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Emerging Areas of Welfare Practice (Elective 1) [1]

Paper Code: 
MSW 424 (a)
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Unit I: 

Gerontology

  • Concept and approaches
  • Age related policies, programmes and problems
  • Social work intervention for aged
Unit II: 

Disability

  •           Concept and causes
  •           Types of disability and related problems

Policies, programmes and laws related to disabled

  •           Social work intervention for disabled
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
Unit IV: 

Drug, alcohol and substance abuse

  • Concept of drug abuse
  • Theories to understand drug/alcohol abuse
  • Social work interventions
Unit V: 

HIV / AIDS

  •           Nature and magnitude of HIV/AIDS in India
  •           Patient’s rights and support groups
  •           Social work interventions
References: 
  1. Becker, H.S, Social Problems – A modern approach, New York, John Willfy and Sons
  2. Irudaya, Rajan, S.Mishra, U.S:  Sarma P Sankara: India’s Elderly Burden or challenge
  3. Khan, M.Z: Elderly in Metropolis, Inter India
  4. Baquer, Ali and Sharma, Anjali: Disability – Challenges v/s responses, concerned action now
  5. AIDS in the Indian socio-cultural context: Purnima Mane and S.Maitreyi, 1992, TISS
  6. AIDS: Risk and awareness, Inter India, 2005, Dr.Jyoti Kakkar
  7. Treatment of Drug addiction: Experience of India: I.C Chopra and R.N Chopra, Narcotics Bulletin, 1957 (9), 21-23
  8. Asian Human Rights Council: Traffic in women: violation of women’s dignity and fundamental rights, Manila, 1993
Academic Session: 
2018-19 [2]

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