Department of Social Work

_{Afghanistan, A country with experience of more than 3 decades war and anarchy had high need for social change, reform, and confirmative action. Hence, Social work department has been established in the faculty of psychology And Education Sciences, in Kabul University, for the particular objectives to full the needs and demand of the market and society.}

_{Social work is an academic discipline and profession that concerns itself with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being. Social functioning refers to the way in which people perform their social roles, and the structural institutions that are provided to sustain them.}

_{The department of Social work has been established for the first time in Afghanistan at Kabul University in 2014, in order to provide under graduate level services for the vulnerable Afghan Society to develop intervention techniques and knowledge at university level to solve social and personal problems and create social changes. Social work practice is often divided into micro-work, which involves working directly with individuals or small groups; and macro-work, which involves working with communities, and within social policy, to create change on a larger scale.}

_{The Department of Social Work will advance social, environmental, and economic justice, promote equity and equality, alleviate oppression, and enhance human health and well-being across Afghanistan, Region according to global community systems.}        

_Vision

_{The Vision of the Department is to transform the human professional resources into socially sensitive catalyst for sustainable development. The Department of Social Work will advance social, environmental, and economic justice, promote equity and equality, alleviate oppression, and enhance human health and well-being across Afghanistan, Region according to global community systems.}

_Mission

_{The Mission of the Department is to educate, enlighten, and empower the students of social work towards self-development and professional competence to face challenges and provide need-based services to the community. Therefore, Social Work provides exemplary education, applied research, field work practice and transformative outreach toward the accomplishment of our Vision.}

_{Social Work Department Educational Objectives}

_{The Department aims to prepare students to integrate knowledge, skills, and values into practice by fulfilling the following goals.}

1. _{To assist students to development understanding and integration of social work theories and practice.}
2. _{To enable students to enhance professional social work values and ethics.}
3. _{To assist students to apply systems concepts to practice across the micro and macro continuum.}
4. _{To empower Students to demonstrate constructive critical thinking skills.}
5. _{To allow students to demonstrate an understanding of social work concepts and the planned changed process based in systems theory.}
6. _{To provide opportunities for students to serve in social work settings.}
7.  _{To develop the ability of students to communicate effectively and professionally in oral and written formats.}
8. _{To assist students with their professional development and professional identity.}
9. _{To help students to develop and understanding of working with people of diversity; including age, race, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation without discrimination.}
10. _{To assist students with an understanding of working toward social justice and advocacy.}
11. _{To expose students to the history, current realities, and future implications of social welfare system with regard to the local and global continuum.}
12. _{To integrate Islamic beliefs and values with professional social work values and ethics as set forth in the code of ethics.}

_{List of professors of Social Work department}

1. _{Abdul Azim Mohmand.M.A.}
2. _{Zalmay Wafayar.M.A}
3. _{Rohina Zafary. M.A.}
4. _{Manizha Ramizy.M.A}
5. _{Mohmmad Omid Hesham.B.A}

_{The duration of course for the study for BA degree in the field of Social work faculty of psychology and Educational Sciences as the guidance of the Minister of Higher Education, is for 4 years in 8 semesters. The educational system is credit based and the length of each semester is 16 weeks with 50 minutes of time allocated for each teaching hours.}

_Curriculum

Code	Course Name	Credits
BSW200	Islamic studies	1
BSW201	English Language	2
SW202	Computer	2
BSW203	Introduction to psychology	2
BSW205	Principles of Social work	4
BSW206	Child Rights in Islam	2
BSW207	Direct practice with children and adolescences I	4
BSW208	Introduction to Sociology	2
Semester 1 Total Credits:		19
BSW200	Islamic studies	1
BSW201	English Language	2
BSW209	Social Pathology	4
BSW202	Introduction to Computer	2
BSW210	Introduction to Counseling	2
BSW200	Social work of Child rights	2
BSW212	Abnormal Psychology and	2
BSW213	Child and mother healthcare service	4
Semester 2 Total Credits:		19
BSW200	Islamic Studies	1
BSW214	Gender Studies	4
BSW215	Principles of Management	2
BSW216	Society, culture and development	4
BSW217	Principles of Education	2
BSW218	Afghanistan History	2
BSW219	Organizations meeting (field visit)	4
Semester 3 Total Credits:		19
BSW200	Islamic studies	1
BSW220	Social psychology	2
BSW221	Report Writing	4
BSW222	Social and Economic Development	2
BSW223	Human Rights	4
BSW224	Environmental Studies	2
BSW225	Field visit (organizations meeting)	4
Semester 4 Total Credits:		19
BSW200	Islamic Studies	1
BSW226	Statistics I	2
BSW227	Research Method	4
BSW228	Children in crisis and management	2
BSW229	Child Advocacy	2
BSW230	Child welfare and protection	4
BSW231	Field Work practice I	4
Semester 5 Total Credits:		19
BSW200	Islamic Studies	1
BSW232	Child Protection	2
BSW233	Direct practice with children & youth	2
BSW234	Social welfare administration	4
BSW235	Statistics II	2
BSW226	Peace & social conflict Resolution	4
BSW236	Field work practice II	4
Semester 6 Total Credits:		19
BSW200	Islamic studies	1
BSW237	Social Welfare policy	4
BSW238	Child labor (deprived children from education )	2
BSW239	Family Counseling	2
BSW240	Addiction & Children	2
BSW241	Children in Arms group	4
BSW242	Internship	4
Semester 7 Total Credits:		19
BSW200	Islamic Studies	1
BSW243	Street Children	2
BSW244	Organizational Management Development	4
BSW246	Internship	4
BSW247	Monograph (Dissertation)	4
Semester 8 Total Credits:		15
Total Credits		148