SOCIAL WELFARE ADMINISTRATION

Unit- I

CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE

UNITED NATIONS 1967:

“Social welfare as an organized function is regarded as a body of activities designed

to enable individuals, families, groups and communities to cope with the social problems of

changing conditions. But in addition to and extending beyond the range of its responsibilities

for specific services, social welfare has a further function within the broad area of a country's

social development. In this larger sense, social welfare should play a major role in

contributing to the effective mobilization and deployment of human and material resources of

the country to deal successfully with the social requirements of change, thereby participating

in nation-building.”

DEFINITIONS OF SOCIAL WELFARE ADMINISTRATION

Social Welfare administration is aims it on, comprising policies and laws, that are operational

by organized activities of voluntary (private) and / or govern meant (public)agencies, by

which a defined minimum of social services, money and other consumption rights are

distributed to individuals, families and groups, by criteria other than those of their place or

those prevailing in the family system, for the purpose of preventing, alleviating or

contributing to solution of recognized social problems so as to improve the well being of the

individuals, groups and communities directly.

DEFINITION OF SOCIAL WORK ADMINISTRATION

Social Work is a professional and academic discipline committed to the pursuit of social

justice and human rights. The field works towards research and practice to improve the

quality of life and to the development of the potential of each individual, group and

community of a society. Social workers perform interventions through research, policy,

community organizing, direct practice and teaching. Research is often focused on areas such

as human development, social policy, public administration, program evaluation and

international and community development.

NATURE /AIMS / SCOPE OF SOCIAL WORK ADMINISTRATION

Social Work Administration is a highly respected which has provided timely, relevant

information to human services administrators and educators.

The practice and research, with special attention given to the relationship between

social administration and social policy planning.

As the totally dedicated to this part of the field, Administration in Social Work

delivers suggestions for improving management in social agencies including program

development, positive action, employment and personnel policies, finances and

accounting, quality improvement/control, monitoring.

Special social services in the workplace

Human services integration

Organizational change and development in human service organizations

Community organization and social administration,

Efficiency and the social services,

Administrative leadership in the social services,

Alternative social agencies,

Managing for service effectiveness in social welfare organizations,

Practical issues in social welfare administration, policy, and planning, applying

computers in social service and mental health agencies-a guide to selecting equipment

procedures, and strategies, guide to ethical decisions and actions for social service

administration.