Social workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives. Social workers also help people develop their skills and their ability to use their own resources and those of the community to resolve problems.Clinical social workers also diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional issues.
This diploma in social work and community development equips students with social work skills to engage with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being of the people. Graduates will be able to apply social sciences, such as sociology, psychology, political science, public health, community development, law, and economics, to engage with various stakeholders in order to develop interventions that solve social and personal problems; and create social change.
Social workers are unique in the way that they look at many different aspects of a problem, from the individual to the societal, from the psychological to the political. Common ways of serving clients include providing counseling, therapy and education, as well as connecting clients to appropriate public or private resources.
Social workers typically do the following:
Career options include:
This diploma in social work and community development equips students with social work skills to engage with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being of the people.
Upon completion of the diploma in social work and community development course, the graduate will have acquired knowledge, skills and abilities to be able to:
The minimum entry requirements for the diploma in social work and community development course are:-
Module I
Module II
Module III