Emerging Areas of Welfare Practice

Paper Code: 
MSW424(A)
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The course aims to develop an insight into problems faced by the elderly and disabled people. It also provides exposure to the social work interventions and problems  of human trafficking, alcoholism, drug abuse and AIDS.

12.00
Unit I: 
Gerentology

 

          Concept and approaches

Age related policies, programmes and problems

Social work intervention for aged

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Disability

Concept and causes

          Types of disability and related problems

Policies, programmes and laws related to disabled

          Social work intervention for disabled

 

12.00
Unit III: 
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
Unit IV: 
Drug, Alcoho and Substance Abusel

Concept of drug abuse

Theories to understand drug/alcohol abuse

Social work interventions

 

12.00
Unit V: 
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: 
2019-20
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