Community Organization & Communication

Community Organization & Communication

1 Community Organization- Concept and Principles

  1. Meaning and Definition of Community Organisation
  2. Community Work and Community Organisation in Social Work
  3. Value Orientation of Community Organization
  4. Principles of Community Organization

2 History of Community Organization

  1. Why should we study history
  2. Community Organization
  3. History of Community Organization
  4. Community Organization in UK
  5. History of Community Organization in India
  6. Gandhian Approach to Community Work
  7. Models of Community Organization
  8. Approaches to Community Organization

3 Community Organization as a Method of Social Work

  1. Community Organization as a Macro Method
  2. Community Organization as a Problem Solving Method
  3. Relevance of Community Organization for Community Development
  4. Distinction between Community Organization and Community Development
  5. Working with Individuals, Families, and Groups within the Community
  6. Concept and Dimensions of Power
  7. Relevance of Power in Community Organization
  8. Barriers to Empowerment

4 Current Issues in Community Organization

  1. Gender Sensitive Community Organization Practice
  2. Impact of Macro Policies
  3. Unionization Strategies
  4. Dealing with Authorities
  5. Protests and Demonstrations

5 Role of Community Organizer in Different Settings

  1. Settings of Community Organization
  2. Steps of Community Organization
  3. Characteristics of a Community Organizer
  4. Roles of Community Organizer

6 Advocacy as a contemporary method of Social Work

  1. Definition of Advocacy
  2. Advocacy as a contemporary method of social work
  3. Purpose of Advocacy
  4. Types of Advocacy
  5. Important Tools of Advocacy for social worker
  6. Principles of Advocacy Work
  7. Skills for Advocacy
  8. Advocacy Cycle

7 Networking as a contemporary method of Social Work

  1. Definition of Networks and Networking
  2. Importance of Networking in Social Work
  3. Essentials of Effective Networking
  4. Various Types of Networks
  5. Tools and Strategies of Networking

8 Resource Mobilisation as a contemporary method of Social Work

  1. Definition of Resource Mobilization
  2. Resource Mobilization as a Method of Social Work
  3. Resource Mobilization Framework
  4. Types of Resources
  5. Resource Mobilization Process
  6. Essentials for Resource Mobilization
  7. Resource Mobilization Sources
  8. Challenges to Resource Mobilization

9 Strength Based Practice as a contemporary method of Social Work

  1. Definitions
  2. History
  3. Basic assumptions of Strengths Based Practice
  4. Principles of Strengths Based Practice
  5. Main features of Strengths Based approach
  6. Key concepts of Strengths based Approach
  7. Assessment of Strengths
  8. Strengths based Practice- Expected outcomes in the client

10 Public Interest Litigation as a contemporary method of Social Work

  1. Meaning of PIL
  2. Origin of PIL
  3. Nature of PIL
  4. Constitutional provisions
  5. Issues related to PIL
  6. Procedure to file a PIL
  7. PIL and Role of Social Worker
  8. PIL and its relationship with other methods of Social Work

11 Awareness Campaign as a contemporary method of Social Work

  1. Awareness Campaign: Meaning, Concept and Scope
  2. Approaches and Models
  3. Principles of Awareness Campaign
  4. Process, Tools and Techniques
  5. Relationship with other Methods of Social Work

12 Communication โ€“ Concepts, Types and Process

  1. Term and Definitions
  2. The Communication Process
  3. Communication Models
  4. Technological Revolution and Global Communication
  5. Socio-cultural Constituents in Communication
  6. Types of Communication

13 Traditional and Modern Media of Communication

  1. Traditional Means of Communication
  2. Folk Media
  3. History of Communication
  4. Choice of Medium

14 Interpersonal, Group and Mass Communication

  1. Interpersonal Communication
  2. Group Communication
  3. Mass Communication

15 Health Communication- Scope and Challenges

  1. What is Health Communication?
  2. Functions of Health Communication
  3. Models of Health Communication
  4. Scope of Health Communication
  5. Challenges of Health Communication

16 Social Work with Family

  1. Multiplicity of Family Problems
  2. Dynamics of Family System
  3. Intervention Methods of Social Work
  4. Eclectic Approach

17 Social Work in Educational Settings

  1. Social Work in Education
  2. Historical Development and Functions of School Social Work in UK
  3. Historical Development and Functions of School Social Work in USA
  4. Historical Development and Functions of School Social Work in India
  5. Models of School Social Work Practice
  6. Social Work in other Educational Settings

18 Social Work in Health Care Sector

  1. Meaning of Health and Health Care
  2. Concept of Patient as a Person
  3. Social and Psychological Factors Involved in Diseases and their Treatment
  4. Role of Social Worker in the Health Care Team

19 Social Work in Industrial Sector

  1. Concept
  2. Historical Perspective
  3. Social Responsibility of Industry
  4. Scope of Social Work in Industry
  5. Applicability of Social Work Methods
  6. Place of Social Work in Industry
  7. Problems and Prospects

20 Social Work among Communities

  1. Community as a Social System
  2. Social Work with Rural Communities
  3. Social Work with Urban Communities
  4. Social Work with Tribal Communities

21 Social Work in Correctional Settings

  1. Characteristics of Social Work in the Context of Correction
  2. Values of Social Work in Correction
  3. Correctional Settings and Tasks of Social Workers
  4. Social Casework in Correctional Settings
  5. Social Group Work in Correctional Settings
  6. Social Work in Police Departments and Courts