A
THREE DAY CERTIFIED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR
MSW STUDENTS ON SOCIAL WELFARE LEGISLATIONS
Dear
teachers and students,
Greetings
from Jananeethi!
Considering
the relevance and scope of subjects like Social Welfare Legislations we
understand that unless it is infused with grassroot level experiences
that holistically promotes social justice and equity we can nowhere
translate social theory into social action. The profession of social
work has expanded and diversified worldwide, yet the most crucial role
of social workers is to uphold human values. Sadly, there is a dearth of
committed development practitioners in the social welfare sector and
therefore the sector is facing a crisis. To confront the multifaceted
social issues in a holistic way, it is vital for social workers to
broaden their vision and understanding in a human rights based
perspective. This perspective enables the promotion of social justice in
all aspects of human existence.
We
are extremely happy to organise training programs for those students who
are pursuing their Masters in Social Work. To begin with, we have
designed the training curriculum on SOCIAL WELFARE LEGISLATIONS to meet
the ever-pressing demand by students, teachers and social activist
community. Jananeethi’s long standing commitment to bring social
justice and equity through a variety of strategic methods like community
mobilisation, research and documentation, campaigns and advocacy, use of
mainstream and alternate media has brought radical changes in the
society. It has successfully networked and partnered with community
organisations, welfare groups, local/state government, activist groups,
academic institutes, international voluntary organisations in its
struggle to enable the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged section of the
society aware of their inherent human rights so that they develop
necessary skills to negotiate for their own rights.
The
training program will enhance the knowledge, understanding and
capabilities of the students regarding social legislations and also
provide them with hands on experience to deal effectively with such
issues. They will get the best opportunity to interact with eminent
personalities in the field of education, social work, law, environment
and gender. A combination of theoretical studies and participatory
learning, will enable them to develop necessary skills on human rights
education, expertise in the fields of law, gender etc.
This learning process will allow students to develop and enhance
the proficiency with which they practice as social workers and better
prepares them for the multidimensional nature of a social work career.
Some
of the issues covered in the training are mentioned below:
a.
Social Legislation as an instrument of social change: Constitution,
Welfare legislations for social change and social defense.
b.
Human Rights: Major criminal acts protecting the Human rights,
judicial activism and Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Free legal aid,
Right to information etc.
c.
Gender Issues: Law related to atrocities against women, Law
relating to immoral traffic and sexual offences, Role of National
Women’s commission etc.
d.
Child Rights: International conventions, Constitutional rights,
Laws relating to children-including Juvenile Justice Act.
e.
Personal Laws: Laws relating to Marriage, Divorce, Inheritance,
Adoption, Guardianship and Maintenance, Family Courts act.
f.
Rights of the Disabled, Law relating to atrocities against socially
and other backward class.
g.
Consumers’ rights: Objectives and activities of Consumer
Protection Act.
h.
Legislation on Social Security Measures: Factories Act, Workmen’s
Compensation Act, ESI act and Gratuity Act.
The
training module shall provide flexibility to accommodate any other
relevant issues that the participant would bring forth before the
trainers. They can avail the facility of Jananeethi Library for reading
and reference.
Fees:
Moderate
course fees of Rs. 350 will be charged from each student. Reference/study
materials shall also be provided. Fees could be paid either in cash/cheque
or through DD in favour of ‘Jananeethi Institute’ payable at Thrissur.
Registration:
Interested
students are requested to fill up the registration form available at our
office and can also be downloaded from www.jananeethi.org
College authorities are requested to send the list of the name of the
participants along with the registration form duly filled in and the fees
so as to reach Jananeethi Institute by 6th November 2006.
Date
and Venue:
The
training will be held from 9th to 11th November
2006 at:
JANANEETHI
INSTITUTE
Thottapady,
Mannuthy P.O., Thrissur-680 651
Phone:91-487-2373479
Fax 91-487-2373281
Email
gpneethi@sancharnet.in
Web: www.jananeethi.org
Contact
person:
Adv
Faritha Ansari, Course Co-ordinator
We
hope to make this initiative a success with your support and co-operation.
Wishing you all success.
Adv.
George Pulikuthiyil
Executive
Director.
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