B.A. Social Work Course Objectives

Aim

The overall goal of the B. A. Social Work programme is to equip students with knowledge, values and skills for social work practice.

Objectives

1. To develop the skills of students to think objectively and analytically about ways in which social forces affect our everyday lives.
2. To prepare students to understand the perspectives of persons with different cultural, ethnic and social backgrounds.
3. To prepare students to understand the role of social policy in promoting social and economic justice.
4.  To train students to apply problem-solving methods of engagement, assessment, planning, goal-setting, monitoring and termination.
5. To train students to support and uphold professional standards, values and ethics in social work practice.