Conteporary Ideologies of Social Work and Social Change

Paper Code: 
MSW221
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To gain information about contemporary ideologies of Social work and Social change.

•        To develop skills in ethical decision-making at macro and micro levels.

•        To explore the ones own assumptions, ideals, values and experiences about people and their problem in order to develop sensitivity to the marginalization of vulnerable groups.

•        To understand the values of social work and consciously apply those in practice.

12.00
Unit I: 

Contemporary Ideologies for Social Change: Introduction, Neo-liberalism & Globalisation, Postmodernism, Feminism, Multiculturalism.

12.00
Unit II: 

Ideology of Sustainable and People centred development.

Ideology of action groups & social movements.

Ideology of non-government organizations.

12.00
Unit III: 

Contemporary Ideologies for Social Work Profession : Marginalisation of vulnerable groups and limitations of professional social work.

Personal attributes of a social worker.

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Emerging ideologies of professional social work.

Contemporary social work ideologies in different countries.

Goals, values, functions / roles and processes of social work.

12.00
Unit V: 

Social work Ethics : Concept and Philosophy of Ethics.

Ethical Responsibilities in Social Work.

Ethical Decision Making and Dilemmas in Micro and Macro Social Work Practice.

 

References: 
  • Banks, S. 1995, Ethics and Values in Social Work: Practical Social Work Series, London: Macmillan Press Ltd.
  • Brandon, D. 1976, Zen in the Art of Helping, London, Routledge and Kegan paul.
  • Congress, E.P. 1998, Social Work Values and Ethics, Chaicago: Nelson-Hall Publishers.
  • Desai, M. 2000, Curriculum Development on History of Ideologies for Social Change and Social Work, Mumbai: Social Work Education and Practice Cell.
  • Kothari, S. and Sethi, H. (Eds), Rethinking Human Rights, New Delhi, Lokayan.
  • Pereira, W. 1997, Inhuman Rights: The Western System and Global Human Rights Abuse, Mapusa, Goa: The Other India Press.
  • Reamer, F.G. 1995, Social Work Values and Ethics, New York: Columbia University Press.
  • Tata Institute of Social Sciences social Work Educators Forum (TISSSWEF) 1997, Declaration of Ethics for Professional Social Workers, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 58(2), 335-341.
  • United Nations 1992, Human Rights: Teaching and Learning About Human rights, UN: New York.
  • Borgatta, E.F. 1992, Encyclopedia of Sociology, New York: MacMillon.
  • Encyclopaedia of Social, 1987, Encyclopaedia of social work. Silver Spring, Maryland: National Association of Social Workders.
  • Encyclopaedia of Social, 1987, Encyclopaedia of Social Work in India, New Delhi: Ministry of Welfare.

 

 

 

 

Academic Session: 
2019-20
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