Syllabus

SOCIAL WORK

Admitted Batch 2008 - 2009

 SUBJECT COMMITTEE
1. Prof. B. Vijaya Lakshmi
Coordinator
2. Prof. D. K. Laldas
Member
3. Prof. N. Ramulu
Member
4. Prof.V.Reddeppa Reddy
Member
5. Prof. B.Devi Prasad
Member
6. Dr. K. Gowtam Kumar
Member
7. Dr.Saraswati Raju Iyar
Member
8. Ms. D. Lavanya
Member

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 ANDHRA UNIVERSITY
B.A. Social Work Syllabus Admitted batch 2008-09
List of papers

Paper I Social Work Profession, Philosophy and Basic Social Science Concepts
(Core – 1)
Paper II Social work Intervention – Basic methods
(Core – 2)

Paper III Social work Intervention – Auxiliary methods

(Core – 3)
Paper IV a. Management of Non Governmental Organisations
(Optional)
or

b. Social Work with HIV/AIDS

or

c. Social work with Elderly and Challenged

or

d. Social work with women and children

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 ANDHRA UNIVERSITY
B.A. Social Work Syllabus for the academic year 2008-09
Scheme of Instruction
Social Work

The scheme of instruction for B.A. Social Work be as follows

Hours of Work*
Year end Marks
Per week
Name of the Paper
Theory Practicum Theory Practicum*
First Year:
Core I: Social Work Profession, Philosophy 75 25 6 2
and Basic Social Science Concepts

Second Year:
Core II: Social Work 75 25 6 6
Intervention - Basic Methods

Third Year:
Core III: Social Work 75 25 5 3
Intervention – Auxiliary Methods.

Core IV: (Optional)

a) Management of Non Governmental
Organisations
or
b) Social Work with HIV/AIDS
or
c) Social Work with Elderly and Challenged 75 25 5 3

or
d) Social Work with Women and Children

Total Marks: Theory = 300+Practicum = 100 = 400

* Field work being a curricular activity, the hours meant for field practicum have to be shown in
the time table along with the theory hours.

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Paper I Social Work Profession, Philosophy and Basic Social Science
(Core – 1) Concepts

UNIT I Social Work: Definition, Nature & Scope, Origin of social work
Profession in US and India. Religious roots of humanity, charity and
philonthropy.

UNIT II Goals of social work – Developmental and radical; Generic Principles of

Social Work, social work values and ethics; concepts of social work -
social welfare, social service, social services, social development and
social change; Fundamental Rights and directive principles of state
policy in Indian Constitution.

UNIT III Social Reform Movements and Social Work Profession with special
reference to Brahma Samaj, Arya Samaj and, Movements for widow-
remarriage in A.P.

UNIT IV Groups and Communities: Definition of group, characteristics, types of

groups and communities; social stratification; social inequality and social
exclusion.

UNIT V Understanding Human Behaviour: Stages of human development

Heredity, Environment; Motivation and Perception. Personality -
Definition; factors influencing personality.

UNIT V I New economic order in contemporary India - Liberalization,

privatization and globalization. Changing role of the state and NGOs.

References

Bailey, R. and Brake, M., : Radical Social Work, London: Edward Arnold.
1975
Banks, S., : Ethics and Values in Social Work: Practical Social
1995 Work Series, London: Macmillan Press Ltd.,

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Battomore, T.B., : Sociology – A Guide to Problems and Literature, New
1962 Delhi: S.Chand & Company Ltd.,
Congress, E.P., 1998 : Social Work Values and Ethics, Chicago: Nelson-Hall
Publishers.
Desai, M. :
Diwakar, V.D. (ed.), : Social Reform Movements in India: A Historical
1991 Perspective, Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
Fink, A.E. : The Fields of Social Work, New York: Henry Hoet &
Co.
Friedlander, W.A., : Introduction to Social Welfare, New Delhi: Prentice
1964 Hall of India.
Hurlock, E.B. : Developmental Psychology, New Delhi: McGraw Hills.
1971
Govt. of India : Encyclopaedia of Social Work, Vol.I, II, III and IV, New
(Publication Division), Delhi: Author.
1987
Hillgard, Atkinson and : Introduction to Psychology, New Delhi: McGraw Hill
Atkinson, 1975 Publications.
Jacob, K. (ed.), : Social Work Education in India – Retrospect and
1994 Prospect, Delhi: Himamsu Publications.
Johnson, H.M., : Sociology – A systematic Introduction, Mumbai: Allied
1978 Publishers Pvt. Ltd.,
Kuppuswamy, B.C. : An introduction to Social Psychology, Bombay: Media
1980 Promoters and Pub, Pvt. Ltd.,
Maciver, R.M. and Page, : Society – an introductory Analysis, Chennai: Macmillan
Ch., India Ltd.
1985
Nair, T.K. (ed.), : Social Work Education and Social Work Practice in
1981 India, Madras: ASSWI
Natarajan, S., : A Century of Social Reforms in India, Bombay: Asia
1962 Publishing House.
Schiamberg, L.B. : Human Development, New York: Macmillan Publishers.
1985
Sigclman, C.K. and : Life Span Human Development, 2nd edn. Pacific Grove,
Shaffer, D.R. CA: Brooks Cole Publishing Company.
1995
Subba Rao, C.N., : Principles of Sociology with an introduction to Social
2008 Thought, New Delhi: Chand & Co.

