Exam Details

Subject social group work: working with groups
Paper
Exam / Course school of social work (sosw) - master of social work
Department
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Describe the unique features of Indian society that contributed to the development of social group work in India.

OR

Explain the principles of social group work with examples from your field-work.

2. Mention the skills specified by Trecker for social group work.

OR

Discuss the importance of Group Work among substance abusers.

3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 300 words each

Enlist the benefits of groups.

What are the tasks of the social group worker to initiate the process of group formation

Describe the group worker's role in life skills education.

Discuss various steps for social action group.

4. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each

What are some of the goals of group work in psychiatric settings given by 'Rostov'

Enlist a set of guidelines to programme planning.

Analyze the main indicators for evaluating a group.

Differentiate between the foci in Social Case Work and Social Group Work practices.

Explain the importance of group work among caregivers.

Enlist the principles of recording in social group work.

5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each

Group work by NGOs

Intake interview

Reference power

Recreational group

Group work in schools

Inter-personal attraction perspective

Synthesizing skills

National Cadet Corps


Subjects

  • basic social science concepts
  • basics of counseling
  • case work and counseling: working with individuals
  • community organization management for community development
  • disaster management
  • fields of counseling
  • hiv/aids - stigma discrimination and prevention
  • introduction to life characteristics and challenges
  • introduction to philanthropic social work
  • introduction to psychological basis of counseling
  • origin and development of social work
  • professional social work - indian perspective
  • relevance of social case work in counseling
  • social group work: working with groups
  • social work and criminal justice
  • social work and social development
  • social work intervention in correctional settings
  • social work practice in tribal development
  • social work practicum and supervision
  • social work research
  • tribal society
  • tribals in india
  • understanding the tribals
  • women and child development
  • working among the poorest of the poor