Syllabus

Course Code: MSW(E) -408    Course Name: Developmental Services for Women and Children-II

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 - Rights of Children – Constitutional and Legislative
- National and Global policies and trends in Child Welfare – A critical review.
- Role of Social Worker in promotion of Child Welfare Services.
- Family Welfare and its implications for Social Work practice.
2 - Policies and Programmes for Destitute, Neglected, Handicapped and Mentally Retarded Children.
- Role of Professional Social Worker in correctional institutions for Disabled Children.
- Functions of National and International agencies working for Child Welfare.
- Reproductive Child Health – concept, objectives and its programmes.
3 - Gender Issues, Gender Budgeting and areas of Gender Discrimination - Institutional and Non-Institutional Programmes and Services for the both mother and child.
- Violence against Women – Infanticide, Rape, Dowry death, Sexual abuse, Women Labour.
- Female Sex Workers – concept, problems and social work intervention with female sex workers.
4 - Mother and Child Health Care – concept, Pre-natal, Neo-natal and Post-natal.
- Rehabilitative Services for Women – Widows, Deserted/ Divorced.
- Protective Services and Programmes for Women under Five Year Plans.
- Economic Empowerment of Women through-Micro-financing, Self-Help Groups, Capacity building and Skill Development Training.
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