SOCIAL CASE WORK

Paper Code: 
MSW 222
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course  Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

On completion of this course, the students will be able to;

CO35.Understand concepts and principles related to social case work

CO36.Understand the significance of individualized approach in dealing with personal problems.

CO37.Critical analysis of theories of social case work

CO38.Applycase work as a method of professional intervention in various settings

CO39.Develop strategies for effective intervention

Interactive Lectures, Power Point Presentations, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Self- learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation,  Giving tasks

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT-I
  • Definitionand Objectives of Social Casework.
  • Concepts of Social Casework-Ego, Stress, Social Role and Adaptation, Transference.
  • Components and Principles of Social Case Work.
12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT-II
  • Phases and Characteristics of Social Case Work – Beginning, Ongoing and Ending.
  • Theories of Social Case Work: Psychoanalytical theory, Psycho-social theory, Cognitive theory,Role theory.
12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT-III
  • Crisis Intervention and Social CaseWork practice in different settings: Education, Nutrition, Health, Marriage, Family welfare, Child guidance, Neighborhood etc.
  • Social Case Work with the Poor and the Disadvantaged.
12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT-IV
  • Models of Practice: Task Centered Approach, Social Psychological Approach, Vedantic Approach, Integrated Model of Practice, Problem Solving Approach.
  • Individual and Family Centered Social Work :Counseling, Psychotherapy and Family therapy.
12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT-V
  • Communication: Definition, Principles, Means of Communication, Interpreting and Evaluating Messages.
  • Interviewing and Recording: Phases and Process; Home visits, Referral.
  • Case worker –Client relationship
Essential Readings: 
  • Davies, R.,1998, Stress in Social Work. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
  • Bailey, Roy & Lee., 1982, Theory and Practice in Social Work, Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
  • Food, Janis., 1993, Radical Casework: A Theory of Practice, Australia: Allen & Unwin.
  • Danial Goleman, 1995, Emotional Intelligence, New York: Bantam Books.
  • Capuzi, David & Cross, Douglas R., 1997, Introduction to the Counselling Profession. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
  • Thomas G., 2016, Social Work, A Value Based Profession, Jaipur: Rawat Publications

 

References: 

E-RESOURCES:

 

JOURNALS

  • Social Work, NASW Press
  • Journal of Social Work, Sage Publications

 

Academic Session: 
2023-24
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