CHAP I: THEORIES AND METHODS OF SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The aim of this module is to provide students with the fundamental theories of different phases in Social Work Intervention towards individuals, families and small groups and equip them with the basic tools that can help them to use information drawn from the available resources using practical methods for problem solving.

Social work as profession of the most recent times has not developed in isolation. It has developed its body of knowledge by pulling various ideas from different relevant disciplines. ‘The basic concepts of social work’ in the sense we use in this unit, deals with the fundamental knowledge about some of the important concepts which are incorporated/included in the study and practice of social work profession. In this unit, attempt has been made to discuss those concepts in a lucid way.