Department of Social Work
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DYUTI 2023
DYUTI 2023 is a three-day International conference aimed at bringing together scholars, academicians and practitioners for deliberations on Health Promotion in the light of global perspective. The theme of the 23rd edition of DYUTI is “Health Promotion: Global Perspectives and Practices”. This year’s international conference aims to bring together scholars, academicians, and practitioners for discussions on the current developments and models in the field of Health Promotion. DYUTI 2023 aims to explore the pathways to strengthen the skills and capabilities of individuals to take action and the capacity of groups or communities to collaborate in exerting control over the determinants of health and achieve positive change.
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Rajagiri Centre for Professional Studies, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences(Autonomous) is organising a 1-Day workshop on "The Power of Voice and its career prospects" on October 15th 2022 from 10.00 AM to 4.00 PM
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Greetings to you from the Department of Social Work, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous). Kochi, Kerala.
Rajagiri School of Social Work started in the year 1955 was one of the pioneering institutions in south India, establishing programmes and setting standards in the field of social work education. The college has been ranked with the highest ratings in all the cycles by NAAC, and is accredited with the highest score in the country in the fourth cycle. The college has been conferred with Autonomous status by University Grants Commission in 2014.
Rajagiri, with its vision of becoming a center of excellence in learning, has been regularly providing an annual forum for deliberations on vital issues of development from a ‘rights perspective’. This series of deliberations which started in 1998 Is named DYUTI, meaning ‘spark of life’. A total of 22 DYUTI national and international conferences have been organized so far. This 23rd edition of DYUTI is on ‘Equitable and Inclusive Education: Policy Perspectives and Social Work Responses’ based on the SDG Goal 4 in the background of the New Education Policy.
The National Conference will be held online on March 10-11, 2022. This is an opportunity for social work academicians, practitioners, organizations, researchers, and students to deliberate on the . The selected papers will be published with ISBN and DOI. The last date for submitting the abstract is 25 February 2022 and the final paper by 3rd March 2022.
Online National Conference on Changing Practices and Emerging Paradigms in the
Field Education of Undergraduate Social Work Programmes
Date & Time - June 4-5, 2021 (2-5 PM)
About the Conference
Social work education is witnessing a rapid transformation as it countenances uncertainty and volatility unlike in the past. Field education, an integral part of social work education, encounters unprecedented challenges since face-to-face contact itself is at stake, including helping professionals. Several social work schools and agencies have experimented with education, training, field intervention models, and adopted online platforms for reaching to people and ensuring sustainability in practices. This conference aims to bring together social work students, educators, and field practitioners at the undergraduate level to deliberate their experiences, models of intervention, and emerging practices to strengthen the field education assuring the quality of learning and supervision underpinned by effective and evidence-based practices amidst challenging situations.
Objectives of the Conference
- To discuss the emerging opportunities and challenges in the field education scenario.
- To bring together the model/emerging interventions/practices in field education.
- To voice the student experiences and learning in field education amidst challenges.
Sub Themes for Presentations
- Field education models/practices
- Field Learning and Reflections
- Online Field Practicum
- Research and Supervision in Field education
- Partnerships in Field education and Training
Important Dates
- 20th May 2021 – Last date to receive the abstracts
- 31st May 2021 – Last date to receive Full papers/Videos/Posters/Experience sharing of accepted abstracts.
For registration and abstract submission: Click here
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
The department of social work, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences is organising the e-conference as a part of the ICSSR IMPRESS project titled “Access to health and wellbeing of migrant workers in Kerala: An inquiry into policy implications for achieving the 2030 agenda of SDGs”. Migrants are one of the most vulnerable populations in all the discussions related to health and wellbeing. As human mobility is increasing day by day, it has become necessary to address the health issues and health care access of migrant populations.
This conference is organised to deliberate on the specific health needs and health challenges faced by the migrant population worldwide and to unravel region-specific strategies to address the same in the light of SDG 3: Good Health and wellbeing.
OBJECTIVES
- To discuss the different perspectives on the health and wellbeing of the migrant population.
- To understand the 2030 agenda of SDG 3 in the context of migration and the possible policy implications for the benefits of the migrant community and the host community.
- To identify the health status and health needs of interstate migrant workers in India.
- To discuss the reproductive health issues faced by migrants.
- To know the impact of COVID 19 on the general health and mental health of migrants.
- To understand the accessibility, availability and affordability of health care services for the migrant population in the host state.
- To understand the scope of social work practice with migrant workers concerning health.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Academicians, practitioners, Research scholars and Students of social work, law and allied disciplines who are interested in presenting papers are invited to submit an abstract contouring the focus and content of their paper along with a short biographical description. Papers should inscript the broad focus of the conference and the presenter may choose to consider one of the themes or related areas.
MAJOR THEMES
- Perspectives on Health & Wellbeing of Migrants and Diaspora
- Migration, Health and 2030 Agenda of SDG 3
- COVID 19 and Migration
- Mental Health and Migration
- Access to Healthcare, Migrant/Diaspora and Human Rights
- International and National Policies on Migration and Health
- Reproductive health of Migrants
- Health status and Health needs of Interstate migrant workers in India
- Government and Non-government organizations – Role in the field of migration
- Social work and Migration
- Urban governments & Local governments -their role in the health of migrants- Pre-COVID &post-COVID.
