DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK
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ABOUT US
The Department aims to revive the golden thoughts of our forefathers, to making the people cherish and apply them to modern living. The Department from its inception in the year 2002 started to walk towards its goal of growth and development in a steady manner. The mission of the Department is to impart the knowledge of real value of human being and to help them to solve their problem through professional help and also inculcating value based education and training so that they serve the community in a fruitful manner.
FACULTY

Name

Qualification

Designation

Prof.S.Prabhakar

M.S.W. MBA., (Ph.D.)

Professor

N.Prathiba

M.S.W. (Ph.D)

Reader

M.Prema latha

M.S.W. (Ph.D)

Lecturer

L.Ranjit

M.S.W. (Ph.D)

Lecturer

L.Mahespriya

M.S.W (Ph.D)

Lecturer

K.Sri Devi

M.S.W

Lecturer

R.Vidya Priya MSW Lecturer
V.Priya MSW Lecturer
Chandramani MA Lecturer
ACTIVITIES

Fieldwork is an integral part of Social Work education. Through concurrent fieldwork training, students gain knowledge on the practical application of theory learned in the classroom. Out of 30 hours/week, students undergo 15 hours of practical field training, which is the uniqueness of the course. The students are sent to Industries, to Hospitals, to NGOs and to villages depending on their subject of specializations.
COUNSELLING

Individual Counselling is given to the students at our Department either for their academic or personal problems.

INDIVIDUAL CONFERENCE
Individual Conference is a guided supervision given to students. Eight Students are allotted to each staff, who guides and supervises them. During this conference the students bring out their academic and personal difficulties of fieldwork, which are discussed, and solutions are given.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITY

Students have participated in various programme organised by various colleges like Madras School Of Social Work ,Chennai (2002 batch), , Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kerala ( 2003 batch), Adaikalamatha Institute of Social Work,Thanjavur (2005 batch), BCM College, Kottayam (2005 batch), Bishop Heber College, Trichy ( 2006 batch) and have won prizes. They have further participated in awareness programmes organized by NGOs like Kongunadu Mananala Arakattali, Native Medicare Charitable Trust, the Young Womens Christian Association.on the eve of their Golden Jubilee Celebration and Won 1st and 3rd prizes in two events.
RURAL CAMPS

The department conducted rural camps at Aliyar (2002-03), Thirumoorthimalai (2003-04), and Dhali (2004-05), Kannamanaickennoor (2005-06), Lakshminaickenpalayam (2006-07), and Challappakoundanpudur and Vadasitur (2007-08) in Coimbatore district. In the camps the students identified the various needs of the village people during their pre-camp by means of conducting Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) and organized need based programme such as Environmental Awareness, Eradication Of Plastic Products, Medical Camp & Blood grouping, Eye Camp, Sports activities for the school children, Rally, Tree Plantation, Legal awareness, career guidance to school students, awareness on AIDS and Cancer, Trecking, survey on Socio-Economic status of the tribal people and theme based cultural activities.

VILLAGE ADOPTION

The Department of Social Work has adopted two villages namely Arisipalaym and Meenakshipuram to make them as model villages by applying the various skills and techniques of social work profession. In the first phase preliminary survey was conducted.

ARTICLES PUBLISHED

  • Continuous Internal Assessment, University News, Aug. 2004
  • Social Welfare Nov.2005
  • Innovation in SWE
  • Enhancing the Mental Health through Family Education: Social Work Intervention. In a edited book, 2004.
  • Intervention with AIDS – Need for Behavioural Change”, in an edited book, 2004.

BOOKS PUBLISHED BY DR.G.SEKAR

  • Students’ Indiscipline: A myth (second edition)
  • Social Research and Statistics
  • Residential Pattern of Scheduled Castes
  • Academic Climate in Colleges

QUESTION BANK
  • Introduction to Social Work
  • Social Casework
  • Social Group Work
  • Community Organization
  • Indian Social Structure
  • Social Research and Statistics
HANDOUTS

Introduction to Social Work
Dynamics of Human Behaviour
Social Casework
Social Group Work
Community Organization
Indian Social Structure
Social Research and Statistics
Personnel Management , Industrial Relations and Labour Welfare
Counseling and Guidance Theory and Practice
Medical Social Work
Mental Health and Social Work
Hospital administration
Community development
Rural and Urban Social Structure
RESEARCH

Research works are pursued in the following areas
A Tamil Research Centre  functions along with the Tamil Department of the College. Though it concentrates mainly on the study of 12 sacred books of Saiva Religion, it gives importance to  the related fields also.
  • Scheduled Caste Development
  • Higher Education
  • Social work literature
  • Correctional Institution
  • Transactional analysis

Research scholars

M.Phil : Full time – 1
Ph.D : Full time – 1 and Part time - 4

RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED BY DR.G.SEKAR

  • Vocational Preferences of College Students – Jan 2003
  • Academic Climate in Autonomous Colleges. (Co-author) April 2003. Funded by UGC
  • Land Reform and Employment Trends of Landless Agriculture Labourers belonging to Scheduled Castes funded by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment , Govt. of India , Nov 2004.
  • A Study on Social, Psychological and Economical aspects study of VRS on Textile workers in Coimbatore funded by ICSSR (2003-05).

MINOR RESEARCH PROJECTS BY THE DEPARTMENT

  • A Study on Psychological Traits of Single Child. (2002-2003)
  • Psychological Aspects of Under Graduate Students. (2002-2003)
  • A Study on Socio Economic Condition Of Rural People in Madukkarai Block of Coimbatore District. (2003-2004)
  • A Study on Rural Health Problems. (2003-2004)
  • A Study on Infrastructure Facilities in Schools. (2004-2005)
  • Identification of Dementia among the rural aged. (2005-2006)
SEMINARS
  • One-Day State Level Seminar on “Ethics in Professional Social Work” on 9 th Sep 2002 .
    One day Regional Level Seminar on “NGO Management” on 4 th December 2002 .
    Two Days National Seminar on “Prospects on Social Work Educationin India ” on 24 th – 25 th Jan 2003.
    UGC Sponsored Two Days National Seminar on “Innovations in Social Work” on 24th & 25 th July 2003 .
    One day State Level seminar on “Uniform Civil Code” on 13 th October 2003 .
    One day Regional Level Seminar on “ Psychiatric Illness ” on 19 th August 2004
    One day National Seminar on “ International Employment Potential to Professional Social Workers” on 4-1-05
    One day Orientation programme on professional social work on 22nd July 2005
    National seminar on Child Labour: causes, consequences and remedies on 8th & 9th February 2006
    Two-day programme on Transactional Analysis. On 25th and 26th February 2006
    Orientation programme on professional social work. On 26.07.06
    Two days regional seminar on “ Human Rights: Role of Education” on 4th & 5th August 2006
    Association inauguration and seminar on Role of NGO’s in National Development on 13.07.07
 
STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME
The Department has initiated students exchange programme by inviting Social Work Students from Flinders University, South Australia for Field work Programme for a period of four months.Under this programme students from Flinders University, South Australia would come to the Department of Social Work, Karpagam Arts and Science College every year for the field work training. In turn after MSW, students of Karpagam Arts and Science College can attend special training at Flinders University for a period of four months. Flinders University waived the training fees.