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Tata Institute of Social : Declaration of Ethics for Professional Social Workers,
Sciences Social Work The Indian Journal of Social Work, 58(2), 335-341.
Educators Forum
(TISSSWEF), 1997
Woodrofe, K., : From charity to Social Work, London: Routledge and
1962 Keganpaul.
Young husband, E., : Social Work and Social Values, London: George Allen
1967 and Unwin.

Paper II Social Work Intervention – Basic Methods

(Core – 2)

Unit I Working with individuals – case work as a method of social work,

definition, relevance; historical Development; Principles of case work;
components of social case work – Person, Place, Problem, Professional and
Process – study, diagnosis and treatment. Practice in different settings such
as hospitals, schools, industry, correctional institutions and family.

Unit II Techniques, Skills and recording : Techniques of case work –

communication, listening, use of self with awareness, and professional
relationships. Qualities of a helping relationship and a helping professional;
skills in working with individuals –rapport establishment, interviewing,
enabling, facilitation, resource mobilization, training, reflective thinking and
analysis. Recording - principles, types. Discussion of a case record.

Unit III Groups: Significance of group, group dynamics - Leadership, isolation,

decision making, contagion, conflict, communication and relationships.

Unit IV Working with the groups – Group work as a method; historical

development, values & Principles, skills in group work. Group work
process, techniques of group work, use of group work in different fields of
social work – hospitals, correctional settings, schools and communities,
recording in group work. Discussion of a group record.

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Unit V Community – Problems of Communities, Community organization –
Definition and scope as a method in relation to other methods of social work.

Unit VI Principles, Skills and use of Community Organization: Principles of

community organization; Skills of community organization practitioner -
problem analysis, resource mobilization, conflict resolution, organizing
meetings, writing and documentation and networking. Use of community
organization in different settings - rural, urban, tribal and coastal..

References

Arora, R.K. (Ed/) : People’s Participation in Development Process: Essays

1979 in honour of B.Mehta, Jaipur: The HCM State Institute
of Public Administration.
Batten, T.R.., : The Human Factor in Community Work, London:
1965 Oxford University Press.
Biestek, F.B., 1957 : The Case Work Relationship, London: George Allen and
Unwin Ltd.,
Brager, G. and Specht, H., : Community Organisation, New York: Columbia
1969 University Press.
Brandler, S. and Roman, : Group Work: Skills and Strategies for Effective
C.P. 1991 Intervention, New York: The Haworth Press.
Compton, B.R. and : Social Work Processes, Illinois: the Dorsey Press.
Galaway, B. 1979
Davies, B., : Use of groups in Social Work Practice, London:
1975 Routledge and Kegan Paul.
Dayal, R. : Community Development Programmes in India,
1960 Allahabad: Kitab Mahal Publishers.
Douglas Tom, : Group Work Practice, London: Tavistock.
1976
Friedlander, W.A., : Concepts and Methods of Social Work, Englewood
1978 Cliffs: Prentice Hall
Gangrade, K.D. : Community Organisation in India, Bombay: Popular
1971 Prakashan.
Perlman, H.H., : Social Case Work: a Problem Solving Process, Chicago:
1957 University of Chicago.

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Pippins, J. : Developing Case Work Skills, Caliph: Sage Publications.
1980
Rose Murray, G. : Community organization, New York: Harper & Row.
1967
Siddique, H.Y. : Working with Communities: An Introduction to
1997 Community Work, New Delhi: Hira Publications.
Timms, N., : Recording in Social Work, London: Routledge and
1972 Kegan Paul.
Toselane, R.W. : An Introduction to Group Work Practice, New York:
1984 Macmillan Publication Co.
Trecker, H.P., : Social Group Work – Principles and Practice, New
1990 York: Association Press.
Weil Marie (Ed.) : The Hand Book of Community Practice, New Delhi:
2005 Sage.
Weil, M. (Ed.) : Community Practice: Conceptual Models, New York:
1996 The Haworth Press Inc.

