PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORK
Objectives
 To acquire knowledge of various treatments and to develop skills to apply the same to
mental health needs of people
 To develop the capacity to understand mental health needs of various groups in the Indian
context
 To understand the need for preventive and promotive approaches and to develop the
ability to apply Social Work methods in the promotion of mental health
 T develop a holistic and integrated approach to social work practice in the field of mental
health
UNIT 1
Psychiatric social work practice in India: definition, history scope of psychiatric social work in
India, changing perspectives of psychiatric social work, social work practice in various mental
health services
UNIT 2
Mental Health as a social system: concept of Milieu therapy and Therapeutic community,
working with multi-disciplinary team and psycho-social aspects of hospitalization
UNIT 3
Social work treatment in psychiatric settings: theory and models, psycho analytical, psycho
social, transactional anaylsis, family therapy, crisis intervention, behaviour therapy, rational
emotive therapy, group therapy and strength approach
UNIT 4
Psychiatric social work practice in special settings
 Child mental health (special reference to CGC)
 De-addiction centers
 Crisis intervention clinics
 Geriatric clinics
 Schools
 Family counselling centers
UNIT 5
Rehabilitation in psychiatry: concepts, principles, process and programmes, role of a psychiatric
social worker, concept of community psychiatry and community based rehabilitation