Social Work Intervention in Correctional Settings

Explore the multifaceted world of social work, from professional ethics and correctional settings to community action, counseling techniques, and group work dynamics, enhancing your understanding of societal support systems.

Social Work Intervention in Correctional Settings

1 Social Work as a Profession

  1. Voluntary vs. Professional Action
  2. Purpose and Objectives of Social Work
  3. Universal and Culturally Relevant Perspectives: International Statements on Professionalism

2 Values, Principles and Ethics of Professional Social Work

  1. The Evolution of Social Work Values and Ethics
  2. Moral Development and Ethical Decision Making
  3. NASW Code of Ethics
  4. International Social Work Values and Ethics
  5. Issues in Ethical Decision Making

3 Social Work in Correctional Setting

  1. Definition and Philosophy behind Correction
  2. Types of Correctional Setting
  3. Correctional Institutions set up under the Prisons Act, 1894
  4. Correctional Institutions set up under the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act 2000
  5. Skills and Techniques Used in Correctional Social Work
  6. Role of Professional Social Worker in Correctional Setting

4 Community Work in Social Work and Social Action

  1. Historical Development of Community Work in the West and India
  2. Definition and Concept of Community Organization
  3. Place of Community Work in Social Work Profession
  4. Social Action
  5. Importance of Community Work

5 Social Work Research and Social Welfare Administration

  1. Social Work Research
  2. Quantitative and Qualitative Research
  3. History of Social Work Research
  4. Social Welfare Administration
  5. Place of Social Welfare Administration in Social Work

6 Social Case Work Practice in Indian Context

  1. Understanding Human Being
  2. Modern Society and Social Work
  3. Social Case Work and Individual Behaviour
  4. Social Case Work Practice in India
  5. Indigenization of Case Work Practice

7 Behavioural Concepts for Understanding the Clients

  1. Human Needs
  2. Structure of Personality
  3. Factors Influencing Personality
  4. Defense Mechanisms
  5. Concept of Social Role

8 Scope of Social Work- Nature of Problems to be Addressed

  1. Failure in Coping
  2. Fields of Case Work Practice

9 Components of Case Work

  1. The Person
  2. The Problem
  3. The Place
  4. The Process

10 Case worker Client Relationship and Principles of Case Work

  1. Nature of Relationship
  2. Relationship in Case Work
  3. Uniqueness of Case Work Client Relationship
  4. Principles of Case Worker Client Relationship

11 Social Case Work Process

  1. Phases of Social Case Work Process
  2. Social Investigation (Study)
  3. Social Diagnosis (Assessment)
  4. Intervention (Treatment)
  5. Termination and Evaluation

12 Introduction to Counselling and Counselling Process

  1. The Need of Counselling
  2. The Goals of Counselling
  3. Theories and Models of Counselling
  4. The Counselling Process
  5. Scope of Counselling in Social Work Profession

13 Practical Issues Involved in Counselling

  1. Practical Arrangements for Counselling
  2. Handling Difficult Situations
  3. Problems to Pay Attention To
  4. Other Practical Issues
  5. Counselling Can Be Harmful

14 Interviewing in Social Case Work

  1. Interviewing – Concept and Definition
  2. Purpose of Social Case Work Interview
  3. Structure of an Interview
  4. Process of an Interview
  5. Strengths and Weaknesses of Interviewing

15 Interviewing Skills and Techniques

  1. Interviewing Skills
  2. Techniques of Interviewing
  3. Things to Look for in an Interview
  4. Do’s and Don’ts of Interviewing

16 Social Groups – Characteristics and Significance

  1. Definition and Characteristics of Groups
  2. Factors Influencing Group Formation
  3. Plausible Explanations About Group Formation
  4. Types of Groups
  5. Benefits of Groups

17 Theories and Models in Social Group Work

  1. Theories in Social Group Work
  2. Models of Social Group Work
  3. Small Group Development Models
  4. Guided Group Interaction Models
  5. Psychotherapeutic Models

18 Stages/Phases of Group Development

  1. Group Development and its Stages
  2. First Stage: Planning and Forming the Group
  3. Second Stage: Exploration
  4. Third Stage: Performing
  5. Fourth Stage: Assessment
  6. Fifth Stage: Termination
  7. Role of Group Worker in Group Development

19 Process of Group Formation

  1. Group Formation
  2. Planning Group Formation in Social Group Work
  3. Process of Group Formation – Tasks Undertaken by Worker
  4. Practice Principles: Guidelines for Group Formation

20 Values and Principles in Social Group Work

  1. Values in Social Group Work
  2. Principles of Social Group Work

21 Skills and Techniques of Social Group Work

  1. Roles of the Group Worker
  2. Skills and Techniques of Group Work
  3. How to Acquire Group Work Skills?

22 Relevance of Life Skills Education in Social Group Work

  1. Understanding Life Skills Education
  2. The Life Skills Education Programme
  3. The Indian Scenario
  4. Need for Life Skills Education
  5. Techniques of Learning Life Skills Education
  6. Social Group Work and Education
  7. Relevance of Life Skills Education in Social Group Work

23 Programme Planning in Social Group Work

  1. Concept of Programme Planning
  2. Principles of Programme Planning
  3. Factors Influencing Programme Planning
  4. Recording in Social Group Work
  5. Types of Recording in Social Group Work
  6. Contents in a Group Work Record

24 Group Work in Institutional Settings

  1. Group Work and Child Welfare
  2. Group Work and Geriatric Care
  3. Group Work in Psychiatric Setting
  4. Group Work in Hospitals

25 Role of Social Worker in Group Work

  1. Concept of Role and Its Implication for a Group Worker
  2. Group Worker as a Leader of the Group
  3. Role Differentiation: Factors Affecting Roles of Group Worker
  4. Purpose of the Group and Roles of a Group Worker
  5. Stages of Group Development and Roles of a Group Worker