CAREER IN SOCIAL DEVELOPEMENTAL SECTOR
There was a time when people get into
social work voluntarily, the concerned people who feel
for the society and social development. And people never
thought of social sector as a career option. In addition
to that it is a non-paying sector, above all this is
a soul-satisfying profession, but things are different
now, today it's broken all barriers.
Now this is a time to dissemination of awareness for
both social and economic upliftment and as repeatedly
proved India is prone to natural disaster, such as the
recent tsunami, Orissa cyclone, the Gujarat earthquake
etc, and this all together a new challenge takeover.
The job involves
The task essentially involve identifying community problems
such as lack of drinking water, or housing, unemployment,
poor or inadequate medical and healthcare facilities,
among other things.
Often specialists in the various fields, such as teachers,
doctors, public-heath volunteer for a career in developmental
work, even with out formal training. Soon after a natural
disaster like flood, cyclone, earthquake and tsunami
etc. require not only volunteers or social workers to
rebuild their lives. But there is very much needs for
doctors to provide medical assistance which is first
and foremost job, civil engineers to re-build their
shelter which, involves innovative ideas and cost-effective
technologies, psychologists for to get out of victims
out of trauma and last but not the least on which India
looking for challenging professionals, disaster management
experts for alarming on disaster before the disaster
and for management after the math.
Course
More than 35 recognised institutions offer professional
degree courses in social work. The bachelor's programme
is for a period of three years, after a 10 plus two
any subject stream and selection is n the basis of a
written test and an interview. The courses are involved
mostly field work, where they can prove their skills.
The areas are including such as education, health,
natural resources management, gender justice, human
rights and disaster management. Graduates in psychology,
sociology and related other fields can opt for tow-year
master's programme in social work. Organisation like
UNDP, UNICEF, CARE, Oxfam, CARE, DFID, PFI, Plan India
are always looking for dedicated individuals willing
to serve the needs of others.
Institutions includes
- The Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi
- The Nirmala Niketan College, Bombay
- The Madras School of Social Work, Madras
- The Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business
Management, Calcutta
- Tata Institute of Social Science, Bombay
- The Delhi School of Social Work, Delhi
- National Institute of Social Science, Banglore
- Faculty of Social Work at MS University, Vadodra
Like several other institutions are providing such
kinds of courses.
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SNEHASIS DAS
(Freelancer)
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