Paper III Social work Intervention – Auxiliary Methods

(Core – 3)

Unit I Social Action: Meaning, scope, principles, various techniques and stages of
social action.

Unit II Social work research: Meaning, scope, difference between social work
research and social research. Stages of social work research.

Unit III Sampling – meaning; probability and non-probability sampling, types of

sampling limitations.

Unit IV Tools of data collection - Questionnaire, Interview Schedule and

observation.

Unit V Development Administration: Meaning and nature. Principles – planning,

organization, staffing, recording and budgeting.

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Unit VI Basic requisites of forming a NGO: Constitution, By-laws, Memorandum
of association; Registration of organization.

References

Bailey, Kenneth, D. : Methods of Social Research, New York: The Free Press.
1987
Blalock, H.M. and : Methodology in Social Research, New York: McGraw
Blalock, A..M. Hill.

Chandra Snehalata : Non-Governmental Organisations: Structure, Relevance

2001 and Functions, New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers.
Choudhari, D. Paul : Social Welfare Administration, Delhi: Atmaram and
1983 Sons
Drucker, P. : Managing Non Profit Organisations, New York: Karper
Coltens.
Gangrade, K.D. : Social Work and Development, New Delhi: Northern
1986 Book Centre.
Goel, S.I. and Jain, R.K. : Social Welfare Administration, Vol. I & II, New Delhi:
1988 Deep and Deep.
Kaveri, R. et. al., : Research Methodology, New Delhi: S. Chand & Co.
2007
Laldas, D.K. : Practice of Social Research, New Delhi: Rawat.
2000
Midgley, J. 1998 : Social Development: The Developmental Perspectives in
Social Welfare, New Delhi: Sage.
Ramachandran, P. : Social Survey Research – A Primer, Hyderabad: Social
Service Society.
Siddique, H.Y. : Social Work and Social Action, New Delhi: Harmam
1965 Publications
Siddique, H.Y. : Social Work and Social Action: A Devel;opment
1984 Perspective, New Delhi: Harenam Publications.
Thomas, A. : What is Development Management: Journal of
1996 International Development, 8(1), pp.95-110.
Yegidish, B.L. and : Research Methods for Social Workers, New York: Allyn
Weinbach, R.W. and Bacon.
1990

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Paper IV Management of Non Governmental Organisations
(Optional – A)

Unit I Non-Governmental Organizations: Concept, Meaning and Types

Unit II Promotion and formation of NGOs - steps involved; A.P.Societies

Registration Act – 2001.

Unit III Management of the NGOs - General Body, Executive Committee; Roles
and functions.

Unit IV Financial Management: Sources of Finance – Governmental and Non-

Governmental; Methods of resource mobilization. Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR).

Unit V Project Management: Formulating a project, Preparing an organizational

Budget, Significance.

Unit VI Communication in an organization – essential components, types, barriers,

Decision making levels and methods.

References

Bechkard, R. : Organizational Development: Strategies and Models

1969 Reading, Addison Wisley.

Chandra Snehalata : Non-Governmental Organisations: Structure, Relevance

2001 and Functions, New Delhi: Kanishka Publishers.
Connors, Tract Daiina, ed. : The Non-Profit Management Hand Book: Operating
1993 Politics and Procedures, New York: John Wiley and
Sons Inc.
Nabhi’s Board of Editors, : Nabhi’s Formation and Management of A Society, New
2003 Delhi: Nabhi Publications.
PRIA : Manual on Financial Management and Accounts
1990 Keeping for Voluntary Organisations, New Delhi:
Society for Participatory Research in Asia.

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Steiner, R. : Managing Human Service Organization, From Survival
1977 to Achievement, Beverly Hills: Sage.

Paper IV Social Work with HIV/AIDS

(Optional – B)

Unit I HIV/AIDS – Definition; prevalence in the world, India and AP; symptoms
of HIV/AIDS, Causes.

Unit II HIV/AIDS - Public health implications - Role of prevention – importance of

communication; treatment approaches; services - VCTC, PPTCT and related
services.

Unit III Psycho-social implications of HIV on infected and affected persons with
special reference to women and children; stigma and its implications for
marginalisation of PLWHA; Community based care and support
programmes.

Unit IV Role of Social Worker: in working with persons infected/affected with

HIV/AIDS; Social worker as a counselor; ethical issues in counseling.

Unit V Government and Non-Governmental Organisations: Role of UNAID,

NACO, APSACS, NGOs and media in the prevention and control of
HIV/AIDS.

