Minutes of the meeting

OBJECTIVES:

1. 
   This course is aimed at helping the students to analyze the socio-economic and cultural setup of the community critically.
   
2. 
   To help the students to develop the ability to identify problem areas and identify work approaches best suited to local conditions.
   

CONTENTS:

1. 
   Definitions and explanation of community
   
2. 
   Essentials of community.
   
3. 
   Elements of community, security, norms, values, role and status, power, social control, ranks, facilities and advancement.
   
4. 
   Types of community: Gemeinschaft, Gesellschaft, rural and urban.
   
5. 
   Classification of communities, size, extent of dependency, density, age quality of life.
   
6. 
   Sociological criteria of a good community. Basic notions of a good community to socialization, social control, role of dedicated leaders a collective struggle for the solution of problems outward look to wider community, services and facilities, physical cleanliness, economic structure Aesthetic expression, willingness to change, Democratic trends etc.
   
7. 
   Community organization – a vehicle to community development.
   
8. 
   Community organization – definitions, purpose, types of community organization.
   
9. 
   Definitions and Explanation of Community Development
   
10. 
    Principles of Community development
    
11. 
    Goals and Process of Community development
    
12. 
    Role of Social Worker in community development
    

Recommended Books:

1. 
   Ali Izetbegonic Alija, 1984-1994, Islam Between East & West, Printed in USA, 3^rd Edition, p.170.
   
2. 
   Arthur Dunham, 1958, Community Welfare Organization Principles & Techniques (Practices). Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, p.14.
   
3. 
   Arthur Dunham, 1960, Community Development, p.p.178-186, in Social Work Year Book, Edited by Russell H. Kurtz, New York, National Association of Social Workers.
   
4. 
   Con Moser, 1989, Community participation in Urban Projects in the Third World, Progress In Planning, Vol: 32, part-2.
   
5. 
   Dan. A. Pehekki, 1979, Community Development Theory and Methods of Planned change, Calcutta, Kanpur, Vikas Publishers, Pvt. Ltd., India.
   
6. 
   David L. Sills, 1968, International Encyclopaedia of Social Sciences, The Macmillan Company and the free Press, USA, 3^rd Edition.
   
7. 
   David W. Minar & Greer Scot, 1969, The Concept of Community Reading with Interpretations, Aldine Publishing Company, Chicago, Pp-ixm 140.
   
8. 
   Ghulam Shabir Tunio, Faculty (Member), Naznin Shad Faculty Member, Zafar Jamal (Research Associate), Report on Devolution of power and responsibility District Government, PARD. Peshawar.
   
9. 
   Hillary A. George, June 20, 1955, Definitions of Community, Areas of Agreement, Rural Sociology, U.S.A.
   
10. 
    Irwil T. Sanders, 1953, Making Good Communities Better, Lexington, University of Kenturcky Press.
    
11. 
    Mezirow Jack D. 1963, Dynamics of C.D Published by Scare Crow Press, New York.
    
12. 
    Mohammad Iqbal Chaudhry, 2000, Pakistani Society, Published by Kifayat Academy, Karachi,
    
13. 
    Mohammad Khalid, 2004, Social Work Theory & Practice, Published by Kifayat Academy, Karachi,
    
14. 
    Popular Oxford English Dictionary, Lahore Oriental Book Society.
    
15. 
    Prof. Abdul Hameed Taga, 1999, Sociology & Problems, Abdul Hameed & Sons Publishers, Lahore,
    
16. 
    Prof. Abdul Hameed, 1998, An Introduction to Sociology, p.110.
    
17. 
    Prof: Dr. S. Zari Rafiq, 2000, Community Development, Principles & Techniques, Peshawar, Saif Printing Press, Peshawar.
    
