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Social Work
The
growing complexities of the society have made man more vulnerable and
helpless and given rise to various types of social problems. Social Work
implies bringing of various resources in helping people with such problems
and alleviate their suffering. Social workers try to lessen and prevent
social problems caused by factors such as poverty, unemployment,
alcoholism, lack of health services, family maladjustments, physical,
mental and emotional handicaps, anti-social behaviour, and poor housing.
Social
work was once the domain of philanthropists, and done voluntarily. However
today, with changing social values and norms, the problems are more
complex and effect larger number of people especially in the urban areas
and tackling such problems requires people not with just good heart but
also with special skills. As a matter of fact it has become quite a sought
after career offering reasonable financial returns.
The
field of social work encompasses a variety of subjects like sociology,
psychology, education, criminology, industrial relations and personnel
management and medical sciences and career opportunities would depend on
an individual’s area of specialisation. There are job openings both in
the government as well as non-governmental sectors. Openings in the
governmental sector are mainly in the community development projects
pertaining to health, rural development and tribal welfare etc. Work in
the non-governmental sector i.e. in NGOs’ is more varied and can be
specific to either urban or rural area. Postgraduates in Social Work (MSW)
also have job opportunities in the industrial and corporate sector.
Educational
Qualification:
It is true that many people have made a successful
career in this field without any formal training, nevertheless, with
social work gaining in status as a full fledged profession prospects for
gaining entry into this field are better for those holding a degree in
Social Work or an allied filed. Social Work as a discipline is available
in many universities both at the graduate and postgraduate levels. Some of
these universities also offer postdoctoral research facilities. Education
qualification in some of the allied fields like criminology, anthropology,
psychology, occupational therapy, sociology and health and hospital
administration are also found equally suitable to work in this area.