Meaning and Forms of Social Change: Evolution, progress, transformation
Factors of Social Change: Demographic, Economic, Religious, Bio-Tech, Info-tech and Media.
Concepts of Development, Social Development, Sustainable Development, Human Development, Alternate Development
Concept of Social Work: Meaning, Definitions, Objectives and Philosophy
Social Work and related concepts: Social Welfare, Social Security and Social Service Methods of Social Work: Social Case Work, Social Group Work, Community Organization, Social Welfare Administration and Research and Social Action
Social Work with Family: Role of family in Social Development; Problems of family and rehabilitating and preventing aspect of social work with families
Social Work with Children: Nature and Extent of problems of children; Rights of a child; Child welfare policy: constitutional and legislative provisions; Aspects of social work practice in the field of child development: Rehabilitative, Preventive, Probationary and role of family
Social Work with Youth: Concept of youth welfare; Services for student and non-student youth; Youth unrest and welfare of youth
Social Work with Elderly: Problems of the aged; Elderly abuse: Meaning and types; Prevention of elderly abuse; National policy on older persons and its implementation
Concept of welfare, development and empowerment
Need for welfare and development organizations in capitalist societies
Governmental and non-governmental organizations: Nature, structure, roles and
Functions; Types of NGOs
Registration of NGOs under relevant laws; process and procedures, constitution, rules and regulations, goals