18. 
    Rafiq, Zari 2006, Community Development, Concepts and Practices, Peshawar, Saif Printing Press, Peshawar.
    
19. 
    S. Hayat Roomi, 1997, Training Manual Training of Trainers, National Rural Support Programme.
    

SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
OBJECTIVES:
To help undergraduates students to understand how social researchers investigate the social world and how they seek to gain systematic, reliable and valid knowledge of that world. This module will enable them to develop skill in the practice of independent researches
CONTENTS:

1. 
   Research defined
   
2. 
   Families of research; qualitative and Quantitative
   
3. 
   Research approaches; Action research, case study methods, experiments and surveys.
   
4. 
   The Research Cycle/ Process/ research methodology.
   
5. 
   Research methods and research methodology
   
6. 
   Research strategy: Induction, deduction.
   
7. 
   How to select and define your research topic
   
8. 
   Literature Review
   
9. 
   Research Designing
   
10. 
    Research techniques : tools of data collection
    
11. 
    Gaining access to the field: covert research and overt researches
    
12. 
    Correspondence= (Questionnaire: structure and formalities)
    
13. 
    Discussions = Interviews, Structured interviews, Unstructured and semi-structured interviews, Focused Groups
    
14. 
    Participation and Observations, advantages and disadvantages of participation and observation.
    
15. 
    Documents: secondary sources.
    

• 
  Sampling Issues= Typology
  
• 
  Some basic statistics= Measurement of central tendency
  
• 
  Data analysis./tabulation
  
• 
  Report writing
  
• 
  Bibliography and referencing
  

Recommended Books:

1. 
   Baszangar, Isabelle & Dodier, N. 1997, “Ethnography: relating the Parts to the Whole” in D. Silverman (ed.) Qualitative Research: Theory, Method and Practice. London: Sage Publications.
   
2. 
   Becker, Howard, 1958. “Problems of Inferences and Proof in Participant Observation”, in American Sociological Review Vol. 23.No.6.
   
3. 
   Bell, J,1987, Doing your Research Project . London: Open University Press.
   
4. 
   Benny, M and Hughes, E.C. “Of Sociology and Interview” in American Journal of Sociology. Vol. 62.No.2, (Chicago: University of Chicago Press), pp.137-42, Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
   
5. 
   Blaikie, N. 2,000, Designing Social Research: The Logic of Anticipation Cambridge:
   
6. 
   Broklesby, Marry Anne and Fisher, E, Livelihood Assessment Framework for WWF Training Workshop Peshawar. Workshop Proceedings October 21-23, 2003.
   
7. 
   Bulmer and Donald P Warwick (ed.) Social Research in Developing Countries (( Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Ltd.1983.
   
8. 
   Bulmer, M. (ed.), 1984. Contemporary Social Research Series-8: In the Field. London: George Allen and Unwin.
   
9. 
   Burgess,1982. Field Research: A Source Book and Field Manual. London: Allan & Unwin.
   
10. 
    Burgess,R.1984, In the Field: An Introduction to Field Research. London: George Allen & Unwin.
    
11. 
    Creswell, John. W. (2^nd edn.) 2003. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approach. London: Sage Publications.
    
12. 
    Denzin, Norman K.1970. The Research Act in Sociology London: Butterworth.
    
13. 
    Denzin, Norman K.1997. Interpretative Ethnography: Ethnographic Practice for the 21Ist Century. Thousand Oaks, CA: sage Publications.
    
14. 
    Francis Rummel, J & Wesley C. Ballaine,1963. Research Methodology in Business. London: Harper & Row.
    
15. 
    Gilbert Nigel, 2003, Researching Social Life. London: Sage Publications.
    
16. 
    Goetz, J.P. & LeCompte, M.D.,1984. Ethnography and Qualitative Design in Educational Research. London: Academic Press.
    
17. 
    Gold R.L, 1969. “Field Relations" in McCall G. J. et al. (ed.) Issues in Participant Observations. London: Addison Wesley Publishing Co.
    
