SOCIAL WORK WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH

UNIT I

Demographic profile of children in India (8)

Demographic profile of youth in India (8)
Detail the demographic profile of children and youth in India (20)
Analyse some of the important statistics related to status of children in India
and TN (8)
How gender diff in child rearing causes various problems in society (8)
Role of diff agents in socialization of youth (8)
Analyse the reasons for declining sex ration in India. And role of advocacy in
this context. (20)

UNIT II

What are health services provided to children in India (8)

Role of ICDS in addressing the health and nutritional needs of children (8)
Note on international agencies working for children (8)
Activities of UNICEF in India with special focus on its role in TN (8)
Notes on a) UNICEF b)RGNIYD (20)
Examine the current educational system prevailing in India (8)
Discuss some of the problems in achieving universal primary education in
India (8)
Current educational scenario for children in TN and suggest methods of
improving it (8)
Role of social worker in school setting* (8)
Objectives and Need for School social work in India. Fns of School social
worker (20)
Role of social worker working with children (20)

UNIT III

Rehabilitation pgms for street children (8)

Institutional care for children in difficult circumstances (8); Non-Institutional
care for children and bring out the adv and disadv of them (8)
Child adoption process and role of SW in child adoption (20); Child adoption
process and problems faced by prospective parents in adoption process (20)
Major provisions of juvenile justice act (20)
Diff types of rehab practiced for juvenile delinquents (8)
Measures taken by NGOs to prevent child trafficking (8); Circumstances
leading to child trafficking in India (8)
What is child abuse? Explain its dimensions and SW interventions (8); Defn
Child abuse and explain its various dimensions. SW interventions in areas of
prevention and care (20)

How children are affected due to displacement and disasters (8); what is
displacement? Problems faced by children due to same? (20)
Situation of displaced children and children in natural disasters with suitable
examples and suggest suitable SW interventions (20)
Problems of children living with HIV/AIDS (20)

UNIT IV

What is mental retardation? Enumerate causes (8)

Who is mentally challenged child? Diff types of possible interventions (8)
Common problems presented in Child guidance clinic*. Role of social worker
in Child guidance clinic (20)
Increasing rates of behavioral problems are reported among youthanalyse the causes and suggest suitable SW interventions (20); Behavioral
problems of youth (20); Notes and various behavioral problems seen among
youth today (8); Problems and preventive measures taken to prevent youth
from being involved in drug abuse, alcoholism and sexual abuse with egs
Eating disorders commonly seen in adolescent girls (8)
Describe the problems of youth in urban areas (8)
Pgms of Rajiv Gandhi Institute for youth development (8)

UNIT V

Constitutional provisions related to welfare of children (20)

Welfare pgms of govt for physically challenged (20);
Diff welfare pgms at state and national level for children in India (20)
How as a social worker can you make UN charter for child rights into reality
(20)
National policy for children (8)
How the formation of Childrens Parliament can promote advocacy for rights
of children (8)
Comment on youth participation in politics in India (8)
Defn child and mention the imp child rights (8)
Youth policy and suggest rust areas where changes can be made for effective
impln (20)
Role and fns of any one national org working for youth dev (20)

General

Support role of NCC and NSS in shaping personality of young people (8)
Appln of SW methods in working with children and youth in India (20)
Note on a) Right to education b) Crisis Intervention