CERTIFICATE IN SOCIAL WORK

Introduction

The main objective of the Certificate in Social Work programme is to throw open the doors of professional social work education to those who cannot engage in full-time study. This course was developed in response to the need for more front-line workers to work at direct service delivery levels in social welfare organisations.

This one-year, part-time course programme is conducted by the Centre for Lifelong Education at the Mumbai Campus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Classes are held from 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., Monday to Thursday.

Course Outline

The total credit hours for this programme are 22, as detailed below:

	CREDT HOURS
Theory Courses	16
Field Work	6
Total	22

Theory Courses

The student will be required to take 6 Basic Courses and opt for any 2 Optional Courses. Each course carries 2 credit hours.

Basic Courses (12 Credit Hours)

BC	1	Work with Individuals and Families
BC	2	Work with Groups
BC	3	Work with Communities
BC	4	Social Development
BC	5	Human Growth and Behaviour
BC	6	Communication Skills for Effective Social Work Practice

Optional Courses (4 Credit Hours) (Any Two)

OC	1	Early Childhood Education
OC	2	Youth and Development
OC	3	Non-Formal Education
OC	4	Gerontological Social Work
OC	5	Working with Women

Field Work

Field work will cover a total of 180 hours at the beginning of the Second Semester as a one-month block. Students will be placed for field work in social welfare organisations and their work will be supervised by the faculty of the Institute.

Field Work Seminar

A one-week Field Seminar will be held during the Second Semester for orienting and exposing participants through various organisational visits to the scope, nature and implications of social work interventions being made.

Eligibility

A Bachelor’s Degree (under 10+2+3 or 10+2+4 or 10+2+2+1 year bridge course pattern of study or any other pattern fulfilling the mandatory requirements of 15 years formal education), in any discipline.
Minimum age of 25 years.
Priority will be given to those who are working in social work organisations.

Selection Procedure

Those satisfying the eligibility requirement will be called for an interview by the selection committee. The list of selected candidates will be put up on the Institute’s Notice Board. The Institute does not take responsibility for informing by post. Candidates may make enquiries through the telephone.

Reservations

The TISS is an equal opportunity institution and there is no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, age or physical disability. As per the Government of India directives, there is a reservation for the following groups:

15% seats for Scheduled Castes and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes.
3% of seats are reserved for the persons with disability of which 1% each is reserved for (a) Low Vision/ Blindness, (b) Hearing Impairment, and (c) Locomotor Disability/ Cerebral Palsy.

Contact

Postal Address: Post Box 8313, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088

Letters may be addressed to:

The Chairperson, Centre for Lifelong Learning
Tata Institute of Social Sciences

The Section Officer (STP)
Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Telephone: 91-22-2556 3289-96, Extn. 252

The telephone board functions from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

Fax: 91-22-2556 2912

E-mail: stp@tiss.edu, cfll@tiss.edu

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