18. 
    Gosh, B.N.1986, A Dictionary of Research Methods. New Delhi.
    
19. 
    Hammersley, M. & Atkinson, P. 1995. Ethnography: Principles in Practice. London: Routledge.
    
20. 
    Hughes, B & Tight, 2,000, How To Research (2^nd edn). Buckingham: Open University.
    
21. 
    Kluckhohn, F.R, 1940. “Participant Observation” in American Journal of Sociology Vol. 145.
    
22. 
    Lofland,J, Analysing Social Settings( Belmont CA: Wadsworth,1971.
    
23. 
    May Tim, 1997, Social Research: Methods, Issues and Process. Buckingham: Open University Press.
    
24. 
    May Tim, Social Research: Issues, Methods and Process (2^nd.edn) (Buckingham: Open University Press,1997.
    
25. 
    McCall. & Simon, J.(ed.),1969. Issues in Participant Observation. London: Addison Wesley Publishing Co.
    
26. 
    Moser CA, Survey Methods in Social Investigation (London: William Heinmann Ltd. 1958.
    
27. 
    Moser, C. A.1958, Survey Methods in Social Investigation. London: William Heinemann Ltd.
    
28. 
    Park, R.E.1952. Human Communities. New York: The Free Press.
    
29. 
    Schwartz and Schwartz, . 1955, “Problems in Participant Observation" in American Journal of Sociology Vol.60. No.4
    
30. 
    Selltiz, et al, Research Methods in Social Relations (3^rd.edn) New York: Holt, Rinehart 7Wilson, 1976.
    
31. 
    Shirley Jenkin, “Collecting Data by Questionnaire and Interview” In Norman, A. Polansky (ed), Social Work Research: Method for Helping Professions (Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1973.
    
32. 
    Spradley, J.P., 1980. Participant Observation. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
    
33. 
    Taylor, Stephanie. (ed.), 2002. Ethnographic Research. London: Sage Publications.
    
34. 
    Uzzell, D., 1995. “Ethnographic and Action Research” in M.G. Breakwell, S. Hammond & C. Fife- Shaw (eds.) Research Methods in Psychology. London: Sage.
    
35. 
    Walliman, N. 2001. Your Research Project: A Step by step Guide for the First Time Researcher. London: Sage publications.
    
36. 
    Willis, Paul & Trondman, Mats, 2000, Manifesto for Ethnography Cf. Stephanie Taylor (ed.), 2002, Ethnographic Research. London: Sage Publications
    
37. 
    Young, P. V, Scientific Social Surveys and Research: An introduction to the Background, Contents, Methods, Principles and Analysis of Social Studies(3^rd.edn) ( Englewood Cliff N.J: Prentice Hall Inc.
    

SOCIAL WELFARE MANAGEMENT

(SOCIAL ADMINISTRATION)
OBJECTIVES:

1. 
   To acquaint the student wit the concept of Social welfare policy planning and administration
   
2. 
   To familiarize the student with the government’s development plans and with the processes and methods of social planning
   
3. 
   To provide the students the importance of administration and enable them to learn skills and techniques of administration and supervision roles.
   

CONTENTS:

