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MDC-1-1-Introduction To Social Work

The document outlines a syllabus for an introductory social work course. The course covers basic concepts in social work, approaches to helping people in need, and primary social work methods like case work and group work. It also discusses working with communities and field work experiences in social work.

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MDC-1-1-Introduction To Social Work

The document outlines a syllabus for an introductory social work course. The course covers basic concepts in social work, approaches to helping people in need, and primary social work methods like case work and group work. It also discusses working with communities and field work experiences in social work.

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ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Multidisciplinary Course
w.e.f. AY 2023-24
SEMESTER-I
Introduction to Social Work
Credits: 2 2 hrs/week

Learning Outcomes:
By successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
1. Understand the basic concepts relating to social work practice, values, principles
of social work and social problems in India
2. List out different approaches of providing help to the people in need.
3. Acquaint the process of primary methods of social work
4. Get to know the skills of working with individuals, groups and communities.

Syllabus
Unit-I:(07Hrs)- Introduction to social work and concepts related to social work
Introduction to Social Work- Definition- Scope- objectives - Functions- social service,
social welfare services, social reform, major social problems in India; Social work
philosophy, values, objectives, principles, methods and fields of social work.

Unit-II:(09Hrs) Methods of Working with Individuals and Groups


Social case work –Definition-scope and importance of social case work, principles and
process of social case work -Tools and techniques in social case work- Counselling skills.
Social Group Work-Definition-scope- the need for social group work –Group work
process - Principles of Group Work -Stages of Group Work-Facilitation skills and
techniques.

Unit-III: (09Hrs)Workingwith Communitiesand Field Work in social work

Community – definition - characteristics- types- community organisation as a method of


social work-definition-objectives-principles- phases of community organization -
concepts of community development, community participation and community
empowerment.
Field work in social work – Nature, objectives and types of field work - Importance of
field work supervision.
Suggested Co-curricular Activities:(05 hours)
1. Divide the students into groups, each group containing not exceeding 10 students
depending upon the total number of students in a class or section. Each group can search
in internetabout any one of the institutions which work for the welfare of children or
women or elderly or scheduled caste and scheduled tribe children or differently abled
persons or Juvenile homes or Correctional homes or hospitals or Mahila
Pragathipranganam or Swadhar project or any social welfare project or non governmental
organizations (NGOs) to have an idea about welfare agencies working for the needy.
2. Ask each group to exchange and discuss the information with other groups in the
classroom with the information they collected on Internet.
3. Group Discussion with the students- what type of community problems they observe in
their villages/towns/cities? Ask them to tell what are the line departments which will help
to solve the problems of their communities and suggest them what type strategies help the
communities to empower.
4. Invited lectures/Training by local experts
5. Visit to a community
6. Assignments, Quiz etc.

References:
1. Chowdhary, Paul. D. (1992). Introduction to Social Work. New Delhi: Atma Ram and
Sons.
2. Friedlander W.A. (1955). Introduction to social welfare, New York, Prentice Hall.
3. Government of India, (1987). Encyclopedia of Social Work in India (Set of 4 Volumes).
New Delhi, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
4. Lal Das, D.K. (2017). Practice of Social Research – Social Work Perspective, Jaipur,
5. Rawat Publications.
6. Madan, G.R. (2009). Indian Social Problems (Volume 1 & 2). New Delhi: Allied
publishers Private Limited.
7. Siddiqui, H.Y.(2007). Social Group Work. Jaipur: Rawat Publications
8. Pasty McCarthy &Carolin Hatcher, (2002). Presentation skills. The Essential Guide for
Students. New Delhi, Sage Publications.
9. Websites on Social work methods.

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