We envisage preparing the students to respond effectively to the emerging social realities which call For professionally qualified human resources, with specialized knowledge and skills.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:
Value - based professional education For social work
Social research and dissemination of professionally relevant knowledge; and
Social intervention through training and field action projects.

SPECIALIZATIONS OFFERD:

1. Community Development (CD)
2 Personnel Management and Industrial Relations (HR)
3 Medical and Psychiatric Social Work (MPSW)

COURSE CONTENT:
This course is spread over four semesters which includes theory and Field Practicum.

History & Philosophy of Social Work Profession
Social Case Work
Social Group Work
Sociological Perspectives for Social Work
Dynamics of Human behaviour - 1
Concurrent Field Work

Community Organization Practice
Social Welfare Administration
Social Work Research
Indian Polity and Economy
Dynamics of Human behaviour - II
Concurrent Field Work

Core subjects:
Management of Organizations
Human Rights Perspectives
Concurrent field work

C.D Specialization:
Education for Development
Rural & Tribal Development
Community Development Strategies

MPSW
Medical Social Work
Working with Children & Adolescents
Working with families

HR
Personnel Management
Labour Legislation
Organizational Behaviour

Core subjects:
Project Management For Development
Communication Theory and Practice
Research Project or Disaster Management
Concurrent Field work

C.D Specialization:
Urban Community. Development
Citizen Participation & Local Self-Governance

MPSW
Counselling: Theory & Practice
Psychiatric Social WorkLabour Legislation

HR
Human Resources Development
Industrial Relations and Employee Welfare

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEPARTMENT:

Experienced and qualified staff. Well maintained Library with large of books. Two days of concurrent Field Work Practicum in a week Classrooms equipped with latest technology Guest Lectures Class seminars Specialization specific Seminars and a National Seminar An intensive Rural Exposure camp Specialization wise study tours Training in Street theatre Department publishes a half yearly journal ‘Deeksha’ Summer placement at the end oF 2” Semester. One month internship at the end of the course Campus recruitments.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Any bachelor degree examination of any recognized university with not less than 50% (45% For SC/ST and category) of the aggregate marks of all the years of course of study including language. Preference may be given deputed candidates who have served in approved Government Organization or non-Government Organization for a minimum period of 3 years.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN:

Personnel Management And Industrial Relations:

As Counselors / Social Workers/Programme co-coordinators in India and abroad in hospital settings(Medical or Psychiatric and community health), NGo’s working For Child ‘X/elfare, “Women’s Welfare, Welfare of the Disabled, Geriatric Welfare, HIV/ AIDS, De-Addiction Centres, Palliative care. Hallway homes. Rehabilitation Centres, Disaster management areas, Family Counseling Centres, and as Industrial and School Counselors.
Research and Documentation work in the field of Health.
Government Departments - As counselors / Social “Workers / Health officers in Correctional Institutions, Women and Child Welfare Department, Social Welfare Department, Health departments and Hospitals.
National and international funding agencies like UNICEF, UNESCO, ILO, WHO.

Medical and Psychiatric Social Work:

As a HR executive/HR Manager! all over India in various business organizations/industrial settings Recruitment, Selection, Training and development, Welfare, Organizational Development, Career Planning and the like . Tap the potentials of Human Resources for the benefit of the organization as well as the advancement of the individuals in an organization.

Community Development:
Project writer, Manager, evaluator Community Mobilizer and Organizer in NGO’s Specialists in gender issues, Child Rights, Human Rights, Tribal Development, Youth Development, Environmental lists, Legal Activist, Panchayath Raj Institutions, Disaster management, displacement, Advocacy workers in policy formulation... etc Programme coordinators in Industrially Sponsored Development Work like Infosys, Wipro etc Government Departments like Social Welfare, Women and child welfare, Tribal Development Projects, Youth Development., HIV / AIDS, etc National and international funding agencies like UNICEF, UNESCO, ILO. Media experts like producing documentaries, visual aids, posters, films, street plays etc,

FOR ANY CLSRIFICATION CONTACT THE PRINCIPAL OF THE COURSE COORDINATOR:
Ms. Ida D’Souza - P G Department of Social Work
Tel: 0824 - 2449709.