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Appendix

BSWPartISyllabus
SemesterI
Paper1BasicCommunication&ProgrammeMedia
Marks50
Hours30

Objectives
Enablestudentsto
1Developselfawarenessandsensitivity.
2Appreciatetheimportanceofmethodsofcommunicationandtheireffectiveuse.
3Equip

Unit
1

Topic

IntroductiontoSocialWorkPractice
DefinitionofSocialwork,Historyandneedforprofessionalsocial
workinIndia.Componentsofprofessionalsocialwork:
Knowledge,skillsandattitudes.
GoalsofSocialworkPractice.
ImportanceandRationaleofCommunicationinsocialwork
practice.Typesanduseofcommunicationandprogrammediaas
perageanddevelopmentstagesofgroups.Stepsandskillsin
useofprogrammemedia.
Programmediasuitabletodifferentclientgroupssuchas
children,youth,women,specialgroupsininstitutions,schools,
community,hospitalsandvariedsettings.
Selfawareness;Interpersonalrelationshipskills;Self
acceptance;EmpathyvsSympathy,nonjudgmentalVsprejudice
Selfconfidenceandselfimage.
Perspectivebuildingprocessinsocialwork.
Factfindingskills:Survey,Homevisits,Observation
Initialcontactskillswithclientgroups,communitymapping,
Interviews,Fundraisingandresourcemobilizing.Writingskills;
recordingskillsPreparingassignmentsandclasspresentations;
Skillsfordevelopmentofpersonality(teambuilding,public
speaking,leadership;timemanagement;)simpleadministrative
procedures.Issuesandconcernsforinterventionwith
individuals,families,groupsandcommunities.Awarenessofthe
problemsthroughfieldassignments,projectbasedfieldvisits
andintroductiontosocialwelfareorganisationsworkingwith
individuals,groupsandcommunities

themselveswithprogramskillsforsocialworkintervention.

Hours
5

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