1. 
   Social welfare administration
   

1. 
   Definition meaning and scope of social welfare administration
   
2. 
   What is administration
   
3. 
   Who are administrator
   
4. 
   Nature and functions of administration
   
5. 
   Administration process (planning, organizing leading and coordination and controlling decision making
   

1. 
   Planning
   

1. 
   why plan
   
2. 
   planning process
   
3. 
   types of plans
   
4. 
   objective setting
   
5. 
   forecasting
   
6. 
   steps in planning
   
7. 
   principles of planning
   

1. 
   Organizing
   

1. 
   definition, nature and purpose of organizing
   
2. 
   process of organizing
   
3. 
   steps for organizing
   
4. 
   principles of organizing
   
5. 
   what is an organizing
   
6. 
   characteristics of organization
   
7. 
   formal and informal organization
   
8. 
   classification of organization
   
9. 
   meaning & definition of authority
   
10. 
    sources of authority
    
11. 
    types of authority
    
12. 
    delegation and decentralization of authority
    

1. 
   Leading
   

1. 
   Definition, meaning, importance
   
2. 
   Administrator versus leader
   
3. 
   Theories of leadership
   

• 
  Trait theories
  
• 
  Behavioral theories
  
• 
  Contingency theories
  
• 
  Transformational theories
  

4. 
   Staffing
   

1. 
   Definition, meaning, importance
   
2. 
   Recruitment:
   
3. 
   Job description,
   
4. 
   Job specification,
   
5. 
   Training
   
6. 
   Motivation theories
   
7. 
   Retirement, Pension and other benefits
   

e. Supervision: Definitions, goal, aspects and functions of supervisor, supervision vs. inspection

f. Controlling

1. 
   Definition and meaning
   
2. 
   Controlling process
   

7. 
   Budgeting
   

1. 
   Definition, meaning and scope
   
2. 
   Types of budgeting
   

8. 
   Decision making
   

1. 
   Meaning and definition of decision making
   
2. 
   Steps in decision making
   
3. 
   Decision making styles: Directive, Analytical, Conceptual and Behavioral
   
4. 
   Management by objective (MBO) definition, advantages and disadvantages.
   

Recommended Books:

1. 
   Donnison, D.V. Social Policy and Administration: London Allen & Unwin.
   
2. 
   Jenkins, s. (ed.) Social Security in International perspective. New York, Columbia University Press.
   
3. 
   Khan, Alfred J. Studies in Social policy and planning, New York. Russell Sage Foundation.
   
4. 
   Government of Pakistan 5 year Development Plan, Islamabad Planning and Development.
   
5. 
   Morris Rober, Feasible Planning for Social change; New York, Columbia University.
   
6. 
   Alcock, P., Social Policy in Britain, London, MacMillan Press.
   
7. 
   Ali, s. Nation Building, Development & Administration: 3^rd World Perspective. Lahore. Aziz Publishers, 1978.
   
8. 
   Brown, A & Bourne, I. The Social Work Supervisor. Buckingham. Open University Press, 1996.
   
9. 
   Bulmer, M. Social Science & Social Policy. London. Allen and Unwin Ltd., 1986.
   
10. 
    Hill, M. Social Policy (5^th Edition). Oxford & Blackwell Publications Ltd., 1997.
    
11. 
    Lepawsky, A. Administration: The Art & Science of organization & Management. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1952.
    
12. 
    Levin, P. Making Social Policy. Buckingham. Open University Press, 1997.
    
13. 
    The World Bank. World development Report, New York, Oxford Publications.
    
14. 
    Stephen P. Robbins – The Administrative Process, prentice Hall Inch. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
    
15. 
    Organizational Behaviour, Stephen P. Robbins San Diego State University
    
16. 
    Qadir, Ali. Policy Advocacy: A Framework for Social Change in Pakistan. An Exploratory Research Study. Pakistan Lead. 1998.
    
17. 
    Robert Adams: Social Policy for Social Work Palgrave Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York, 2002.
    
18. 
    Mohammad Khalid: Social Work Theory and Practice With Special Research to Pakistan (3^rd Edition) Kifayat Academy Educational Publishers, Karachi 2001.
    

SOCIAL ACTION
OBJECTIVES:
The Course is designed to understand the importance of social action in bringing stability, empowerment and promoting social development in the society. The course aims to promote their professional skills in social action as significant method of social work and to help the students to understand the roles and functions of social action in forming the basis for existence and functioning of welfare institutions and organizations
CONTENTS:
1. Social action as method of Social Work.

