Department of Social Work – Nehru Arts and Science College

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VISION

To contribute competent to the social work professional to apply scientific methods for the betterment of the human beings in all stages of life.

MISSION

To provide an ideal learning environment for students and emerge as a greater personalities of social work and apply the innovative, interdisciplinary approaches in educating social work practitioners and scholars.

The Department of Social Work was started in the year 2003 with a vision to create a revolution among young generation and to make them to shine as a leader in different fields. Master of Social Work (MSW) is a two year program offering three different specialization like Medical and Psychiatric Social Work, Human Resource Management and Community Development. The department is also offering Research Program like M. Phil and PhD in social work. Apart from curriculum the department is enriching the students with field visits, field placements, Block Placements and Placements for their better future. The department has signed MoU’s with various organization belongs to social work for creating more job opportunities to the students. The department also offering Add-on Courses related to social Work to make the students to equip them and shine in various fields.

Specialization Offered

Medical and Psychiatric Social Work
Human Resource Management
Community Development

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEPARTMENT

SPSS Hands on Training to Enlighten Research Knowledge
ICT teaching enabled class rooms
On and Off Campus Job Placements through Field Work, Block Placement Agencies at State and National Level Organisations
Add-on Course on Skills and Techniques of Counselling and Psychotherapies
Observance of National and International Days related to Social Work Field.
MoU’s with Field Work agencies for Paid Internship and Placements
Department is running NGO - Nehru Civic Charitable Trust for Social Welfare and Empowerment of Transgender

S No	NAME OF THE STAFF	DESIGNATION
1	Dr. P. Nathiya	Associate Professor
2	Dr.G.Sumathi	Assistant Professor
3	Ms. T.D Lidya	Assistant Professor
4	Ms K.Merlin Jenefer	Assistant Professor
5	Ms.Narmadha Veronika	Assistant Professor

Trust Details

Trust Name : Nehru Civic Charitable Trust
Trustee : Managing Trustee - P. Nathiya
President : T. D Lidya
Secretary : R. Joseph
Director : Mahesha Riti
Executive Member : J. Sam Rohithrajan , Mr.Dony Mathew , Ms. Nandini S

OBJECTIVES OF THE TRUST:

To create awareness on Social issues and its prevention
To conduct Mental Health Awareness Programme for villagers
To create awareness about the life killing deceases, (like Covid-19 Dengue, HIV, Swine Flu, Birds Flu) contingence deceases and also to get rid of these to conduct hospitals and impart Medical advices.
To create awareness among the Society about the Law and Human rights.
To conduct intervention programme on social problems such as alcoholism, drug addiction, child abuse, women harassment, child labor.
To provide counseling for the prisoners
To promote Research and Development activities
To bring the awareness of government plans and the same to reach the low level people without any partiality.
To organize counseling and guidance for the Re-union of broken families.
To create awareness regarding the transplantation of Human organs Like Eyes, Kidney, Liver and Heart

Specific Objectives:

To conduct health awareness programme for transgender with collaboration of the NGOs in Coimbatore.
To provide training for transgender like tailoring, hand craft making and computer training with support of other departments in our college.
To provide employment opportunities for transgender based on their qualification.
To provide counseling services for transgender based on their problems.

Events Conducted

One week skill development program conducted for 7 Transgender and training given in the area of tailoring and provided 7 tailoring machines to the transgender.
Eye camp conducted at kumutipathy village in collaboration with Eye Foundation, Coimbatore.

Address of the Trust :

Department of Social Work

Nehru Arts and Science College

Coimbatore.

Name: Dr. P. Nathiya
Department: HoD & Associate Professor
Email: nascmswhod@nehrucolleges.com