Family Social Work

Paper Code: 
MSW323
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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.

12.00
Unit I: 

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.

12.00
Unit II: 

Family centred social work : Concept, principles and methods.

Methods of intervention, case work, counseling and guidance, family therapy, advocacy, and crisis intervention.

 

12.00
Unit III: 

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.

12.00
Unit IV: 

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.

12.00
Unit V: 

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.

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