Field Work Practicum: A Fundamental Base of Social Work Education

Social Work Globally, education has been a professional and scientific field of study in higher education for more than a century, and it has experienced remarkable growth in recent decades. Mumbai-based "Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work (currently the Tata Institute of Social Sciences) established formal social work education""in India in 1936. Indian educational system social work has been practiced for 88 years. However, issues regarding the professional standing of social work education have persisted since beginning in current environment. Social work is a practice-based human services profession" utilizing Micro, Mezzo, & Macro levels of practice for handling significant requirements at the individual, group, & community levels.To resolve societal challenges in a scientific with professional manner, social work education must be crucial to comprehending reality and complexity of Indian society, as well as the impending socioeconomic & political trends including their effects on society. Human rights, peace, harmony, social justice, & equity are the main issues affecting the social work profession. Fieldwork practicums are essential in field knowledge wisdom development in social work education since they permit theoretical information to be applied to practical issues. For social work students to learn and develop during their field practicum, social work teachers requires forcomprehendinghow social work students might apply theory to practice. Developing competent and resourceful social workers that might employ array of methods in social service sector is fieldwork objective in social work education.Students can build a positive attitude, knowledge, and skill set, as well as a productive professional cadre of social workers, by integrating the conceptual framework into their practice through the Field Work Practicum. Field Work Practicum allows thinking critically and acting analytically and makes aware about variety of realities on the field around the phenomenon. Every social work student must adopt scientific base for practices by using principles and values that are essential to serve human community. The subject of this paper attempts to advance a deeper conversation and consideration "of social work training & practice in Indian context. Current paper explains fieldwork practicum value in social work education"conceptually. Current research establishes the foundation for future contributions to the global body of knowledge on social work practice in addition to offering suggestions regarding methods for enhancing social work practice & education in Indian contexts.