Social worker 
Introduction As per Sigmund Freud the human mind is divided into 3 components, that is, unconscious, subconscious/preconscious and concious. Ego defense mechanism is a manifestation of the subconcious mind of humans. Let us first understand what are these three types of minds or conciousness level Unconscious mind It is considered to be the largest part … Read more
Introduction Working with communities is a mezzo level practice within social work and in order to provide the best experience, the social worker need to follow certain guiding principles. Several authors have formulated principles for working in a community set up. Here we will discuss the principles of community work as given by M. G. … Read more
Introduction While working with groups the social worker needs to follow certain guiding principles to provide the best Group Work experience. Here we will elaborate on the principles of group work as given by H B Trecker. Trecker has explained the following principles of social group work: The principle of planned group formation A group … Read more
Introduction Social work is a human service profession wherein practitioners have to work closely with their clients, therefore in order to provide best experience to both, the practitioners must follow certain principles which are derived from the value base of respect for human dignity and worth of individuals. These principles provide a guideline for practice … Read more
Adolescence After childhood stage comes the adolescence age which is a transition phase from childhood to adulthood. Several changes takes place in this stage and is also a very sensitive phase. It starts from 13to14 years till 18-19 years. Characteristics of Adolescence Stage Physical Growth reaches at its maximum. At this stage maximum physical growth … Read more
Childhood Stage After the babyhood stage comes the childhood stage. Childhood stage has been further divided into Early childhood and Late Childhood. Let us discuss the characteristics of the stages in detail. Characteristics of early childhood Different names have been given to this stage based on the specific characteristics exhibited during this period, viz, Problematic … Read more
The Postnatal phase of human development starts from birth till the death of an individual and is further divided into various stages. Each stage has its typical characteristics and the hazards (challenges) associated with it. The postnatal has been divided into the following phases as per Elizabeth Hurlock. Infancy (0-2 weeks) Babyhood: (3rd week-2 … Read more
Quantitative research involves collection of numeric data which is put to statistical analysis. It mainly studies the causal relationship between two variables whereas qualitative research is an in-depth study of a social phenomena and analyses non-numeric data.
The Prenatal phase in human growth is also called antenatal stage which is the phase before the birth of a child. Social work is a human service profession and strives to resolve human problems which are psychosocial in nature. While working with individual clients it is very important to understand the significance of various life … Read more
Social work practice derives its knowledge base from various branches of social sciences. Different settings have their own specific requirement of knowledge base. When we are working with individual clients, understanding and application of psychological concepts plays a crucial role. Other branches of social science like sociology, economics, anthropology, political science etc. study different aspects … Read more
