Faculty Member

Joseph Varghese
Lecturer
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Department
Social Work

Areas of Specialisation
Community based approaches in social work

Sociology for social work

   

 

Date of Birth 04/07/72

Address for correspondence
Department of Social Work
Visva-Bharati
Sriniketan, Birbhum
West Bengal-731236, India.

Email: joselv10@yahoo.co.in

Educational qualifications
Year Degree College/University
1993 BA Madras
1995 MSW Madras
1999 M.Phil JNU

Experience (Teaching/Research/Professional)
1. Consultant, IGNOU, from 2003 to 2005.
2. Lecturer, Christ University from 2005 to 2010.
3. Lecturer, Visva Bharati from 2010 to Till now.

Published Work
2008, The Context of Voluntarism in India’ in Empowerment of the Weaker Sections in India : Interface of the Civil Society Organizations and Professional Social Work Institutions/edited by R.B.S. Verma, H.S. Verma and Raj Kumar Singh. New Delhi, Serials, 2006, xvi, 358 p., ISBN 81-8387-047-3.

Some of the publication for the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) are:
2009, MSW second year block on Group Work consisting of 4 units.
2008, MSW first year block on Social Dynamic consisting of 5 Units.
2008, Two units for Masters in Rural Development (MRD).
2005, BSW third year unit POSDCoRBEF.
2004, Fieldwork Guide for Social Work Educators and Supervisors (co- authored with Prof. Gracious Thomas).
2004, BSW first year unit Social Work Ethics in Indian Context.
2004, BSW first year unit Social Stratification.
2004, BSW first year unit Basic Social Concepts.
2004, BSW Fieldwork Journal (First Year, second year, third year and MSW fieldwork second year) (co- authored with Prof. Gracious Thomas).

Professional Honours/Awards/Fellowships
1. Junior and Senior Research Fellowship from UGC.
2. Gold Medal for standing first in M. A. (Social Work).
3. Gold Medal for standing first in M. A. (Social Work) First year.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Societies
1. National Association of Professional Social Workers of India.
2. Indian Sociological Society (Applied).