Unit VI Examination of 3 research studies covering awareness, stigma, psycho-social

implications.
References

Gracious, Thomas, et. al. : AIDS Social Work and Law, New Delhi: Rawat
1997 Publications.
Park, K. : Park’s Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine,
2005 Jabalpur: M/s.Banarsidas Bhanot, pp.271-281.

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Premilla D’ Cuz : Family Care in HIV/AIDS
2004

Stine J, Gerald : AIDS Update 1999, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

1998

Paper IV Social work with Elderly and Challenged

(Optional – C)

Unit I Elderly - Concept and definition. Problems of elderly - socio-economic and

health problems; elder abuse and neglect

Unit II Provisions and Services: Constitutional and legislative provisions for

elderly; Institutional and Non-Institutional services for elderly.

Unit III Challenged: Concept and classification - Blind, deaf-dumb, and

orthopaedically handicapped, mentally challenged, mentally ill - causes and
consequences.

Unit IV Governmental and Non – Governmental Efforts: Governmental and Non-

governmental programmes and services for different types of challenged.

Unit V Social work Practice with Elderly and Challenged: use of social work
methods while working with elderly and challenged.

References

Desai, K.G. : Ageing in India, Mumbai: TISS.

1982
Dandekar, K. : The Elderly in India, New Delhi: Sage Publications.
1996
Desai, M. and Siva Raju : Gerontological Social Work in India: Some Issues and
2000 Perspectives, Delhi: B.R.Publishers.
Mushal, M. : Social Work with Old People, London: Macmillan Press
1993

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Oliver, M. : Social Work with the disabled, London: Macmillan.
1983

Sharma, M. and Dak, : Aging in India, New Delhi: Ajanta Publications.

T.M. (eds.
1987

Paper IV Social Work with Women and Children

(Optional – D)

Unit I Role and Status of Women in India: Changing perspectives of the role and
status of women in India – Their status in the context of family, marriage,
religion and economy; concept of gender.

Unit II Constitutional Provisions: Constitutional provisions pertaining to women

and children

Unit III Violence against women: Domestic violence, female foeticide and
infanticide, dowry related violence: Relevant legislations such as
a. Dowry Prohibition Act: 1961 (Amended – 1984)
b. Prevention of domestic violence Act – 2005
c. Pre-natal diagnostic techniques (regulation and prevention of misuse)
Act. 1994.

Unit IV Child - concept, definition; influence of heredity and environment – family,

peer group, neighbourhood and school.

Unit V Children in Difficult Circumstances – Street children, child labour,

neglected and abused children; Institutional and non-institutional services for
children.

Unit VI Role of professional social worker and Programmes for Women and
Children: ICDS, CHILDLINE, SHGs, Role of Social Worker in Family
counseling centers, marital counseling centers and child guidance clinics.

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References

Berk Laura, E. : Child Development, New Delhi: Prentice Publications

1996
Brook E and Davis, Ann. : Women, the Family and Social Work, London: Tavistok
1985 Publications.
Kuppuswamy, B. : Child Behaviour and Development, New Delhi: Konark
1990 Publications.
Govt. of India : Towards equality – A Report of the Committee on Status
1974 of Women in India, Delhi: Author.
Uma Shankar Jha and : Indian Women Today, Vol.I & II, New Delhi: Kanishaka
Premalatha Pujari Publications.
1996
Kumar, R. : Child Development in India, Vol.I & II, Delhi: Ashish
1988 Publishers.

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 Guidelines for Social Work Practicum in
the
Model Common Core Syllabus

Social work is a practice oriented profession. Hence, the content offered during its education
must have the vital component of practice learning opportunities. In other words Social Work
education programme is incomplete without satisfactory provision of guided practice learning
(UGC:2001). This guided practice learning is done through field work.

Fieldwork being an indispensable aspect of social work curriculum, it plays a very important role
in Social Work Education. While theory is taught in the classroom, values of social work, and the
skills in using the methods are learnt at the filed level. In social work education, field work has to
be done under the guidance of a supervisor who during supervisory conferences tries to inculcate
the values and skills of social work in the student. The proceedings of the supervisory conference
have to be recorded by the student in the supervisory conference sheets (Please see annexure-1)
after the conference and then signed by the student and the concerned teacher.

