About Department

Department of Social Work had its existence in 2018-19 at Children’s University, Gandhinagar. The department at its initial stage catering to the needs of the society by learning about it and practicing the learning obtained from it. The course curriculum is designed as per the CBCS pattern prescribed by the UGC and offers the papers of special interest in the area of Family and Child Welfare, Rural Development, Tribal Development, Psychosocial Counseling, NGO Management, Micro Finance and Livelihood, Dynamics of Human behaviour etc. The department has initiated outreach activities in nearby rural communities.

Vision

To be an excellent institution of constant learning and practice of human values and universal brotherhood, integration of the needs of the individual and society at large for the promotion of Universal peace and serenity in vernacular language.

Mission

•To come up as a learning institute that provides dynamic, interdisciplinary and critical learning ambience.

•To emerge as a leading institute in quality and excellence in providing indigenous Social Work knowledge that could be implemented at micro, mezzo and macro level.

•To provide theory, practice and research exposure to students in Social Work to be the shapers of new Bharat To make attempts to study and evaluate the schemes of Government and suggest the remedial strategies.

•Functioning as a change agent through advocacy and provision of responsive service delivery to address contemporary social issues and challenges

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About the Programme

Masters of Social Work

Department of Social Work is a newly established department in the University. The department functions under School of Humanities under the University Act. Master of Social Work course is of two years and four semesters. The course offers theoretical as well as the practical learning to the students. The students will have four days of class room learning and two days of field work. The students gain exposure of field work in rural, NGO, medical and industrial sectors. The students of social work avail the opportunity for rural camp, study tour and block placement to enhance the learning. The students of social work also have an opportunity to carryout research.

Departmental Activities:

Farewell

Toy Mega Donation Drive

Social Work Day

Assembly Visit

Tribal Camp

Day Celebration

Felicitation of the students

Youth Festival

Youth Day

Tribute to our Soldiers

World Mental Health Day

Plog Run

Organ Donation awareness programme

Orientation Programme

Teacher’s Day

Aazadi ka Amrut Mahotsav

Clothes andToys distribution

Student-teacher interaction programme

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Syllabus

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