Master of Arts in Social Work (Mental Health)
Location: Mumbai
School: School of Social Work - Mumbai Campus
Centre: Centre for Health and Mental Health
Intake: 26
Description
Mental health problems are amongst the most important contributors to the global burden of disease and disability. The “Global Burden of Disease” due to mental health concerns is greater than that expected by tuberculosis, cancer or heart disease. Mental and behavioural disorders affect more than 25% of people at any given point of time. This means 450 million people worldwide are affected by mental, neurological or behavioural problems at any given point of time. In India, about 20 to 30 million people appear to be in need of mental health care. The gap between mental health needs and availability of services including trained professionals is enormous and the M.A. Social Work in Mental Health seeks to address this by creating a cadre of professionals grounded in social work perspectives with thorough understanding of mental health issues and skills.
With rapid social change and urbanisation, there are several vulnerable groups whose mental health concerns need urgent attention. Some examples include urban poor living on the streets and slums, women and children exposed to domestic violence, populations displaced by mega development projects as well as natural and man-made disasters, single women, sexual minorities, people living with HIV/AIDS, and so on. In order to be able to comprehend the mental health concerns of these groups, it is vital to move beyond our thinking in the mental health sector and conceptualise training programmes as well as service models that integrate the biological, psychological and interpersonal with the social and the cultural. Thus, a programme that combines ideas of social justice and empowerment along with the knowledge and skills to understand individual and interpersonal distress and problems, is a need of the hour. This post-graduate programme with a foundation in social work and an incremental training in perspectives and skills in mental health, aims to fill this gap.
Graduates of this programme have opportunities to integrate mental health work through a multi-sectoral approach. The programme equips students to work in varied settings and systems such as health and mental health, education, government / district mental health programmes, regional mental hospitals, non-governmental organisations and research and advocacy organisations.
This M.A. Social Work programme in Mental Health is offered from TISS Mumbai campus.
Distribution of Credit Hours:
|
Detail |
Credits |
|
Foundation Courses |
4 |
|
Core Social Work Courses |
18 |
|
Thematic Courses |
18 |
|
Elective Foundation Course (CBCS) |
2 |
|
Open Elective Courses (CBCS) |
2 |
| Disciplinary Elective Course (CBCS) |
4 |
|
Research Project |
6 |
|
Field Work |
24 |
|
Total Credits |
78 |
Note: The total number of credits, list of CBCS courses and semester-wise listing of courses is provisional, and may undergo some changes.
Semesterwise Courses:
|
Semester |
Course Code |
Course |
Credits |
|
I |
FC |
Foundation Course |
4 |
|
SW 01 |
History and Perspectives of Social Work |
2 |
|
|
SW 02 |
Social Work Practice with Individuals |
2 |
|
|
SW 03 |
Social Work Practice with Groups |
2 |
|
|
SW 05 |
Research Methods I |
2 |
|
|
HMH 01 |
Introduction to Health and Mental Health |
2 |
|
|
II |
EF |
Elective Foundation Course (CBCS) |
2 |
| OE | Open Elective Course (CBCS) | 2 | |
|
SW 04 |
Community Organisation |
2 |
|
|
SW 06 |
Social Welfare Administration |
2 |
|
|
SW 07 |
Critical Perspectives on Social Work: Introduction to Social Theories |
2 |
|
|
SW 08 |
Research Methods II |
2 |
|
|
MH 02 |
Seminar in Clinical Social Work |
2 |
|
|
MH 03 |
Community Mental Health |
2 |
|
|
FW 01 |
Fieldwork |
12 |
|
|
III |
SW 09 |
Social Policy and Planning |
2 |
| HMH 03 | Health and Development | 2 | |
|
HMH 05 |
Introduction to Epidemiology |
2 |
|
|
MH 01 |
Mental Health, Marginalisation and Human Rights |
2 |
|
|
MH 04 |
Mental Health Policy, Programmes and Legislations |
2 |
|
|
MH 06 |
Counselling and Therapeutic Interventions |
2 |
|
|
IV |
MH 06 |
Counselling and Therapeutic Interventions |
2 |
|
RP |
Research Project |
6 |
|
|
FW 02 |
Fieldwork |
12 |
|
| DE 01 | Disciplinary Elective Course (CBCS) |
2 |
|
|
DE 02 |
Disciplinary Elective Course (CBCS) |
2 |
|
| Total Credits |
78 |
||
Fee Structure:
| Components | MH | ||||
| Fees | Sem I | Sem II |
Sem III | Sem IV |
|
| FEE | Tuition Fee | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Examination Fee | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| CHARGES |
Field Education / Internship / Experiential Learning Charges | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| IT Charges | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| Library Charges | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | |
| Other Charges( ID Card, Convocation & Misc.) * | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FUNDS | Students' Competency Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lab / Studio Fund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Development Fund | 10,000 | 0 | 10,000 | 0 | |
| Students' Union Fund * | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |
| Alumni Fund * | 0 | 500 | 0 | 0 | |
| Health Care Fund* | 2,000 | 0 | 2,000 | 0 | |
| DEPOSITS | Caution Deposits (Refundable at the time of exit from programme on submission of No Dues Certificate) | 10,000 | 0 | ||
| Semester wise Course Fee | 52,500 | 28,500 | 40,000 | 28,000 | |
| Yearly Fees | 81,000 | 68,000 | |||
| Total Course Fee | 1,49,000 | ||||
| Institute reserves the right to revise the Fee Structure of programmes if necessary. | |||||
| Expenses related to Practicum / Study tour / Rural field work / Urban field work/Winter Institute, if any, will have to be met by the students themselves at the time of the activity. | |||||
| No fee concession is available for self-finanaced programmes. | |||||
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