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UGC NET Paper 2 — Social Work

  • 100 questions
  • 200 marks
  • 120 minutes
  • +2 per right answer
  • no negative marking
  • Unit I — Nature and Development of Social Work10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit II — Society, Human Behavior and Communities10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit III — Social Work with Individuals and Groups10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit IV — Social Work with Communities and Social Action10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit V — Research in Social Work: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit VI — Administration, Welfare and Development Services10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit VII — Social Policy, Planning and Social Development10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit VIII — Indian Constitution, Social Justice, Human Rights and Social Work Practice10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit IX — Areas of Social Work Practice I10 Qs · 20 marks
  • Unit X — Areas of Social Work Practice II10 Qs · 20 marks

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From the chapter: Nature and Development of Social Work I: Definition, Scope, Principles, Goals and Process; the Development of Professional Social Work in the United Kingdom, the United States and India; and the Social Reformers of the 19th and 20th Centuries

The Global Definition of the Social Work Profession adopted in 2014 was approved by which two bodies?

Show the answer and why

Answer: C.

The International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association of Schools of Social Work approved it at Melbourne in July 2014. The NASW and CSWE are American national bodies, and the UN agencies named do not define the profession.

Syllabus

UGC NET Social Work syllabus, unit by unit

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Unit I — Nature and Development of Social Work2 chapters
  1. Nature and Development of Social Work I: Definition, Scope, Principles, Goals and Process; the Development of Professional Social Work in the United Kingdom, the United States and India; and the Social Reformers of the 19th and 20th Centuries
  2. Nature and Development of Social Work II: Social Work as a Profession in India, with its Values, Competencies and Codes of Ethics; Theories for Social Work Practice; the Changing Context of Practice; and Practice in Various Settings
Unit II — Society, Human Behavior and Communities2 chapters
  1. Society, Human Behaviour and Communities I: Sociological Concepts, Approaches to the Study of Society, Family, Religion and Stratification, and Rural, Urban, Tribal and Virtual Communities, Vulnerable Groups, Caste and Class, Read for Social Work Practice
  2. Society, Human Behaviour and Communities II: Normal and Abnormal Behaviour, the Life-Span Perspective with Developmental Tasks and Hazards, Psychoanalytic, Behavioural and Humanistic Theories of Personality, and Social Psychology from Perception and Attitudes to Collective Behaviour
Unit III — Social Work with Individuals and Groups3 chapters
  1. Social Work with Individuals and Groups I: Basic Concepts of Social Casework, from Social Roles and Social Functioning to the Person-in-Environment Fit, its Principles and Components, and the Diagnostic, Functional, Problem-Solving, Task-Centred and Radical Approaches
  2. Social Work with Individuals and Groups II: The Process and Techniques of Social Casework, from Intake to Termination, Hollis's Typology and the Techniques of Intervention, the Principles of Interviewing, and Casework Recording
  3. Social Work with Individuals and Groups III: Social Group Work, its Definition, Functions, Structure and Classification of Groups, Group Dynamics, Decision-Making and Leadership, the Stages of Group Development, Programme Media and Recording, and the Practice Sites of Casework and Group Work
Unit IV — Social Work with Communities and Social Action3 chapters
  1. Social Work with Communities and Social Action I: Community Organisation, its Concept, Definition, Scope and History in India, the United Kingdom and the United States, Community-Based Organisations, Human and Social Capital, and the Process of Community Organisation
  2. Social Work with Communities and Social Action II: Approaches to Community Organisation Practice, with Rothman's Models, Strategies, Leadership Development, Partnerships and Coalitions; Social Action as a Method of Social Work; and the Models of Paulo Freire, Saul Alinsky and Liberation Theology
  3. Social Work with Communities and Social Action III: Social Movements, their Origin, Nature and Types, Theories of Movements and New Social Movements, Movement Analysis through Ideology, Structure, Leadership, Process and Outcomes, and the Ideology and Approach of Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Frantz Fanon
Unit V — Research in Social Work: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches2 chapters
  1. Research in Social Work I, Quantitative Research: the Meaning, Nature and Scope of Social Science and Social Work Research, the Steps of Research from Problem to Report with Referencing, Citing and Paraphrasing, and Descriptive and Inferential Statistics with Parametric and Non-Parametric Tests
  2. Research in Social Work II, Qualitative and Mixed Methods: the Meaning and Tenets of Qualitative Research and its Difference from Quantitative Research, Designing Qualitative Research, its Methods from Field Study to Narratives, Managing and Analysing Qualitative Data, and the Components and Procedures of Mixed Methods Research
