In the country with more than 110 crore of population with
different ethnicity, culture, integration of various beliefs
and practices hop to exist with various Socio-Economic
issues and problems. There are very many programmes and
welfare schemes that have been introduced to address the
existing and emerging issues which have succeeded, likewise
few have faced failures to attain the goals too. But each
has intervened as Individual or Group or as Community
problems with a goal to ensure the well-being of every
individual.
Social work is people oriented hands-on profession that
strives to help Individuals and families deal with their
different problems. It seeks to improve the quality of life
for individuals and brings system wide change through the
pursuit of social justice. Social work’s role is to help
build up skills and support systems that emphasizes on
strengths-based approach in which all individuals have
strengths and resources . Social workers help their clients
to cope with problems such as mental illness, disability,
poverty, unemployment, abuses, addictions, educational
challenges etc by providing counseling, case management
services, connecting with resources, utilizing available
resources and other services to enhance, empower leading
clients to meet their own needs.
Thus the Post Graduate programme in Social Work carves the
young professionals in brining Social Change that leads to
the wellbeing of every individuals. Further the M.Phil and
Ph.D programmes pave way for deeper understanding of the
issues and enables the researchers to suggest suitable
measures to address the issues and bring recommendations to
various stakeholders and policy makers.