Social Work: Meaning and objectives; History of Social Work in India, Philosophy of Social Work; Social Work as a profession.
Methods: Social casework: Meaning, Principles and process, Social Group Work : Meaning, Objectives, Principles & Skills Community Organisation : Meaning : Objective: Principles and Approaches, Social Welfare Administration: Auspices and Principles.
Social Work Research: Types and Scientific method Social Action : Scope and Approaches.
Section - B
Social Problems and fields of Social Work in India
Social Problems In India: Gender inequality, Dowry and Divorce, Juvenile Delinquenty, crime, collective violence, Terrorism and Prostitution. Drug Addiction, Beggary, Casteism, Communalis and corruption, Poverty and Unemployment Fields of Social Work in India : Child Development, Development of Youth, Women's Empowerment, Welfare of Aged; Welfare of Physically, Mentally and Socially Handicapped; Welfare of S.Cs, S.Ts and OBCs Rural Development, Urban community Development, Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, Industrial Social Work, Social Security Corrections.
UPPSC - Combined Lower Subordinate Services Exam 2009 Social Work Syllabus