Community Organisation Management

Community Organisation Management

1 Concepts of community and community work

  1. Definitions
  2. Understanding Community
  3. Characteristics of a Community
  4. Place of Community Work within Social Work Practice

2 Urban communities

  1. Meaning of Urban Community
  2. Historical Development of Urban Areas
  3. Urbanisation and Spread of Urban Communities
  4. Characteristics of Urban Communities
  5. Spatial Segregation
  6. Specific Urban Communities

3 Profile of rural communities

  1. Meaning of Rural Community
  2. Diversity of Rural Communities
  3. Rural Social Structure
  4. Rural Economic Structure
  5. Policies and Practices

4 Tribal communities

  1. The Meaning and Definitions of Tribe
  2. Spread Across Regions and Demographic Features
  3. Tribal Communities: Their Social and Economic Structure
  4. Denotified and Nomadic Tribes
  5. Current Issues Facing Tribal Communities

5 Community development programmes and accountability

  1. Community Development
  2. Community Development Programmes and Accountability
  3. History of Community Development Programmes
  4. Community Development Programmes in Rural, Tribal and Urban Areas

6 Community organisation- concept, value orientation and assumptions

  1. Meaning and Definition of Community Organisation
  2. Community Organisation in Social Work
  3. Guiding Values and Purposes of Community Organisation
  4. Assumptions Regarding Method

7 History of community organisation

  1. Community Organisation in the United Kingdom
  2. Community Organisation in the United States of America
  3. History of Community Organisation in India

8 Community organisation as a method of social work practice

  1. Community Organisation as a Macro Method
  2. Community Organisation as a Problem Solving Method
  3. Relationship Between Community Organisation and Other Methods of Social Work
  4. Relevance of Community Organisation for Community Development
  5. Distinction Between Community Organisation and Community Development
  6. Principles of Community Organisation

9 Models and approaches of community organisation

  1. Steps in Community Organisation
  2. Models of Community Organisation
  3. Other Strategies and Approaches to Community Organising

10 Current issues in community organisation and the role of the community organiser

  1. Working with the Community Power Structure
  2. Gender Sensitive Community Organisation Practice
  3. Community Practice with the Marginalised Groups
  4. Globalization and Its Impact on Community Practice
  5. Roles of Community Organiser
  6. Skill in Community Work

11 Social action- concept and application

  1. Social Action: Concept and Related Terms
  2. History of Social Action
  3. Scope and Relevance of Social Action
  4. Social Action: Some Reflections

12 Integrated approach to social work and social action

  1. Understanding Various Systems
  2. Process of Change Effort
  3. Roles of Social Worker
  4. Social Action in Relation to Community Work

13 Models of social action

  1. Elitist Social Action Model
  2. Popular Social Action Model
  3. Institutional and Non-Institutional Models
  4. Gandhian Model of Social Action

14 Strategies and skills in social action

  1. Strategies and Tactics in Social Action
  2. Planning Strategies
  3. Managerial/Mobilization Strategies
  4. Skills in Social Action

15 Social action- a method of social work

  1. Social Action: A Method of Social Work
  2. Values and Ethics of Social Action
  3. Principles of Social Action
  4. Relation with Other Methods of Social Work
  5. Relation with Social Movement

16 Social welfare administration- concept,history and nature

  1. Concepts Related to Social Welfare Administration
  2. Definition of Social Welfare Administration
  3. Features of Social Welfare Administration
  4. History of Social Welfare Administration in India
  5. Nature of Social Welfare Administration
  6. Social Welfare Administration as a Profession

17 Functions, principles and scope of social welfare administration

  1. Functions of Social Welfare Administration
  2. Principles of Social Welfare Administration
  3. Scope of Social Welfare Administration

18 Social welfare organizations

  1. Types of Social Welfare Organizations
  2. Governmental Organizations
  3. Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
  4. Bilateral and International Organizations
  5. Donor Agencies and United Nations Bodies

19 Management of social welfare services

  1. Ingredients of Management
  2. Organizational Climate
  3. Communication and Social Marketing
  4. Public Relations
  5. Fund Raising
  6. Social Auditing
  7. Capacity Building
  8. Conflict Resolution and Dealing with Burnouts

20 Social policy and social welfare administration

  1. Social Policy and Social Welfare Administration
  2. Health Policy and Programmes
  3. Education Policy and Programmes
  4. Social Welfare: Policies and Programmes