The book Gender and Social Work: Positions and Practices integrates the philosophical positioning and the conceptual framework behind gender and applies it in guiding the social work practice.
The uniqueness of book is its integration of theoretical framework and the practice based domains in social work profession. The book is divided into two broad sections. The book is divided into two broad sections. While the first section unveils the philosophical positions ...
Women self-help groups are increasingly being used as tool for various developmental interventions. Credit and its delivery through self-help groups have also been taken as a means for empowerment of rural women. This integrated approach, whereby, credit is only an entry point, and an instrument to operationalise other aspects of group dynamics and management, also caters to the need for social intermediation of these groups. A self-help group is conceived as a ...
Community work has been an integral frontline method of professional social work. It has been primarily concerned with enabling people to develop collective responses to shared needs. During the last few years, however, human rights approaches have gained more attention in the development discourse. The various human rights instruments, covenants and declarations have shaped the framework around which substantial development activity takes place and subsequently ...