Unit VI — Administration, Welfare and Development Services2 chapters
  1. Administration, Welfare and Development Services I: Social Welfare Administration, its Meaning, History, Principles, Nature and Types of Organisation; its Distinction from Public and Social Security Administration; the Registration of Welfare Agencies as Societies, Trusts, Section 8 Companies and under the FCRA; and the Structure of Welfare Administration
  2. Administration, Welfare and Development Services II: The Components of Administration from Planning and Staffing to Budgeting, Monitoring, Evaluation, Networking and Public Relations; Strategies and Mechanisms of Administration; and Fund-Raising, Grant-in-Aid, Resource Mobilisation, Financial Administration and Social Marketing
Unit VII — Social Policy, Planning and Social Development2 chapters
  1. Social Policy, Planning and Social Development I: Social Policy, its Concept, Goals, Scope, Context and Models and their Applicability in India; the Evolution of Social Policies and their Implementation for Marginalised and Vulnerable Sections; and the Process of Policy Formulation under a Changing Political Scenario
  2. Social Policy, Planning and Social Development II: Social Planning and its Relation to Economic Planning, the Five-Year Plans from 1951 to 2017 and the Planning Commission's Replacement by NITI Aayog, Social Development with its Models and Theories, and Sustainable Development, the Sustainable Development Goals and the Human Development Index
Unit VIII — Indian Constitution, Social Justice, Human Rights and Social Work Practice2 chapters
  1. Indian Constitution, Social Justice, Human Rights and Social Work Practice I: The Constitution's Characteristics, Preamble, Directive Principles and Key Articles; Social Justice, its Concept, History, Dimensions and Place as a Core Value of Social Work; Social Justice and Leadership; and the Instruments of Social Justice
  2. Indian Constitution, Social Justice, Human Rights and Social Work Practice II: The Concept and History of Human Rights, Declarations, Treaties and Protection Systems, Human Rights in India, the Human Rights Perspective in Social Work with Ethnic-Sensitive and Feminist Practice, and Work with Victims of Violations, UNHCR, the NHRC and International Agencies
Unit IX — Areas of Social Work Practice I3 chapters
  1. Areas of Social Work Practice I (Health Care): Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, their Evolution, Roles and Functions; Mental Health and Disease, with Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders, Neurotic, Stress-Related and Somatoform Disorders Mapped to DSM-5-TR and ICD-11, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, and Mental Health Legislation
  2. Areas of Social Work Practice I (Older Persons, Disability and Gender): Theories of Ageing, the Needs and Rights of Older Persons and the 2007 Act; Models of Disability, the Disability Movement and Milestones from Welfare to Rights, the RPwD Act 2016; and Gender and Development, Disparities, Gender-Based Violence and Safeguards
  3. Areas of Social Work Practice I (Labour Welfare, HRM and Industrial Relations): Industry as a Sub-System of Society, Labour Welfare, its Theories, Principles and Legislation with the Four Labour Codes; HRM, HRD, Performance Management, Six Sigma, ISO, TQM, CSR and Corporate Governance; and Industrial Relations, the ILO, Collective Bargaining, Job Analysis, Manpower Planning and OD
Unit X — Areas of Social Work Practice II3 chapters
  1. Areas of Social Work Practice II (Social Defence and Correctional Services): Social Defence, its Philosophy and Changing Dimensions, Children in Need of Care and Protection and in Conflict with Law, Street and Working Children, Probation and Parole; and the Legislation and Criminal Justice System, Taught as the Law Now Stands
  2. Areas of Social Work Practice II (Families and Children): Family Functions, Developmental Stages and Patterns, Family Dynamics and Olson's Circumplex, the McMaster and Structural Models; Child Development and the State of Children in India; and Policies, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Female Foeticide, Adoption, Foster Care, Guardianship and Child Marriage
  3. Areas of Social Work Practice II (Environment and Disaster Management): Causes and Consequences of Environmental Degradation, its Differential Impact, the Environment as a Human Right, Environmental Movements and Social Work; and Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and Disaster, Forms and Impact of Disasters, Disaster Management Initiatives and Pre- and Post-Disaster Interventions

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The first chapter of the UGC NET course is free. All 24 chapters of this subject, in English and Hindi, unlock with the UGC NET plan — ₹29 a month, less than ₹1 a day, cancel anytime — with scored practice, the Paper-2 mock test and spaced revision. Premium adds the AI mentor.

Does it cover the whole Social Work syllabus?

All 10 units of the NTA syllabus (subject code 10) are written, in 24 chapters, from the official document unit by unit.

What is the UGC NET Paper 2 exam pattern for Social Work?

100 questions for 200 marks, with no negative marking. Paper 1 and Paper 2 are taken in one sitting of three hours; the mock test here rehearses Paper 2 in 120 minutes.

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