Revisiting Eight Decades of Social Work Education in India |
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| Authors: | Bishnu Mohan Dash |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Social Work, Bhim Rao Ambedkar College (University of Delhi), Delhi, India |
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| Abstract: | Social work education commenced in India in 1936 with the establishment of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. This paper examines the historical evolution of professional social work education in India. It also critically examines the growth of social work education, fieldwork practice, and social work as a profession in India to discern its limitations. Various alarming situations have hampered the growth of social work in India and as such the profession suffers a credibility problem. We offer recommendations for the growth and success of social work education in India. |
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| Keywords: | fieldwork social work social work profession |
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