PLACEMENT BROCHURE 2016 - 2018 SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES CONTENTS DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE.................................................................................................4 DEAN’S MESSAGE...........................................................................................................5 FACULTY CONVENOR’S MESSAGE.........................................................................6 ABOUT TISS.....................................................................................................................7 SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK....................................................................................8 INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS...............................................................11 LIST OF FACULTY MEMBERS....................................................................................12 CAREER GUIDANCE AND PLACEMENT CELL.................................................13 GRAPHICAL OVERVIEW............................................................................................14 BATCH PROFILES M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN CHILDREN AND FAMILY.............................16 M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN CRIMINOLOGY AND JUSTICE..................33 M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN COMMUNITY ORGANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE...............48 M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN DISABILITY STUDIES AND ACTION.......65 M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN DALIT AND TRIBAL STUDIES AND ACTION.....................78 M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN LIVELIHOOD AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP.......................93 M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN MENTAL HEALTH........................................110 M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN PUBLIC HEALTH..........................................124 M.A. SOCIAL WORK IN WOMEN CENTERED PRACTICE............136 CGPC PLACEMENT GUIDELINES........................................................................149 FACULTY COMMITTEE............................................................................................150 CGPC COMMITTEE..................................................................................................151 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) remains alert to the process of renewal and restructuring of its academic programmes in the context of changing items and fresh emerging challenges. Considerable progress has been achieved in the restructuring of older disciplinary areas and inclusion of new cutting- edge knowledge areas for teaching, research and policy intervention. A core set of values pervade all aspects of learning, knowledge building and interventions and these are interwoven with social justice, rights, development and empowerment of society. Social work has been and continues to remain the flagship programme of our Institute. This programme is built on the core principles of promoting and securing justice, dignity and rights for all. The social work curriculum is structured to prepare the students to: • Possess a good knowledge of the analysis of the poverty and major issues concerning development; • Have an informed understanding in the forumand processes of discrimination and social exclusion and ways of addressing them. • Gain expertise at social policy planning, implementation, monitoring and addressing policy cycles. • Our social work students have a good combination of generalist perspectives with specialized knowledge. Throughout academic journey at TISS, social work students develop interdisciplinary, analytical and practical skills in their specific disciplines. They cultivate the knowledge, skills, values and temperament which will make them competent human service professionals. I am immensely proud to present truly committed, sensitive and talented social work graduates of 2016-2018 batch for placement in your organization. Prof. S. Parsuraman Director Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai 4 SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES DEAN’S MESSAGE It gives me immense pleasure to draw your attention to this brochure and the details about our graduating students. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, established in the year 1936, is the first Social Work institute in South Asia. Consolidating 79 years of experience, the School of Social Work has given shape to nine thematic programmes across eight centres of the School. Through its vibrant and dynamic curriculum, knowledge and praxis through teaching, research, and the School is engaged in building social work field action and engagements in complex and challenging domains. It produces professionals who possess innovative ideas, competence and skill sets to work in fields which are diverse and span varied areas of social work practice. The curriculum of the M.A. Social Work programmes, in the first year, provides a theoretical and conceptual grounding in social work. In the second year the students deepen their knowledge and understanding around the thematic thrust of their programmes: Community Organisation and Development Practice, Criminology and Justice, Dalit and Tribal Studies and Action, Disability Studies and Action, Social Work with Children and Families, Livelihood and Social Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Public Health, and Women Centred Practice. The students of School of Social work come from different disciplines of social sciences, humanities, technology and natural sciences. Many of the students join the programmes with varied work experiences. Diversity of their socio - economic and regional background positively influences the students learning and growth in the campus. The programme equips students with the skills and ability to work directly with people, to relate public policies with planning processes and development programmes and come up with innovative solutions to critical real world social problems. Other than classroom teaching, students are provide the opportunity for practical application through the compulsory components of fieldwork, internship, rural practicum, field-based research and other field engagements. From this students develop a comprehensive understanding of socio-economic realities and are able to engage in social and development work. The School prepares students as professionals who are able to blend the discursive and practical aspects of interventions. The discursive aspects get seen through the divergent stances of welfare, development, rights and entitlements, and are meaningfully integrated to translate into informed practice. Through their knowledge and skill sets, the students are competent to serve in various capacities in development organizations with government agencies, non-governmental organizations, policy think-tanks, advocacy groups and corporate. I am sure through your interaction with this socially sensitive and competent cadre of Social Work professionals, you would be happy to select them to take forward the work of your esteemed organisation. Prof. Manish Jha Dean, School of Social Work SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 5 FACULTY CONVENOR’S MESSAGE The Career Guidance and Placement Cell (CGPC) at the School of social work, is an initiative for catering asustained guidance and facilitation to students seeking an enriching career in the social development sector. CGPC extends several orientation opportunities to the students, such as a dialogue with practitioners through capacity development programs, interaction with alumni, exploration of sectoral as well as emerging areas of career opportunities, workshops on personality development, career guidance, summer placement, internship during the winter vacation, culminating into final job placement. CGPC being the students’ driven unit, primarily functions with its Executive Body with the support of the Faculty Convener. It strives to bring together the prospective recruiting organisations and the students with a motive of exploring mutuality for a continued relationship where the recruiter finds a suitable employee and the student too explores an organisation to work and contribute to its growth. Nevertheless, securing employment by the students is not the ultimate goal of CGPC, as it advocates the students to remain in contact with, even after their graduation and career movements. It also envisages receiving feedbacks from the recruiting organisations on our students working with and for their organisations. We look forward to a sustained partnership with the organisations coming here for recruitments as well as the graduating students from this Institute. Prof. H. Beck Faculty Convener Career Guidance and Placement Cell School of Social Work 6 SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES ABOUT TISS The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, it was renamed as the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The year 1964 was an important landmark in the history of the Institute, when it was declared Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act (UGC), 1956. Vision & Mission Since its inception, the Vision of the TISS has been to be an institution of excellence in higher education that continually responds to changing social realities through the development andapplication of knowledge, towards creating a people-centred, ecologically sustainable and just society that promotes and protects dignity, equality, social justice and human rights for all. In pursuance of its vision and guiding principles, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences organises teaching programmes to facilitate the development of competent