SOCIAL WELFARE

ADMINISTRATION
 CONCEPT

• Social welfare administration has twin concepts of social welfare

and administration embedded in it. Thus it requires an understanding
of welfare and its origins as well as administration as a tool for
achieving welfare
• Social Welfare is an institution, comprising policies and laws, that
are operationalized by organized activities of voluntary (private) and
/ or government (public) agencies, by which a defined minimum of
social services, money and other consumption rights are distributed
to individuals, families and groups, by criteria other than those of the
market place or those prevailing in the family system, for the
purpose of preventing, alleviating or contributing to solution of
recognized social problems so as to improve the well being of the
individuals, groups and communities directly.
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• Definitions of social welfare:

• All social interventions that are intended to enhance or
maintain the social functioning of human beings may be
defined as social welfare – Ralph Dolgoff
• Social Welfare generally denoted the full range of organized
activities of voluntary and governmental organizations that
seek to prevent, alleviate or contribute to the solution of
recognized social problems or to improve the well being of
individuals, groups and communities – NASW
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• Social Welfare aims at the wellbeing and improvement of the life of individuals in
general and alleviating the sufferings and ameliorating the lot of the destitute,
deprived, disadvantaged and underprivileged sections of society in particular. In
other words, social welfare comprises income maintenance and support programmes
together with the wide range of social services that have been developed to meet
human needs and respond to social problems.
• Administration is the universal process of efficiently getting activities completed
with and through others. It is ta process of defining and attaining objectives of an
organization through a system of coordinated and cooperative effort.
• Administration as a part of governance is as old as society itself. People in a society
have inherently tried to take care of destitute and underprivileged individuals.
• In order to make a voluntary agency more effective to render social welfare services
to the community, it has to adopt certain administrative, financial and procedural
practices which every voluntary worker has to understand.
• Social welfare administration is the process of transforming
social policies into social services. It is the process of
efficiently providing resources and services to meet the needs
of the individuals, families, groups and communities to
facilitate social relationship and adjustment necessary to social
functioning.
 FUNCTIONS AND SCOPE OF SOCIAL
WELFARE ADMINISTRATION
• Social welfare Administration, like any other administration
(Government/Business) requires clear objectives and policies and an efficient
organizational structure with precise staff organization, sound methods of selection,
recruitment and promotion of personnel, decent working conditions and fiscal
accounting and control to guarantee for responsible management. Nevertheless,
there are important differences between social service administration and other
types of government administration.
 AREA OF ADMINISTRATION
• Determining the purpose, goals, Aims of the Organization.
• Establishing the structure of Organization.
• During the work, selecting and developing the enable and adequate staff.
• Working with bonds and committees.
• Evaluating the whole outcome in relation to established purpose.
• Providing financial administration.

AREA OF ADMINISTRATION
• Organization and structure.
• Policy making and planning.
• Programme development and use of sound methods and techniques.
• Functions of the executive and board.
• Specialization and coordination.
• Supervision and leadership.
• Public relations.
• Maintenance of proper records.
• Mobilization of resources and budget.