HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL WORK

This course lays foundation for student to understand social work knowledge, practice and profession. It is designed to impart knowledge of philosophical value base of social work in students along with Islamic philosophy and social work. Course will throw light on traces of historical development of the profession discussing British and American tradition and then its growth as profession in Pakistan. There will also be a discussion on social work practice,
1. SOCIAL WORK
Definition key concepts and detailed discussion on definition
Objective/purpose of social work
Knowledge base of social work
Relationship of social work with other social sciences
Social work practice approaches
Qualities of social worker
Role of social workers
2. SOCIAL WELFARE
Definition and discussion on definition
Relationship between and social welfare
Introduction of welfare models
3. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Knowledge base of social work
Skills base of social work
Value base of social work
Code of ethics in social work practice
4. ISLAMIC CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL WORK
Islam and social work [common value base and philosophy]
socio-economic institutions in Islam
5. EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL WORK
Voluntary and professional social work [from charity to organized welfare activity]
Social work in the Western world Historical development of social work in pakistan
Voluntary social welfare agencies
6. SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMES AND SERVICES
7. FIELDS OF SOCIAL WORK
Social work with families
Social work with women
Social work with children
Social work with aged
Social work with youth
Social work with special populations
Social work with handicapped
Social work with juvenile delinquents/correctional services
8. ISSUE IN SOCIAL WORK
Recognition
Sanctions
Training
Literature
Status
Control and standardization ofpractice
Professionalism
KNOWLEDGE OF SOCIAL PHENOMENA
Given their focus on the social functioning of people as an outcome of person-in-en-vironment interaction, social workers are especially concerned with interaction be-tween and among people and interactions between people and the system that de-liver social programs. Therefore they must understand social phenomena and the various levels of perons-in-environment interaction. As described in Chapter I, each level varles in interpersonal intensity and clonseness. In addition to understanding the interrelatedness of the various system levels must understand the individual person, for which a knowledge of physical and psy-chological development is es-sential. The social worker must also understand families and otjher households. The family has long been a dominant point of intervention for social workers, and knowledge of family dynmics is critically important.