BSW-304 Social welfare Administration Practice

BASW 3rd Year Syllabus

BSW-304 Social welfare Administration Practice                                                  (100 marks)

Course Objectives:

·        Understanding welfare administration and policies at local, district, zonal and national level in Nepal.

·         Recognizing the linkages between developmental issues and social policies, plans and programs.

·         Understanding concept and the management of voluntary, welfare and development organization.

·         Develop understanding of the administration process of an organization in the context of social work practice.

·         Learning procedures in establishing and managing a social work organization.

·         Acquire skills in administrative processes for the effective management of services.

·         Develop appropriate attitudes to be part of the team in an organization.

Theoretical Part: (60 marks)                                                                                    (100 hrs)

·         Social welfare administration: Concept, evolution, philosophy, principles and values.    (10 hrs)

·         Nepal as a social welfare state; state and district administrative structures; ministry of social welfare, Social Welfare Council, role of NGOs and civil society in planned development of the nation.                                                                             (12 hrs)

·         Agency administration: Constitution, by laws, registration of the agency.    (10 hrs)

·  Philosophy and ideology of social work organizations; sociological understanding of an organization.                                                                                                       (12 hrs)

·         Organizational management:

Ø  Program management: needs assessment, program planning and developing proposal writing, organizing, conflict and stress management, implementation and evaluation.    (20 hrs)

Ø  Financial management: concept of accounting, budgeting, auditing.            (8 hrs)

Ø  Human resource management: concept of staff policies, performance appraisal, recruitment, training, promotion, incentives, reward and punishment.         (8 hrs)

·         Project Management Cycle                                                                             (8 hrs)

·         Concepts of organization development and capacity building.                      (12 hrs)

Practical Part: (40 marks)                                                                                        (250 hrs)

The students will be placed in different Human Service Organizations for practical exposure. They are expected to give at least ten hours of fieldwork per week. The students are expected to identify and work with different practice systems. They are expected to practice the techniques of problem solving.

Text Books

·         Gupta N.S. "Principles and Practice of Management"  Delhi; Light and Life Publications.

·         Rino J. Patti, Social Welfare Administration: Managing Social Programs in a Developmental Context, New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 1983.

·         Slavin, Simon (ed.), An Introduction to Human Management, the Haworth Press New York, London, 1985.

Reference:

·         Bhattachan et. al, NGOs, Civil Society and Government in Nepal, Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, TU, Kathmandu, 2001.

·         Chowdary Paul D. "Social Welfare Administration" Delhi: Atma Ram & Songs, 1979.

·         Coley S. M. and Scheinberg C. A., Proposal Writing, California, Sage Publications, 1990.

·         Denyar J.C. "Office Administration", Plymouth: Mac Donald & Evans 1979.

·         Drucker, Peter, The Practice of management, USA, Harper Row Publishers, 1954.

·         Dubey S.N. "Social Welfare Policy & Social Welfare Service: Some Issues", Mumbai; Tata Institute of Social Sciences, 1972.

·         Hefferman J., Shuttlesworth G. and Ambrosino R., Social Work and Social Welfare, USA, West Publishing Company, 1998.

·         Jaganathan V. "Administration and Social Change" New Delhi; Uppal Publishing House, 1978.

·         John Ray, "Executive Responsibilities", New York: Association Press, 1954.

·         Maskey, B.K., Non Governmental Organizations in Development: Search for a New Vision, Kathmandu, Center for Development and Governance.

·         Prigmore, Charles S. and Atherton, Charles A., Social Welfare Policies: Analysis and Formulations, USA, DC, Health and Co., 1986.

·         Robbins, S.P., Organizational Behavior, New Delhi, Prentice Hall of India, 2002

·         Salvin, Simon (ed.), Managin FinancesPersonnel and Information in Human Services, The Haworth Press New York, London, 1985.

·         Sankaran & Rodrigues. "Handbook for the Management of Voluntary Organizations", Madras; Alfa Publications, 1983.

·         Taylor et. al., How to design a Program Evaluation, California, Sage Publications, 1987.

·         Tead, Ordway, "Art of Administration", New York; Mc Graw Book Company Inc. 1951.

·         Tyagi A.R. "Public Administration; Principles and practices" Delhi, Atma Ram & Sons, 1966.

·         Wainberger, Paul E., Perspectives in Social Welfare: An Introductory Anthology, London, McMillian Co., 1995.

·         Weiner M.  "Human Service Management". Illionois; The Dorsey Press, 1982.

·         White Clyde R. "Administration for Public Welfare" New York, American Book Company, 1980.

TU Syllabus

BSW 301 Concepts and principles of Social Work

BSW-302 Methods of Social Work

BSW-303 Integrated Social Work Practice

BSW-305 Research Methods in Social Work

BSW-306 Development Perspectives in Social Work

Recording in Social work