The Department of Social Work was established in this Institution with the inauguration of Post Graduate Programme in Social Work (MSW) in 2006. Later on, the Under Graduate Programme in Social work (BSW) was also introduced in 2007. The programmes have been offered with the prime objective of developing efficient young professionals in the field of Social work. This course has unique blend of Theoretical knowledge to be applied in practical sessions in the form of fieldwork practicum, Internships and Block placement training.
The postgraduate programme offers three specializations at the Post Graduate Level viz. Human Resource Management, Community Development and Medical and Psychiatric Social Work. The Human Resource specialization equips students with knowledge and skills in manpower planning, recruitment, training, labour laws and labour welfare measures in Industrial Sector. The Community Development specialization trains students to work with various target people and at larger community level to handle their issues with advanced techniques and harness resources at various levels for the betterment of society. Those who are specializing in Medical and Psychiatric Social work would enrich their knowledge of medical and psychiatric disorders and therapeutic interventions to handle these issues.
The department, as part of its outreach Programme, started Counselling centre in the year 2022, which provides counselling services to needy students. The senior staff members will handle students with issues that require simple solutions while a professional counsellor will be invited for counselling the students with serious issues.
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