Social Work Education: Practice and Scope

The present social work education system in India is unable to bring visible social interventions and social change in society. Professional attributes of social work and field practice have a missing interlink for community development. The ‘contemporary social realities, issues and challenges’ and ‘curriculum development of social work courses across various social work institutions’ were irrelevant to practice in community. The control of bureaucrats and political interests in the establishment and governance of educational institutions stunted professional growth of social work practice. Considering the facts and experiences of the stakeholders, the emerging need of the profession is to have a strong partnership among all stakeholders. Therefore, in the context of factors in the north Maharashtra region, systems and stakeholders of social work education and practice identified and developed a theoretical framework – that is, ‘Relevant quality social work education and employability: A partnership development model’.