/Detail Report/ (Individual / Group conference )No......................

Date of Field work ( ) Reasons for Late Submission

Due Date of Submission ( )....................................................................

Submission on ( )....................................................................

Time Particulars’

Page No. Supervisor Signature

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 Department of post graduate studies and research in social work

Field work report (Log Report)

Name of the agency ............................................................................................................................

Log Report/Detail Report/ (Individual / Group conference )No......................

Date of Field work ( ) Reasons for Late Submission

Due Date of Submission ( )....................................................................

Submission on ( )....................................................................

Time Particulars’

Page No. Supervisor Signature

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 Department of post graduate studies and research in social work

Field work report (Detail Report)

Name of the agency ............................................................................................................................

Log Report/Detail Report/ (Individual / Group conference )No......................

Date of Field work ( ) Reasons for Late Submission

Due Date of Submission ( )....................................................................

Submission on ( )....................................................................

Page No. Supervisor Signature

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 Department of post graduate studies and research in social work

Field work report

Page No. Supervisor

Signature

109
 Department of post graduate studies and research in social work

Field work report (Individual conference)

Name of the agency ............................................................................................................................

Log Report/Detail Report/ (Individual / Group conference )No......................

Date of Field work ( ) Reasons for Late Submission

Due Date of Submission ( )....................................................................

Submission on ( )....................................................................

Page No. Supervisor Signature

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 Department of post graduate studies and research in social work

Field work report (Group conference)

Name of the agency ............................................................................................................................

Log Report/Detail Report/ (Individual / Group conference )No......................

Date of Field work ( ) Reasons for Late Submission

Due Date of Submission ( )....................................................................

Submission on ( )....................................................................

Page No. Supervisor Signature

111
 Department of post graduate studies and research in social work

Evaluation report

Name of the agency:

Name of the Trainee:

Name of the Co-worker:

Name and address of the agency:

Page No.

112
 Department of post graduate studies and research in social work

Evaluation report

Page No. Supervisor Signature

113
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