1. 
   Definition, Meaning and concept
   
2. 
   Objectives of social action
   
3. 
   Origin of social action as method of social work.
   
4. 
   Need and importance of social action.
   
5. 
   Social action in social work.
   

2. Philosophy, Principles and process of Social Action

3. Methodology of Social action

4. Modules of Social action, Historical and at present.

i). Programme based consideration involved in:

Social Policy planning and execution

5. Elements and strategies of Social action:

1. 
   Consciousness
   
2. 
   Democratic working
   
3. 
   Democratic leadership
   
4. 
   Co-ordination / collaboration
   
5. 
   Public opinion
   
6. 
   Social advocacy
   
7. 
   Confrontation / Bargaining / Mobilization
   
8. 
   Affirmative and non affirmative activities.
   

6. 
   Civil Society-Social Action and Social work
   

1. 
   Social Action on state level.
   
2. 
   Social Action on NGO's level
   

7. 
   Modern trends and current issues in Social Action.
   

1. 
   Racial and social justice
   
2. 
   Sectarianism
   
3. 
   Ethnicity
   
4. 
   Human right
   
5. 
   Movement of political reforms Terrorism
   
6. 
   Removing economic disparity Globalization (socio economic) Sensitized society
   
7. 
   Industrial democracy
   
8. 
   Civil liberty.
   
9. 
   Social action and social change
   
10. 
    Social Action and Social issues leading to social problems.
    

9. Social Action in Pakistan need importance and issues to be addressed.

Recommended Books:

1. 
   DONNISON. D. V. Social Policy and Administration: London Allen & Unwin.
   
2. 
   JENKINS, S. (ed.) Social Security in International perspective, New York, Columbia University Press.
   
3. 
   KHAN, Alfred J. Studies in Social Policy and Planning. New York. Russell sage Foundation.
   
4. 
   Government of Pakistan 5 year Development Plann, Islamabad , Planning and Development.
   
5. 
   Morris Rober, Fesible Planning for Social Change: New York, Columbia University.
   
6. 
   R. Mishra, Society & Social Policy.
   
7. 
   Howard Jones, Social Welfare in Third World Development.
   

SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY
OBJECTIVES:

To impart knowledge about the problem of aging and aged to learn about welfare service and the role of social workers for the senior citizens.

CONTENTS:
1. Introduction to Social Gerontology

a) Meaning, Definition and its importance

2. Aging and Culture

1. 
   Psychology of Aging
   
2. 
   Cultural Values and Aging
   
3. 
   Religion and Aging
   

3. Islamic concept regarding care of senior citizens.

4. Social Problems of Aging and the Aged

a) Social Problems (Accommodation, Transportation, Recreational, Religious Practices etc).

b) Psychological Problems (Loneliness, Isolation, fear of death, family issues, Protection etc).

c) Physical Problems (Sight, Hearing, general weakness, diet and other disabilities).

d) Economic Problem (Poverty, Unemployment, pension and financial investment).
5. Legislation and Welfare Services for Senior Citizens

a) Various legislations for the Senior Citizens

b) Institutional Care.

c) Medical facilities

6. Basic Requirements and Benefits for the Aging and Aged

a) Financial Assistance, Pension, Gratuity, Bonus and medical treatment.

b) Employment Opportunity for those who can perform their duty having good health.

c) Provisions for senior citizen in Rural and Urban Area.

7. Societies/Organizations for the senior aged

a) Senior Citizens Associations, role and function.

b) Functional Role of Senior Citizen in development of family, community and society at large.
8. Role of Social Worker

Preventive, Curative, Rehabilitative and Leisure time engagements etc).

Recommended Books:

1. 
   Alexander Leaf. “Youth in Old Age”. New York, MacGraw-Hill, 1975.
   
2. 
   Cary S. Kart, Eileen S. Metress, and James F. Metress, “Aging and Health: Biologic and Social Perspectives”. Menlo Park, Calif: Addison – Wesley, 1978.
   
