(i) 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: 
2015-16
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