Syllabus

Course Code: MSW(E) -309    Course Name: Policy and Development of Health Care-I

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 - Concept of Health: indicators of individual and community health.
- Health and Social Work, medical social work: meaning, nature, scope.
- Health problems-economic considerations, social and cultural aspects.
- National Health Policy- A critical analysis.
- Identification of needs of health and other related services in India.
2 - Major health problems of the disadvantaged such as T.B., cancer, AIDS, covid 19 and heart diseases.
- Psycho-social effects of disabilities on growth and development.
- Specialized services-problems of the deaf, blind and orthopedically disabled.
3 - Review of mental health services, economic aspects and effectiveness of various models of treatment.
- Psycho-Social treatment & therapies i.e. RET, Client Centered therapy, Gestalt therapy, Cognitive behaviour therapy.
- Health work in the hospitals: work with patient, individual groups and community, family and collaterals.
4 - Rehabilitation services-concept, nature and services for psychiatric and the physically disabled.
- Prevention of mental health problems and promotion of mental health.
- Role and functions of Social Workers in hospital and in community health.
- Role of Social Workers, individually and as a part of a team of professionals.
- Role of international organizations in health care.
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