3. 
   Gordon F. Streib and Harold L. Orbach, “The Development of Social Gerontology and the Sociology of Aging”, in the uses of Sociology, New York: Basic Book, 1967.
   
4. 
   James E. Birren and Vivian Clayton, “History of Gerontology, In Aging: Scientific Perspectives and Social Issues, New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1975.
   
5. 
   James E. Birren, “The Psychology of Aging “. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1968.
   
6. 
   Khalid M. “Social Work Theory and Practice”. Kifayat Academy, Karachi, 2008.
   

INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY
OBJECTIVES:

1. To help students to develop understanding of the dynamics, origins and cause of Social Deviation, Delinquency and Crime, especially among adolescents and youth.

2. To impart knowledge about the increasing incidence of crime with in the context of our socio-economic and cultural environment.
CONTENTS:

1. Introduction

a. Definition, meaning and concept of Social Defence and correctional services.

b. Difference between deviance and crime.

c. Concept of Probation and Parole.

d. Rehabilitation of offenders.

2. History and Organization:
a. History and development of correctional institutions, welfare services and programmes.
b. Organizational set up of correctional services, like Directorate of Reclamation and Probation etc.
3. Crime and Criminology
a. Theories related to crime, delinquency and Socio-pathological Behaviour.

b. Types of Crimes

c. Causative factors of Crime

d. Statistics regarding crimes in Pakistan.

4. Programmes and Services:
a. Use of Welfare Services in correctional institutions like Probation, Parole, Juvenile courts, Remand homes etc.

b. Role of Social institutions in prevention of crime like family, school, peer group and traditional forums like baradri, punchat and jirga systems

5. Various Theories of Punishments

a. Retribution, Deterrence, Reformation and Social Solidarity.

Recommended Books:

1. M.Y.John Wiley, The Sociology of Crime.

2. Rust, Cysil, The Young Deliquent, N.Y. Applotin & Co.

3. Ch. Iqbal, Pakistani Society Aziz Publishers, Lahore 1984.

4. Abdullah O Naseef, Encyclopedi of Seerah Pak Book Corporation Aziz Chambers Lahore-3, 1982.

5. P.P.C. Law Publication Pakistan – P.L.D. Publishers Nabha Road, Lahore.

6. Crime and Criminology, by Sue Titus Reid, The Dryden Press, Hinsdale – Illinois – 1976.

7. community Punishment “A Critical Introduction”, Lan Brownlex, Langman, London and New York, 1998.

8. Criminological Theories introduction and Evaluation, Rouald L. Akers, (2^nd Edition Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago – London – 1999.

9. the Oxford Handbook of Criminology (2^nd Edition, 1997), Edited by Mike Magnire Rode, Morgan, Robert Reiner.

10. Principles Sentencing, Readings on Theory and Policy, Edited by Andrew Vn Hirsch & Andrew, 2^nd Edition, Hart Publishing Oxford, 1998.

Disability: Intervention & Rehabilitation
OBJECTIVES:
The course has been designed to introduce special children, their learning requisites and ways of meeting these requirements in the field of special education. The emphasis is laid on providing basic conceptual frame work of special education as discipline, its program and services for physically and mentally disabled persons. Moreover, the aim of the course is to sensitize and orient the scholars towards specialized area/field of social work in rehabilitation and welfare of special persons.
CONTENTS:

1. 
   Disability Definition, Meaning, Categories, Physically disabled, Mentally disabled, Socially disabled, Causes and implications of physical and mental disability.
   
2. 
   Physically disabled and special education
   
3. 
   Concept of physical disability in special education
   
4. 
   Definitions, categories and physical psycho social implications of physical disability.
   
5. 
   Causes, consequences of physical disability
   
6. 
   Focusing area physical disability of Special education for physical disabled—Treatment to rehabilitation
   
7. 
   Treat mental Rehabilitation
   
8. 
   Physic Therapy
   
9. 
   Treat mental / Medicine / care, protection
   
10. 
    Visually impairment and special education
    
11. 
    Curriculum, brills system / Library book, trained teachers from lower school level to high standard education
    
12. 
    Special Education and hearing impairment
    
13. 
    (Protection, care, treatment)protective, curative, restoration
    
14. 
    Specially trained teachers curriculum
    
15. 
    Audio, video facilities, latest and up to requisites teaching methodology. Researches assignment to find out the gap between existing structure and special requisites.
    
