Social Work and Welfare

Throughout the life cycle and in diverse social situations, a person is liable to suffer from disadvantage and distress.  Individuals, families and communities are susceptible to poverty, to physical and mental health issues, and to dependencies that can lead to social exclusion, harmful behavior, delinquency and family violence.

Social work can be defined as a profession that furthers human wellbeing in society through the development and application of research-informed knowledge, by actions that seek to bring about social change and better social policies, and by general interventions with individuals and their families to create a relevant body of responses – intra-personal, inter-personal, material, occupational and rehabilitative.

Social work is undertaken in a wide range of service settings provided by the state, local authorities, and civil society that serve very diverse social groups. Social workers engage in various roles ranging from direct practice with individuals and families, through community work, administering social services, engaging in advocacy, and actively participating in social policy formulation.

The social mandate of the social work profession is to ensure the wellbeing of people by affecting social policies, forging partnerships with communities and service users, and responding directly to the psychosocial needs of individuals and families.

This Social Work and Welfare programme takes one and a half years and by the end of this course, the trainee should be able to:

• Understand various intervention measures in solving social problems in a society
• Use local resources to empower the societies in order to become self-reliance
• Appreciate the role of communication in social work
• Understand various methods and approaches used in social development activities
• Appreciate the importance of involving other professionals in the development and solving social problems in society.
• Promote ethical and legal practices in appraising and solving social development problems
• Appreciate the importance of self-entrepreneurial skills in the national development

Semester One

• Communication Skills
• Information Communication Technology
• Introduction To Community Development.
• Social Work, Theory and Methods.
• Social Research Methods.
• Social Policy and Administration.
• Project Development and Management.

Semester Two

• Human Growth and Development.
• Sociology.
• Law In Social Work
• Advocacy and Lobbying.
• Community Capacity Building And Partnerships
• Counselling Skills.
• Project (Not Teachable In Class; Supervisory
• Field Practicum and Report