About the Book
Providing a broad overview of the field and profession of social work, the book stresses the link between professional education and practice. It presents both a historical perspective on the development of social work and the current social work practice paradigms, with special consideration of contemporary social issues. The book discusses the values, ethics, principles, scope and various approaches to social work which are essential to understand the profession. Closely aligned with the UGC curriculum, the text goes beyond general coverage to explore the themes of social reform, social justice, social security, social development, social legislations and social welfare. This textbook will serve as a valuable companion to undergraduate and postgraduate students of social work, and UGC NET and civil services aspirants.
Key Features• Critically explores the key concepts of social work in the Indian context
• Chapters contributed by experienced academicians teaching the subject in the classroom
• Includes important key terms, information boxes and critical thinking questions to help students apply concepts to practice
Contents
Section A. Social Work: Meaning and Basic Concepts1 Social Work: Meaning and Concept, Objectives and Functions / Shahin Sultana
2 History of Social Work in the USA, the UK and India / Indrajit Goswami
3 Social Reform Movements in India / Akileswari S.
4 Great Depression and the Growth of Social Work Education / Supriya Rani
5 Social Welfare / Archana Kaushik
6 Social Service / Manisha Pal and Rakesh Choudhary
7 Social Reform / Lakshmana G
8 Social Justice / Avtar Singh
9 Social Legislations / Eshita Sharma
10 Social Development / Kislay Kumar Singh
11 Social Security / Sunil Prasad and Arul Actovin C.
Section B. Social Work as a Profession: Principles and Methods, Scope, Theories, Models and Professional Status12 Professional Status of Social Work Profession in India / Bishnu Mohan Dash, Rajan Prakash and Sheeba Joseph
13 Professional Social Work Associations in India / Ram Babu Botcha
14 Scope and Fields of Social Work and Emerging Areas / Shashi Rani
15 Principles and Methods of Social Work / Nita Kumari
16 Models of Social Work / Sayantani Guin
17 Theories in Social Work / Sonam Rohta
18 Skills in Social Work / Rutwik Gandhe
Section C. Philosophy, Values and Ethics of Social Work19 Philosophy of Social Work / Nagalingam
20 Social Work Values : Traditional and Emancipatory / Poonam Gulalia
21 Social Work Ethics / K. Rajeshwari and Vijay Kumar Sharma
Section D. Approaches to Social Work22 Ideologies Background of Social Work / Saumya and Tushar Singh
23 Modern Indian Thinkers and Their Relevance in Social Work / Chittaranjan Subudhi and J. Raja Meenakshi
24 Radical Social Work / Binod Kumar
25 Gandhian Social Work / Mithilesh Kumar and Rajan Prakash
26 African Social Work / Safia Winifred Ahmadu
About the Author / Editor
Bishnu Mohan Dash, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi, Delhi.