16. 
    Special education on mentally retarded children.
    
17. 
    Meaning and concept of mental retardation children.
    
18. 
    Types / forms of mental retardation
    
19. 
    Causes and implications of mental retardation
    
20. 
    Mental retardation in (perception, attitude and treatment of mental retardation in Pakistan society) & Mental, Retardation and social scenario.
    
21. 
    Treatment, protection and rehabilitation of mentally retardation as three areas of working in the special education.
    
22. 
    Institutionalized services for mentally (retardation in context of protection, care and treatment)
    
23. 
    Welfare and rehabilitation of disabled persons as specialized field of social work.
    
24. 
    Origin, history, Plans and practices
    
25. 
    Functional Approach of Social work in Special education
    
26. 
    Working on prevention, care, treatment, protective, curative, restoration
    

Recommended Books:

1. 
   Smith (1998). Introduction to Special Education (3rd Ed.) Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
   
2. 
   Ysseldyke (1991). Critical Issues in Special Education. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
   
3. 
   Hallahan (1991). Exceptional Children (4th ed.). Columbus: Merrill Pub.Co.
   
4. 
   Mitchell, D (1999). Early Intervention Studies for young children with special needs. London: Chapman and Hall.
   

FIELD WORK AND REPORT – I, II, III AND IV
HEC Book

The Field Work is aimed at providing practical experience to gain professional knowledge and develop skills and attitudes appropriate to the practice of Social Work. The Social Work. The Social Work students of M.A. (previous) and M.A. (Final) classes will carryout concurrent and Block Field Work under the supervision of a faculty member in a Social Welfare Agency or Community setting. The minimum requirement for Field Work will be 300 – 400 hours of Social Work practice in an academic year. The student Field Work will be graded on the following criteria by an Examination Board constituted of head of the Social Work Department as Chairman of the Board and an External Examiner and the Faculty member supervising the field work as members of the Board:-

A. General capacity for understanding and translating in effective practice the concepts of professional Social Work and leadership ability in Social Work in terms of the following qualities:

i) Degree of initiative.

ii) Ability to interpret the aims of Social Work.

iii) Ability to develop co-operation among people.

iv) Quality of relationship with individual and groups.

v) Consistency and persistency in terms of goals and objectives.

vi) Administrative ability.

vii) General sense of responsibility about the job.

B. Ability to work constructively in a team.

C. Response to individual potentiality for further growth

D. Use of professional literature and its application fieldwork.
Before assigning the agency for their Field Work Practice, the students will be provided with proper orientation. They will be informed that an observational plan will be followed after classroom orientation for fieldwork. The students will have to visit different agencies during the orientation phase and will have to write comprehensive reports on each visit by using guidelines given to them on the observation visit proforma.

E. For the assessment of students performance following reports/items have to be taken in considerations as process: -

1. Schedule - 2 days a week

2. Orientation - Visit to the agencies (Ist week)

3. Reporting - Shall submit daily weekly and final reports to

the Supervisor.

4. Supervision - Academic and field agency Supervisor.

5. Presentation - The students have to give presentation of

their field Work in presence of the class, faculty and the agency supervisor.

6. Evaluation - Should be done as per criteria lay down.

All the departments have to nominate a faculty member to co-ordinate Field Work activities. He/She will be responsible to co-ordinate and liaise with the other members of the faculty and finalize the students placement. The assignments for the field work with cover all required areas of specializations by applying/practicing Social Work methods i.e. Case Work, Group Work, community Organization Administration, Social Research and Social Action.
- The coordinator has to establish rapport and keep in contact with the field supervisors also.

