Exam Scheme

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.

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Syllabus :- Paper-II (Social Work)

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1. Unit I: Nature and Development of Social Work

1. Social work as a Profession. Historical development of Social Work. Role of Social Worker.
2. 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.

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2. Unit II: Basic concepts in Psychology

1. Cognition, Learning, Motivation, Emotion, Intelligence, Role, Collective Behavior, Relationship between Psychology and social Work, Theories of Personality. Determinants of human behavior: Heredity and Environment.

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3. Unit III: Basic concepts in Political Science

1. State, Nation, Constitution of India- features, Judiciary legislature and executive.
2. 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.

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4. Unit IV: Social work with communities

1. Community as Dynamic Entity. Community Work: Concept, Strategies and Principles, the Context of Community Work.

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5. Unit V: Social Work with Individuals

1. Nature and Development of Casework, Principles and Components of Casework, Techniques and Case work practice.
2. Social Work with Groups: Understanding Social Groups, Group Work and Group dynamics, Group Development and sites of group work.

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6. Unit VI: Research in social work

1. Research Methods for Social Work, Constructing Research Design. Quantitative and Qualitative techniques of data collection, tabulation and data analysis.

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7. Unit VII: Administration of welfare and development Services

1. Social welfare and Development Organizations, Social welfare Administration, Strategies and Mechanisms of Administration.
2. Social justice and empowerment: Dimensions of Social Justice, Instruments of Social Justice, People on the Margins, Law and Empowerment.

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8. Unit VIII: Social work with families and children

1. Understanding Family and Social Work with families.
2. Child Development: Perspectives and Programmes.
3. Healthcare social work practice: Concept of health, Well-Being and Disease, Healthcare services and Programmes, Healthcare Social work.
4. 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.

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9. Unit IX: Social disorganisation

1. meaning and concept, alienation, beggary, prostitution, drug abuse, crime and juvenile delinquents, white-collar crime.

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10. Unit X: Counseling Theory and Practice

1. Foundation of Counseling. Counseling: Approaches, Techniques and Procedures. Counseling Practice in different Settings.