The students are expected to adhere to the following guidelines for filed work during all the 3
years of their course.
1. Field work records should be prepared exclusively for field work, properly maintained
and submitted every week to the concerned teacher incharge of field work. Recordshave
to be viewed as an expression of interest, engagement in practice, and as a product of
work done. They should indicate a continued process of conscious growth of the
professional self of the student. Appropriate teaching learning remarks written on the
record should describe the abilities, skills, behaviour and attitude of the student toward
learning.
2. The student shall carry a diary along with him / her to the field and an up to date work
diary shall be maintained by the student.
3. Weekly individual and group supervisory conferences should be conducted and the
proceedings noted in the filed work supervisory conference sheet.
4. The teacher incharge of student field work should scrutinize the record and put his / her
signature with specific remarks. The conference sheets be submitted to the external
examiners along with fieldwork record during the viva-voce examination.
5. The students during a year should attend to a maximum of 20 weeks field work. To be
eligible to be evaluated during the year end examination the student should attend to a
minimum of 15 weeks (75%) of field work.
Field Work during First Year

During the first year there shall be 2 hours of fieldwork per week which includes giving
information on philosophy, concept scope and significance of filed work and report writing.
Fieldwork during this period includes observational visits to a minimum of eight welfare
institutions covering settings such as health, education and those catering to special groups such
as the handicapped, destitute, aged, women, children etc. These visits aim at helping the student
to understand the functioning of various human service organizations in the community and to
learn how to enable the client to make use of their services available there in case of need. These
observation visits aim at understanding the
1 History, Philosophy, thrust area, values, assumptions and principles of the organization and
its services.
2 Socio-economic background, needs and problems of the client system it serves.
3 Organizational pattern and administration of the different programmes/services /strategies
and their relevance to the needs of people. The interrelationship between problems at the
micro-level and macro level and
4 Problems faced by the people in relation to the policies and services of the agency, and
participation of the client system in the management.
5 Role of social work in the organization
6 Role of other professionals in the organization of services/programmes, strategies
7 The administration and Funding Pattern of the organization.

The fieldwork records of the student have to reflect the above.

The fieldwork during first year shall carry a maximum of 25 marks.

Field Work during Second Year
In the second year of UG social work, the students will be placed for field work in different
welfare/development organizations for a period of 6 hours a week at the rate of 2 hours a day.
During the field work the student with the help of the field work supervisor is expected to

a. Obtain information about the individuals/groups from different sources and select
assignments such as sports competitions, health campaigns, early child programmes,
hygiene and sanitation, and environment awareness.

b. Select the activities and resources related to the tasks undertaken, such as organizing the
client system and fund raising.
c. Plan, organize, implement and evaluate the activity with coworkers and others in the
agency.
d. Involve individuals/groups in the tasks undertaken.
e. Understand the method of utilizing the available community resources through written
personal appeals.
f. Analyse the activity in terms of the dynamics of behaviour and interaction, as observed
in work with individuals/groups, such as co-operation, resistance and conflict.
g. Relate meaningfully to: (i) Individuals/groups (ii) Coworkers / Staff.
h. Participate in simple administrative procedures related to the tasks such as official
filing, correspondence, minutes, reports, and documentation.
i. Record relevant facts (either individually or with coworkers) related to the activity
undertaken and utilize the recordings as a tool for learning in conference and seminars.

J Utilise field instruction as a medium of learning and assume responsibility for own
learning, for example participating in groups and conferences.
k. See the relationship between classroom teaching and field practice.

The student has to take care that the above are reflected in his / her records.
The fieldwork during the second year shall carry a maximum of 25 marks.
Field Work during Third Year:
In the third year there shall be fieldwork for 6 hours per week at the rate of 2 hours a day. The
third year students will be placed in a low-income community for fieldwork. The students are
required to form and work with youth clubs and mahilamandal’s and conduct adult education
classes. Also they are expected to take up work related to the area of their optional paper.
1 With the help of the field work supervisor the learner is expected to
a) Under take Socio-economic survey to understand factors in the neighborhood
and community, which affect the client system and the type of needs/problems
of the community.

b) Understand reasons for these needs/problems, such as poverty,

unemployment/lack of employable skills and
c) Identify the thrust areas, rules and regulations of agencies and their services
available, in response to these needs/problems.
d) Identification and use of appropriate social work methods to deal with the
problems identified.

The fieldwork during third year shall carry a maximum of 50 marks (25+25).

At the end of each year the field performance shall be evaluated both by the internal examiner
and external examiner appointed by the university. To have first hand knowledge about the
performance of the students, a viva on field practicum shall be conducted on the basics of the
records submitted. This has to be conducted and evaluated by both the external examiner and the
lecturer in charge of field work of the student. The external examiner shall send the marks to the
university directly.
 Annexure – 1
Field work supervisory conference sheet

Name of the agency Name of the student Name of the field work
Supervisor
Date and time of Area covered Follow up plans Remarks of the Signature of the Signature of the
Conference Supervisor student teacher