- Health of children of migrants.
GUIDE LINES FOR ABSTRACT
- Author’s details with Designation, Name of the institution affiliated to, Email ID and Contact number.
- Abstract with 250-300 words including Title and Keywords.
- Abstract text should be arranged in the format: Introduction, Objectives, Methodology, Results, Discussion and Conclusion.
- Abstracts should be submitted online to the link http://bit.ly/3lfIqHz
FULL PAPER PUBLICATION
All the selected full papers will be published as a book with ISBN by a reputed publisher. Please follow APA 7 style for the preparation of the manuscript. You shall refer https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/paper-format for obtaining further information. All the authors of accepted abstracts shall receive detailed guidelines for the preparation of the manuscript.
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission: 5th April 2021
Notification for acceptance of abstract: 10th April 2021
Full paper submission: 17th April 2021
Conference: 19th and 20th April 2021
REGISTRATION
Register using the following link
https://forms.gle/hCGWq8ioFAXs7AZc6
There is no registration fee for attending and presenting paper in the conference.
Use the QR Code to Register
CONFERENCE ADVISORS
Dr Binoy Joseph (Principal)
Dr Fr Saju MD (Associate Director and Vice Principal
Dr Fr Joseph M.K. (Head of the Department)
Dr Lizy PJ, Dean (Academics)
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Dr Anish KR, Convener
Ms Ayswarya James
Ms Ginu P
Ms Siny Maria
Ms Sreemol S
For any queries:
E-mail: impressp3430@rajagiri.edu
Ms Ayswarya James: 8547348128
We are delighted to announce that Rajagiri College of Social Sciences and Rajagiri Business School in association with Turnitin is organizing an International Webinar titled “Improving Research Ethics and Academic Integrity using Turnitin Software” on Friday,9th April 2021 at 2:00 -3.30 p.m.
Webinar focus:
• How is Turnitin addressing academic integrity for the institutions across the world.
• Rising trend of contract cheating and how Authorship (Originality) empowers institutions to curb it.
• How students are using Turnitin software to curb similarity issues in time.
• Introduction to Gradescope and the problems it solves.
Resource Persons:
• Chaitali Moitra, Regional Director of Turnitin, South Asia
• Mohammed Shahrukh, Customer Growth Manager, South Asia
Registration Link – https://forms.gle/R5tW94GFT4vi3QfeA
No registration fee
Webinar Platform: Zoom
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
E-certificate will be provided to those who register and participate in the webinar after submitting the feedback.
Who can participate?
Faculty members, Research scholars and LIS professionals.
Participants limited to 500
DYUTI 2021
DYUTI 2021 is a two-day national conference aimed at bringing together scholars, academicians and practitioners for deliberations on issues related to migration and social inclusion in the light of human rights perspective. The theme of the 21st edition of DYUTI is “Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Work Engagements & Challenges.
About DYUTI
Developmental Yearnings for a United and Transformed India
Rajagiri, with its vision of becoming a center of excellence in learning, has been regularly providing an annual forum for deliberations on vital issues of development from a ‘rights perspective’. This series of deliberations which started in1998 Is named DYUTI, meaning ‘spark of life’. A total of 20DYUTI national and international conferences have been organised so far. This 21 edition of DYUTI is on ‘Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Work Engagements and challenges’.
KEY DATES
1. The date for Abstract submission: 20th January 2021
2. The date for Final paper submission: 01st February 2021
*Selected papers will be published with ISBN and DOI
SUB THEMES
1. Social Work practice during Covid-19
2. Field engagement initiatives and programmes
3. Social Work academia during the pandemic
4. Responses of NGOs and other stakeholders
5. Social Workers in the health care setting
6. Psychosocial responses by the social workers
7. Volunteerism among social workers/ students during covid-19
8. Social Work Research responses during COVID- 19
9. COVID-19 crisis and beyond: challenges for sustainable public policies
For registration and submitting the abstract click: http://dyuti.in/
About the course
The certificate course (30 hours, 2 credits) would provide researchers with the understanding, skills and knowledge to conduct research which is inclusive and equitable. The course will support participants in the development of research competencies enabling them to conduct independent small-scale research studies using appropriate methodologies and tools of analysis within an ethical framework. The course is divided into 10 sessions dealing with critical aspects of qualitative research and contains advice on readings and additional support materials.
Session Schedule
Day 1
Module 1 & 2: Understanding Research Paradigm & Formulating Research Questions
The purpose of this workshop is to enable researchers to reflect on the philosophical worldview
assumptions that they bring to the study, the research design that is related to this worldview, and the specific methods or procedures of research that translate the approach into practice. The workshop will also discuss how a thesis should be structured.
Date: January 15, 16, 17, 2020
Time: 10.00 am-4.00 pm
Venue: Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamassery
No Registration Fee
Number of seats: 25 (First Come First Serve)
Workshop Brochure: Click here to View / Download
DYUTI 2020
DYUTI 2020 is a two-day national conference aimed at bringing together scholars, academicians and practitioners for deliberations on issues related to migration and social inclusion in the light of human rights perspective. The theme of the 20th edition of DYUTI is on “Migration and Social Inclusion: Perspectives for Human Rights and Social Work Practice”
For more Details Visit : http://dyuti.in/
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