Post by Maestro on Oct 22, 2007 20:00:56 GMT 5.5
—Dr. R.V. Singh
A Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) is designed to teach, and prepare human power with scientific temper, professional accumen, democratic attitude and secular value to manage social work agencies in the country. The goal is to prepare professionally trained social workers for the new socio-economic milieu in the country.
· The main objective of the course is to train young men and women in the methods of social work, social case work, group work, community development, social action, social policy, planning and administration social work, research and social welfare management.
· It is aimed to give intensive field work training through “open field work” agency based field work, HRM / Rural / Urban / Tribal/ Criminology / Medical/Family Welfare camps and study tours.
· The goal of this study programme is to train persons who can professionally manage community develop-ment, family and child welfare, medical and psychiatric settings, correctional administration,
apart from being specialists in social policy formulation, Human Resource Management, Social Work Management, Industrial Management and Social Work Research.
FIELDS OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
Social work is practiced in :
· Child Development
· Rural & Urban Development
· Industrial Development
· Social Development
· Education
· Family Welfare and Planning
· Health
· Mental Health
· Mental Retardation
· Social Defense
· Environment
· Human Resource Management
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
One can get employment as personnel officer, community mobilizer or coordinator, social worker in private as well as public sector companies. One can also devote oneself with zeal to social work. The professional social worker, has to do MSW (Master of Social Work), with specialization in human resource management, criminology and correctional administration, medical and psychiatric social work, family and child welfare, rural and urban community development, and schools social work. Almost all school of social work in the country import training leading to higher degrees of M.Phill., Ph. D., & D.Litt. in social work.
Social workers who specialize in the area of human resource management can get jobs in the Personnel, HRM, Welfare departments, of factories and commercial organization as executive officers, trainee officers, welfare officers and social security officers.
ELIGIBILITY FOR MSW :
è Should have completed graduation from any discipline with 50% marks(5% relaxation for SC/ST candidates).
è Should have cleared entrance test conducted by the university or institutes.
è Group discussion/interview.
DURATION : 2 Years Or 4 Semesters.
è Most of the universities or institutes conduct the entrance test for the admission for MSW in the month of June/July, and advertisement for the admission test is published in various news- papers like Employment News, Hindustan Times, Times of India, and local news papers like, Amar Ujala, Dainik Jagran, Aaj and others etc.
VARIOUS INSTITUTES CONDUCTING COURSES
Various universities and institutes are imparting professional courses in social work:
· Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (Maharashtra).
· Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidya Peeth, Banaras (U.P.).
· Institute of Social Sciences, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra(U.P.).
· M.J.P. University Bareilly (U.P.).
· Jamia Millia University, Delhi.
· Kurkshetra University, Kurkshetra (Haryana).
· Delhi School of Social, University of Delhi.
· Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Social Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi(U.P.)
· Jain Vishva Bharti Institute, Ladnoon, Nagaur (Rajasthan).
· Banaras Hindu University, Banaras(U.P.).
· Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (U.P.).
· Chaudhry Charan Singh University, Meerut (U.P.).
· Kanpur University , Kanpur (U.P.).
· Rajasthan Vidya Peeth, Udaipur (Raj.).
· Sri Hari Singh Gaur University, (M.P.)
· M.S. University, Baroda.
· Punjab University, Patiala.
· Gujarat Vidya Peeth, Ahmedabad.
· Dr. R.M.L. Avadh University Faizabad (U.P.)
· Vikram University , Ujjain (M.P.).
· Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management Calcutta University.
· Ahmednager College Poona University, Ahmednager.
· Madras School of Social Work, Egmore, Chennai.
· Andhra University, Waltair(A.P.).
· Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishva Vidhyalay, Tirupati.
· M.S.S. College, Nagpur (Maharashtra.).
· Nagpur University, Nagpur.
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
A good future exists in the field of social work education. Research scholars may avail fellowship from UGC, Research Foundation, Ministry of HRD, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Social Defence, Criminology & Correctional Administration (Ministry of Home Affair), UNICEF, WHO, and other leading institutes, NGOs and funding agencies.
(The author is a Lecturer, Deptt. of Social Work, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Social Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, U.P)
HRD/IRPM/HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Career Opportunities Potential Employer Job Profile
Executive Trainee
· Trainee Officer
· Asstt. Personnel Officers
· Personnel Officers
· Asstt. Manager
· Manager
· Sr. Manager
· Asstt. G.M.
· Deputy G.M.
· General Manager
· Vice President
· President
· Public and Private Sectors
· Multination Companies
· Nationalized Banks
· Managing functions like planning, organizing, controlling, staffing, budgeting
· Operational functions like personnel research, training and development, Promotional & welfare activities.
