MSW Disability Studies and Action at TISS Mumbai Offline Course

The M.A. Social Work in Disability Studies and Action enables students to understand and conceptualise disability as socially constructed and find explanations for disablement within the context of a person’s life, rather than within the individuals themselves. Rehabilitation conducted within a comprehensive social framework is not only about the removal of barriers at the individual level, but also, about the removal of physical and attitudinal barriers in society at large. It includes not only engaging with persons with disability, but also engaging with the community and other systems of society for creating more enabling and inclusive environments so that their complete integration into mainstream society is possible.

The M.A. Social Work in Disability Studies and Action is being offered to create a cadre of professional social workers, with competency in empowering people with disability and all other stakeholders with regard to this issue. At the end of this programme students will be trained to work as rehabilitation social workers with persons with disability in varied contexts.

The programme provides immense wide-ranging career opportunities for students with diverse interests. Students can choose to work in government sectors, National government programmes, and flagship schemes like NREGA, NRHM, and ICDS. This programme also equips students to work in different capacities in diverse settings including government institutions, non-government organisations, hospitals and research-based organisations.