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• Definition, meaning, nature and scope of Medical and Psychiatric Social Work.
• The need for Social Work in Medical and Psychiatric settings
• Background of Medical Psychiatric Social Work in Western World
• History and development of Medical and Psychiatric Social Work in Pakistan
• Definition of illness and its components: biological, social and emotional
• The role and functions of social workers as a member of the team
• Study of common prevalent diseases, such as Tuberculosis, Malaria, Typhoid, Cholera, Small pox, Leprosy, Rheumatic and Urinal diseases, Hepatitis, AIDS and others
• Nervous system: Sensory and motor nerves and their functions.
• Definition and meaning of mental retardation
• Definition and scope of rehabilitation