TEACHING AND RESEARCH:
· Lecturers
· Readers
· Professors
· Social Scientist
· Research Officer
· Health Education Officers
· Sociologist
· JRF and SRF
· Investigator
· Project Fellow
· School Social Worker
· State University
· Central University
· Institutes
· Colleges
· Community Health Centers
· Teaching and research, field work programme in social work and allied activities.
· Conducting survey and collection of data, report writing, conferences, seminars, workshops, orientation courses
· Awareness programs
RURAL & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (NGOs):
· Community Motivators
· Coordinator
· Distt. Coordinator
· Programme Officers
· Liasoning Officers
· Field Officers
· Fund Raising Officers
· Social Worker
· Event Officers
· Manager
· Management Trainee
· Public Relation Officers
· Voluntary Organization
· Charitable Trust
· Funding Agencies like UNICEF,WHO,
· Public and Private Sector
· Rural and Urban Enterpre-neurs
· Rural & Urban Manage-ment.
· Financial Management
· Programme planning, evaluation of project.
· Arrangement of training & meeting.
· Social Mobility.
· Liaison with public and private sectors officials.
· Awareness among masses for their participation
MEDICAL & PSYCHAITRIC SOCIAL WORK:
· Medical Social Welfare Services Officers
· Medical Social Workers
· Psychaitric Social Workers
· Counsellors
· Health Educators
· Liaison Officer
· Public and Private Hospitals
· Community Clinics
· Medical Colleges
· Community Health Centers
· Counseling
· Case study, diagnosis treatment & evaluation
· To prepare for proper treatment
· Collection of data
· Report writing
CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION WELFARE:
· Prison Welfare Officers
· Probation Officers
· Parol Officers
· Case Worker
· Distt. Prohibation Officer
· Rehabilitation Officer
· Distt. Drug Prohibation Officers
· Distt. Jails and Central Jails
· States Upper Subordinate Services
· Planning and development the juvenile delinquent,
· Study
· Decision making about prisons
· Report writing
FAMILY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT:
· Project Officers
· Child Development and Project Officers
· Disstt. Programme Officers
· Family and Child Development Officers
· States Upper Subordinate Services
· Funding Agencies like UNICEF,WHO,
· Ministry of Child & Woman Welfare
· National Institute of public cooperation & Child Development
· Managerial & Operational Functions, maximum development of children and family
· Collection of data
· Report writing
A Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) is designed to teach, and prepare human power with scientific temper, professional accumen, democratic attitude and secular value to manage social work agencies in the country. The goal is to prepare professionally trained social workers for the new socio-economic milieu in the country.
· The main objective of the course is to train young men and women in the methods of social work, social case work, group work, community development, social action, social policy, planning and administration social work, research and social welfare management.
· It is aimed to give intensive field work training through “open field work” agency based field work, HRM / Rural / Urban / Tribal/ Criminology / Medical/Family Welfare camps and study tours.
· The goal of this study programme is to train persons who can professionally manage community develop-ment, family and child welfare, medical and psychiatric settings, correctional administration,
apart from being specialists in social policy formulation, Human Resource Management, Social Work Management, Industrial Management and Social Work Research.
FIELDS OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
Social work is practiced in :
· Child Development
· Rural & Urban Development
· Industrial Development
· Social Development
· Education
· Family Welfare and Planning
· Health
· Mental Health
· Mental Retardation
· Social Defense
· Environment
· Human Resource Management
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
One can get employment as personnel officer, community mobilizer or coordinator, social worker in private as well as public sector companies. One can also devote oneself with zeal to social work. The professional social worker, has to do MSW (Master of Social Work), with specialization in human resource management, criminology and correctional administration, medical and psychiatric social work, family and child welfare, rural and urban community development, and schools social work. Almost all school of social work in the country import training leading to higher degrees of M.Phill., Ph. D., & D.Litt. in social work.
Social workers who specialize in the area of human resource management can get jobs in the Personnel, HRM, Welfare departments, of factories and commercial organization as executive officers, trainee officers, welfare officers and social security officers.
ELIGIBILITY FOR MSW :
è Should have completed graduation from any discipline with 50% marks(5% relaxation for SC/ST candidates).
è Should have cleared entrance test conducted by the university or institutes.
è Group discussion/interview.
DURATION : 2 Years Or 4 Semesters.
è Most of the universities or institutes conduct the entrance test for the admission for MSW in the month of June/July, and advertisement for the admission test is published in various news- papers like Employment News, Hindustan Times, Times of India, and local news papers like, Amar Ujala, Dainik Jagran, Aaj and others etc.
VARIOUS INSTITUTES CONDUCTING COURSES
Various universities and institutes are imparting professional courses in social work:
· Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (Maharashtra).
· Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidya Peeth, Banaras (U.P.).
· Institute of Social Sciences, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra(U.P.).
· M.J.P. University Bareilly (U.P.).
· Jamia Millia University, Delhi.
· Kurkshetra University, Kurkshetra (Haryana).
· Delhi School of Social, University of Delhi.
· Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Social Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi(U.P.)
· Jain Vishva Bharti Institute, Ladnoon, Nagaur (Rajasthan).
· Banaras Hindu University, Banaras(U.P.).
· Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (U.P.).
· Chaudhry Charan Singh University, Meerut (U.P.).
· Kanpur University , Kanpur (U.P.).
· Rajasthan Vidya Peeth, Udaipur (Raj.).
· Sri Hari Singh Gaur University, (M.P.)
· M.S. University, Baroda.
· Punjab University, Patiala.
· Gujarat Vidya Peeth, Ahmedabad.
· Dr. R.M.L. Avadh University Faizabad (U.P.)
· Vikram University , Ujjain (M.P.).
· Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management Calcutta University.
· Ahmednager College Poona University, Ahmednager.
· Madras School of Social Work, Egmore, Chennai.
· Andhra University, Waltair(A.P.).
· Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishva Vidhyalay, Tirupati.
· M.S.S. College, Nagpur (Maharashtra.).
· Nagpur University, Nagpur.
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP
A good future exists in the field of social work education. Research scholars may avail fellowship from UGC, Research Foundation, Ministry of HRD, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Social Defence, Criminology & Correctional Administration (Ministry of Home Affair), UNICEF, WHO, and other leading institutes, NGOs and funding agencies.
(The author is a Lecturer, Deptt. of Social Work, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute of Social Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, U.P)
HRD/IRPM/HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Career Opportunities Potential Employer Job Profile
Executive Trainee
· Trainee Officer
· Asstt. Personnel Officers
· Personnel Officers
· Asstt. Manager
· Manager
· Sr. Manager
· Asstt. G.M.
· Deputy G.M.
· General Manager
· Vice President
· President
· Public and Private Sectors
· Multination Companies
· Nationalized Banks
· Managing functions like planning, organizing, controlling, staffing, budgeting
· Operational functions like personnel research, training and development, Promotional & welfare activities.
TEACHING AND RESEARCH:
· Lecturers
· Readers
· Professors
· Social Scientist
· Research Officer
· Health Education Officers
· Sociologist
· JRF and SRF
· Investigator
· Project Fellow
· School Social Worker
· State University
· Central University
· Institutes
· Colleges
· Community Health Centers
· Teaching and research, field work programme in social work and allied activities.
· Conducting survey and collection of data, report writing, conferences, seminars, workshops, orientation courses
· Awareness programs
RURAL & URBAN DEVELOPMENT (NGOs):
· Community Motivators
· Coordinator
· Distt. Coordinator
· Programme Officers
· Liasoning Officers
· Field Officers
· Fund Raising Officers
· Social Worker
· Event Officers
· Manager
· Management Trainee
· Public Relation Officers
· Voluntary Organization
· Charitable Trust
· Funding Agencies like UNICEF,WHO,
· Public and Private Sector
· Rural and Urban Enterpre-neurs
· Rural & Urban Manage-ment.
· Financial Management
· Programme planning, evaluation of project.
· Arrangement of training & meeting.
· Social Mobility.
· Liaison with public and private sectors officials.
· Awareness among masses for their participation
MEDICAL & PSYCHAITRIC SOCIAL WORK:
· Medical Social Welfare Services Officers
· Medical Social Workers
· Psychaitric Social Workers
· Counsellors
· Health Educators
· Liaison Officer
· Public and Private Hospitals
· Community Clinics
· Medical Colleges
· Community Health Centers
· Counseling
· Case study, diagnosis treatment & evaluation
· To prepare for proper treatment
· Collection of data
· Report writing
CRIMINOLOGY AND CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION WELFARE:
· Prison Welfare Officers
· Probation Officers
· Parol Officers
· Case Worker
· Distt. Prohibation Officer
· Rehabilitation Officer
· Distt. Drug Prohibation Officers
· Distt. Jails and Central Jails
· States Upper Subordinate Services
· Planning and development the juvenile delinquent,
· Study
· Decision making about prisons
· Report writing
FAMILY AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT:
· Project Officers
· Child Development and Project Officers
· Disstt. Programme Officers
· Family and Child Development Officers
· States Upper Subordinate Services
· Funding Agencies like UNICEF,WHO,
· Ministry of Child & Woman Welfare
· National Institute of public cooperation & Child Development
· Managerial & Operational Functions, maximum development of children and family
· Collection of data
· Report writing