Paper Ii-( Social Work) Syllabus - Protection Officer | Hoffawhy
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Subject
Marks
Duration
Paper-I
General Studies (Compulsory)
300
3 hours
Paper-II
Optional (Social Work )
300
3 hours
Note :-
Minimum passing marks: 40% in each paper.
Multiple choice questions in both papers.
Negative marking: One-third of the marks for each wrong answer. Wrong answer means an incorrect answer or multiple answers.
Papers can be answered in either English or Hindi, but not a mix of both in a single paper unless specifically allowed.
Syllabus :- Paper-II (Social Work)
1. Unit I: Nature and Development of Social Work
Social work as a Profession. Historical development of Social Work. Role of Social Worker.
Sociological concepts, Human behaviour and Governance: Basic concepts in Sociology- Society, Social groups, Community, Institution, Culture, social structure, Social system, Stratification, Social Control, Socialization, Social change.
2. Unit II: Basic concepts in Psychology
Cognition, Learning, Motivation, Emotion, Intelligence, Role, Collective Behavior, Relationship between Psychology and social Work, Theories of Personality. Determinants of human behavior: Heredity and Environment.
3. Unit III: Basic concepts in Political Science
State, Nation, Constitution of India- features, Judiciary legislature and executive.
Human rights, social policy and social work practice: Human Rights- theoretical orientation. Declarations. Treaties and Conventions. Human Rights in the Indian context. Social Policy and Social Work Practice.
4. Unit IV: Social work with communities
Community as Dynamic Entity. Community Work: Concept, Strategies and Principles, the Context of Community Work.
5. Unit V: Social Work with Individuals
Nature and Development of Casework, Principles and Components of Casework, Techniques and Case work practice.
Social Work with Groups: Understanding Social Groups, Group Work and Group dynamics, Group Development and sites of group work.
6. Unit VI: Research in social work
Research Methods for Social Work, Constructing Research Design. Quantitative and Qualitative techniques of data collection, tabulation and data analysis.
7. Unit VII: Administration of welfare and development Services
Social welfare and Development Organizations, Social welfare Administration, Strategies and Mechanisms of Administration.
Social justice and empowerment: Dimensions of Social Justice, Instruments of Social Justice, People on the Margins, Law and Empowerment.
8. Unit VIII: Social work with families and children
Understanding Family and Social Work with families.
Child Development: Perspectives and Programmes.
Healthcare social work practice: Concept of health, Well-Being and Disease, Healthcare services and Programmes, Healthcare Social work.
Social work with persons with disabilities: Disability: Nature and Dimensions, Services and Programmes. Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities. Working Conditions and Conditions of Work, Welfare Measures and Social Response, Law related to workers.
9. Unit IX: Social disorganisation
meaning and concept, alienation, beggary, prostitution, drug abuse, crime and juvenile delinquents, white-collar crime.
10. Unit X: Counseling Theory and Practice
Foundation of Counseling. Counseling: Approaches, Techniques and Procedures. Counseling Practice in different Settings.
