To develop a perspective of understanding and analyzing issues, needs and problems related to family and child.
• to provide knowledge regarding the policies and programmes related to family and child.
• to acquaint students about the methods and skills of working with families and children for the purpose of care, rehabilitation prevention and development.
Family as a social system – its importance and function.
Approaches to understand family : Ecological and developmental perspective.
Family and Human rights.
Role of Family in Social development.
Family centred social work : Concept, principles and methods.
Methods of intervention, case work, counseling and guidance, family therapy, advocacy, and crisis intervention.
Social work Intervention with child bearing and infertile families.
Families with mental problems, victims of family violence, disaster and riots; families of alcoholic and substance abusers, deprived and poor families.
Rehabilitative and preventive aspects of social work with families.
Child Welfare : Concept, philosophy and principle.
Concept of child development and its implications for planning for children.
Nature, extent and causes of problems of children in difficult circumstances : Delinquent, street and working child, girl child, child labour, and differently abled children.
Problem of child abuse in India. An overview of laws relating to children.
Integrated Child Development Programmes.
Rehabilitation, Preventive and promotional aspects of social work practice in the field of child development.
Role of voluntary organization in the field of child development.