This course provides understanding about the basic concepts of social work and society to educate the students about the ideology of social welfare, social work  methods. This course  will be helpful for the students to prepare themselves to assume  responsibilities in the field areas of social work when and where needed.

Learning Outcomes

This course aims at enabling students to conceptualize the nature,mission,knowledge base,value base,and practice methods of the profession.

They should be able to identify and to deal with unsettled issues in the conceptualization of social work and practice in developing countries and to establish practice theories that are pertinint to the local practice situation

Contents

Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare

1. Concept of social welfare, social services and social work.
2. Objectives of social work.
3. Philosophical base of social work
4. Fields of practice, scope and limitations.
5. Basic principal of Social work.
6. Professional and voluntary social work.
7. Historical perspective of social work and social welfare in Pakistan.
8. Relationship of social work with other social sciences.
9. Role of professional social worker.
10. Trends and issues in social work.

Social Work Valuesand Traditions

1. Values relating to individuals.
2. Values relating to problems.
3. Values relating to relationship.
4. Values relating to agency.
5. Values relating to social work practice.

Religious Concepts of Social Work 

1. Buddhism b) Christianity Islam

Primary Methods of Social Work

i) Social Case Work

1. Definition of social case work 
2. Elements/ Components of Social Case Work( Person, Problem, Place, Professional Person and Process)
3. Principles of social case work.
4. Role of professional worker in case work practice

Field Work Orientation            

1. Practice of Social Work in Case Work and Community Development Setting     
2. Processes of community development and case work 
3. Interviewing in Social Case Work
4. Study of different cases regarding social issues or social problems of our society

BOOKS

Social work (An integrated Approach) by Sanjay Bhattacharya

Khalid, M. (2001). Social Work Theory and Practice with Special Reference to Pakistan. 

Karachi: Kifayat Academy Educational Publishers.

Zastrow, C. (2010). Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: Empowering People

(10th ed.). Belmont: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.

Suggested Readings

Adams, R., Dominelli, L., & Payne, M. (Eds.). (2009). Critical practice in social work. 

Macmillan International Higher Education.

Allen, K. N., & Friedman, B. D. (2010). Affective learning: A taxonomy for teaching 

social  work values. Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics, 7(2), 1-12.

Hardcastle, D. A., Powers, P. R., & Wenocur, S. (2004). Community practice: Theories 

and skills for social workers. Oxford University Press, USA.

Hepworth, D. H., Rooney, R. H., Rooney, G. D., & Strom-Gottfried, K. (2016). Empowerment

series: Direct social work practice: Theory and skills.UK:Nelson Education.

Rahmatullah, S. (2000). Social Welfare in Pakistan. Karachi: Oxford University Press.

Thompson, N. (2015). Understanding social work: Preparing for practice. UK:  Macmillan.

Time table

          Tuesday 3::00pm - 5:00 pm

          Thursday 3:30pm - 5:00 pm

 Assesment criteria

      Mid term exams /Marks 30

      Sessional /Marks 20

      Final term exams /MARKS 50