BSW SEMISTER II-

2.1: SOCIAL CASE WORK–

Unit I

Social Case Work: Meaning, Definition, Nature, Objective and Scope, Components of case work, Historical development of the method of case work, importance of the method. Values and basic principles underlying work with individuals.

Unit II

Social Case Work Process- Initial contact/Contract, Social study, Analysis and Assessment, Intervention, Evaluation, Termination and Follow-up. Application of method to concrete problems as a result of environmental/circumstantial factors. Introduction to approaches in working with individuals and families. Phases in the problems solving process from initial contact to termination.

Unit III

Communication: Techniques of listening, giving feedback, verbal and non-verbal communication, skills to deal with barriers and enhance worker’s and individual’s communication skills.

Relationship: Initiating contact and collecting information and sustaining professional relationships. Types of relationship, handling problems related to relationships viz, handling resistance, transference and counter transference. Interview techniques, (Developmental, Primitive, & Remedial).

Unit IV

Theories and Models of Helping: Psycho-analytical, Psycho social, Problem solving, Crisis Intervention. Growth of professional self. Meaning, Importance, Uses of recording. Types of recording, summary and evaluation.

Unit V

Roles of Social Worker:
Application of case work method in
Family and child welfare settings, School settings, Medical and psychiatric settings, Correctional settings, Industrial settings.

REFERENCES:

  1. Biestek, F.P The Case Work Relationship, London, George Allen & Unwin, 1957.
  2. Friedlander, W.A.: Concepts and Methods of Social Work, New Delhi, Prentice-Hall, 1964.
  3. Goldstein: Ego Psychology and Social Work Practice, New York, Free Press, 1984.
  4. Hamilton: Principles of Social Case Recording, NY: Columbia University Press, 1946.
  5. Hamilton, G: Theory and Practice in Social Case Work, NY: Columbia University Press, 1950.
  6. Hollis: Case work: A Psychosocial Therapy, New York, Random House.
  7. Mathew, Grace: An Introduction to Social Case Work, Bombay, Tata Institute of Social Sciences,1992.
  8. Perlman, H.H: Social Case Work: A Problem – Solving Process, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1957.
  9. Richmond, Mary E: Social Diagnosis, New York, Free Press, 1917.
  10. Roberts, Robert W and Robert Hnee (Eds) 1970: Theories of Social Case Work, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1970.
  11. Skid more, Rex A and Thackeray, Milton G: Introduction to Social Work, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1982.
  12. Timms, N: Social Case Work: Principles and Practice, London, Rout Ledge and Kegan Paul 1964.
  13. Turner, Francis j (Ed); Social Work Treatment, New York, The Free Press 1974.
  14. Turner, F.J(Ed): Differential Diagnosis and Treatment in Social Work, New York, The Free Press,1976.
  15. Upadhyay, R.K: Social Case Work- A Therapeutic Approach, Rawat Publications, Jaipur, 2003.
  16. Young, Pauline V: Interviewing in Social Work, NY, McGraw Hill Book Co.1935.

2.2: HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT-

Unit I

Stages of human development – Prenatal development, infancy & its milestones childhood – early & later

childhood, puberty & adolescence – Characteristics, physical, social and psycho sexual development in each stage.

Unit II

Adulthood – Early, middle and later adulthood, Middle age and old age – characteristics, pattern of behavior and major adjustment areas (Physical, familial, vocational and social).

Unit III

Understanding human behavior: Heredity & environment: Heredity- concept and mechanisms,
Environment – internal and external, interplay of heredity and environment in shaping behavior.
Environment and early development of the child.

Unit IV

Basic psychological processes: Intelligence – concept, levels and assessment.
Learning: nature and definition of learning, remembering and forgetting, factors of forgetting – motivated forgetting, psychological amnesia. Motivation; concepts of motives, types of motives with special reference to social motives.

Unit V

Personality: definition , nature & assessment, brief discussion of some theoriespsychodynamic theories ( Freud, Jung & Adler ) Behavior and learning theories (Dollard & Miller, Skinner, Bandura &Walters) humanistic theories ( Rogers and Maslow)

REFERENCES:

  1. Anastasi, Anne: Psychological Testing, New York, Macmillan Publishing Company 1988.
  2. Anitha Kumar and Usha Rao: General Psychology, Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai, 1988.
  3. Bisacre, M and Carlisle: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Human Development (Ed), London, Marshal Govendish books Ltd, 1975.
  4. Brophy, J.E: Child Development and Socialization, Chicago, Science Research Associations, 1977.
  5. Coleman, James C: Abnormal Psychology and Modern Life, Bombay, D.B.Taraporevala Sons and Co. 1976.
  6. Davidoff, L.L: Introduction to Psychology, Auckland; McGraw Hill inc. Book co. 1981.
  7. Feldman, Robert S: Understand Psychology, Fourth Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 1997.
  8. Hall, C.S. and Lindsey: Theories of Personality, New York, Wiley G, 1978.
  9. Hurlock, Elizabeth B: Child Growth and Development, New Delhi; Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1978.
  10. Hurlock, Elizabeth B: Developmental Psychology, New Delhi; Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1975.
  11. Lindgren, H.C. and Byrne, D: Psychology: An Introduction to a Behavioural Science, New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1971.
  12. Kuppuswamy, B: Introduction to Social Psychology, Bombay, Asia Publishing House, 1961.
  13. Munn, Norman L: Fernald L Dodge, and Fernald, Peter S: Introduction to Psychology, New Delhi: Oxford and IBH Publishing Co.1972.
  14. Morgan, Clifford T., King Richard A, Weisz, John R and Schopler, John: Introduction to Psychology, Seventh Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi, 2002.
  15. Weiner, E.A. and Stewart, B.J: Assessing Individuals: Psychological and Educational Tests and Measurements, Boston, Little, Brown and Co., 1984.