- To organize field seminars, he/she will extend support and guidance to the students.

- Evaluation and presentation of the student have to be coordinated from this form.

- Arrangement of transport (if and when required) is his responsibilities.

RESEARCH PROJECT / THESIS
OBJECTIVES:
1. To help post graduate scholars to understand how social researchers investigate the social world and how they seek to gain systematic, reliable and valid knowledge of that world.
2. You will learn of the diversity of strategies and of general issues in the designed practice of survey, ethnographic, applied, pure and basic researches. This module will also help you understand the difference between surveys and researches, research methods and research methodology, qualitative and quantitative researches etc.

1. 
   Research defined
   
2. 
   Families of research; qualitative and Quantitative
   
3. 
   The Research Cycle/ Process/ research methodology.
   
4. 
   How to select and define your research topic
   
5. 
   Literature Review
   
6. 
   Research Designing
   
7. 
   Research techniques : tools of data collection
   
8. 
   Gaining access to the field: covert research and overt researches
   

3. Correspondence= (Questionnaire: structure and formalities)

4. Discussions = Interviews “ Reflexivity’s’, Structured interviews, Unstructured and semi-structured interviews, Focused Groups

5. 
   Ethno-methodology: Participation and Observations, Roles adopted in ethno-methodology, advantages and disadvantages of different roles.
   
6. 
   Documents: secondary sources.
   

1. 
   Sampling Issues= Typology
   
2. 
   Some basic statistics= Measurement of central tendency
   
3. 
   Data analysis./tabulation
   
4. 
   Report writing
   
5. 
   Bibliography and referencing
   

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1. 
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ELECTIVE COURSES
FOUR COURSES ONE FROM EACH GROUP

1. 
   CASE WORK SPECIALIZATION (GROUP I)
   

1. 
   Medical Social Work
   
2. 
   Psychiatric Social Work
   
3. 
   School Social Work
   
4. 
   Special Education
   
5. 
   Inclusive Education
   
6. 
   Probation and Parole
   
7. 
   Drug Abuse Prevention and Rehabilitation
   
8. 
   Gerontological Social Work
   

DETAILS OF ELECTIVE COURSES
I - MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK
OBJECTIVE:
To orient the students with application of Social Work stages in medical setting.
CONTENTS:
I Introduction.

1. 
   Definition, meaning nature and scope of medical social work
   
2. 
   The need for social work in medical setting
   

II Historical Development

1. 
   Background of medical social work in Western World.
   
2. 
   Development of social work in medical setting in Pakistan
   

III Organization and Administration of Medical Setting

1. 
   Relationships of a medical social science with various professions
   
2. 
   Role and functions of medical social workers
   

IV Bio-Psycho-Social Factors of diseases.

1. 
   Factors influencing health and disease: Physiological, Social Psychological, economical and environmental
   
2. 
   Psychology of a patient. The concept of a patient as a person
   

V Mental Health

1. Definition and scope of mental health

2. Mental health problems

3. Remedial and preventive aspects of the mental health program

4. Social implications of mental health problem and mental retardation
VI Rehabilitation

1. Definition, Scope of Rehabilitation of:

a) Physically handicapped

b) Mentally handicapped

c) General patients
2. Methods in Rehabilitation

a) Guidance and counseling

b) Vocational training

c) Community organization

VII Application of Social Work in medical setting

1. 
   Use of Social Case Work, Social Group, Community Welfare Organization, Administration and Research Methods of Social Work in Medical settings.
   
2. 
   Role of professional social worker in medical setting
   
3. 
   Social services in medical settings, their nature and extent
   

a) Primary prevention: Awareness

b) Secondary prevention: Treatment

c) Tertiary prevention: Rehabilitation
4. Major issues and trends in medical social work