Emerging Areas of Welfare Practice (Elective 1)

Paper Code: 
MSW 424 (a)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00

Gerontology

         Concept and approaches

Age related policies, programmes and problems

Social work intervention for aged 

12.00

Disability

         Concept and causes

         Types of disability and related problems

Policies, programmes and laws related to disabled

         Social work intervention for disabled

 

12.00

Human trafficking

         Concept, nature and magnitude of trafficking in India

         Causes of trafficking

         Human rights issues related to trafficking

         Laws and social work intervention related to trafficking in India

 

12.00

Drug, alcohol and substance abuse

         Concept of drug abuse

Theories to understand drug/alcohol abuse

Social work interventions

 

 

12.00

HIV / AIDS

         Nature and magnitude of HIV/AIDS in India

         Patient’s rights and support groups

         Social work interventions

 

 

References: 
  • Becker, H.S, Social Problems – A modern approach, New York, John Willfy and Sons
  • Irudaya, Rajan, S.Mishra, U.S:  Sarma P Sankara: India’s Elderly Burden or challenge
  • Khan, M.Z: Elderly in Metropolis, Inter India
  • Baquer, Ali and Sharma, Anjali: Disability – Challenges v/s responses, concerned action now
  • AIDS in the Indian socio-cultural context: Purnima Mane and S.Maitreyi, 1992, TISS
  • AIDS: Risk and awareness, Inter India, 2005, Dr.Jyoti Kakkar
  • Treatment of Drug addiction: Experience of India: I.C Chopra and R.N Chopra, Narcotics Bulletin, 1957 (9), 21-23
  • Asian Human Rights Council: Traffic in women: violation of women’s dignity and fundamental rights, Manila, 1993

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Session: 
2016-17
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