About the Book
The book is quintessentially a compilation of various intervention strategies, contemporary social work practices, process of resource mobilization, vision of generating indigenous knowledge and comprehension of disaster management for community empowerment. The conceptual dimensions of empowerment in terms of equity, productivity and sustainability have been laid stress on the topics covered in all the ten chapters. Skill training for social work trainees and practitioners by making use of ICT tools and IEC training materials besides awareness of digital proficiency, is highlighted for delivering convincing outcomes in community work. An overview of welfare economics, human development, sustainable development, and LPG provide a good insight into community development. The book brings out the significance of education, encouragement, enlightenment, and training in social work practice. How to achieve self-sustainability through self-help is the key question discussed in the entire text. The perspectives presented here are based on the author’s teaching experience, supervision of field practicum of social work students, research and inputs mobilized from community grassroots.
The book will be a great support to social work students, teachers, community practitioners and administrators involved in building communities.
Contents
1 Profile of Social Work Profession
2 Digital Proficiency and Skill Development
3 Perceptions and Possibilities of Social Welfare Administration
4 Community Interventions and Outcomes
5 Mobilizing Indigenous Knowledge
6 Empowerment and Entrepreneurship of Tribal Communities in Kerala
7 Social Work and Development Perspectives
8 Community Development Programmes and Field Training
9 Enhancing Productivity of Youth in Kerala
10 Social Work and Disaster Management
About the Author / Editor
N.S. Ramesh Chandran is the Head of the Department of Social Work, Shree Vidyadhiraja College of Arts & Science, Karunagappally, affiliated to the University of Kerala. He also works as an Academic Counsellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). He was Assistant Professor and HoD of Social Work in National College, Ambalathara, Thiruvananthapuram, affiliated to the University of Kerala. He worked as Faculty in National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) and University Institute of Technology (UIT), Regional Centre, Pirappancode, University of Kerala. He has also served as Assistant Registrar, University of Kerala. His several articles besides a short review and a research scale for goal setting, framed for social work students, have been published in reputed journals.
