Social Hackathon 1.0 and 2.0

            Students of MSW DM batch 20-22 participated in the Social Hackathon organised by the ‘Captains Social Solutions’, a youth led social enterprise, working to enhance the capacity, potential and creativity of youth to address social issues and to create a sustainable impact in society. Hackathon is a platform for social volunteers and organisations to network, collaborate and undertake social initiatives to bring sustainable changes in society through Social Solutions India. The Social Hackathon was organized by Captains Social Solutions in association with Peace First, a global incubator of youth–led social change.

Participants came up with project ideas, which were shared in the 24 – hour event and a  fund of $. 250 was provided to each innovative project idea. It was an all – Kerala event in which youth from various parts of the state introduced their innovative project ideas for the welfare of different sections of society. Some of the projects submitted by MSW DM students include – ‘The Jeevani’ – project for vegetable gardens in the coastal community of Anjengo Coastal village, ‘SHE-Sustainable Health Empowerment’- project to overcome the injustice of poor Menstrual Hygiene Management in the rural areas of the state, ‘Harithadwani’ – planting mini forest to reduce coastal erosion, ‘Samathwa’ – Toilet Facility for Trans gender s, ‘We Don’t Deserve This. SAVE US!’ –  Child Labour etc.

Introduction to Disasters and Disaster Management

CO 1: Understand the nature and impact of disasters, globally and in India

CO 2: Describe the concepts, terminologies, developments and prospects in the field of Disaster Management.

CO3: Analyse and evaluate the policy and administrative processes involved in Disaster Management.

Introduction To Social Work

CO 1: Understand the concepts and the evolution of professional social work.

CO 2: Discuss the philosophical base of social work profession.

CO 3: Apply the core competencies and professional attributes of social work in practice.

Working With Individuals- Psychological First-Aid (Pfa) And Rehabilitation

CO1: Understand the concepts and historical evolution of social work practice with individuals/case work

CO2: Recognize the phases of social case work and

CO3: Apply the principles, skills and techniques of social case work practice to the psychological first-aid, crisis intervention and rehabilitation

Working with Vulnerable Groups

CO1: Understand the concepts and historical evolution of social work practice with groups

CO2: Recognize the phases of social group work and analyse the dynamics of group processes during these phases.

CO3: Apply the principles, models, skills and techniques of social group work practice vulnerable groups

Working with Communities- Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR)

CO 1:  Understand the concepts and historical evolution of community practice and social action as methods of social work.

CO 2: Recognize various phases and models of Community Practice, especially with respect to disasters.

CO 3: Apply the principles and skills of community practice to Community based Disaster Risk Reduction

Disaster Management Models

CO 1: Understand how governments respond to disasters globally

CO 2: Identify international best practices and pitfalls in the area of Disaster Management

CO 3: Appraise the disaster Management capabilities of India and the state of Kerala

Administration of Human Service Organizations (Hsos)- Disaster Resilience Building

CO1: Understand the roles and duties involved in administering and managing Social Welfare Organizations

CO 2: To understand the disaster response and communication in crisis

CO 3: To develop system relevant occupation and communication flow chart to direct the intervention

CO 4: To create social media communication models to effectively address the disasters

Self-Care Skills for The Disaster Social Workers

CO1: Initiate self-reflection to discover strengths and weaknesses

CO 2: Plan and work towards personal and professional development

CO 3: Diagnose personal trauma and undertake initiatives for healing

CO 4: Develop Life Skills and Safety Skills for disaster Management practice

Disaster Vulnerability and Sustainable Development

CO 1: Recognize how social structures (such as race, class, gender etc.) generates disaster vulnerability and privilege

CO 2: Theorize how changes in society could result in better disaster risk reduction.

CO 3: Apply critical thinking and social analysis skills to disaster situations

Social Work Research and Statistics

CO 1:  Develop an understanding of research and appreciate its significance in Social Work

CO 2: Develop skills in the selection and formulation of research problem, reviewing literature, preparing a proposal and preparing a tool for data collection.

CO3: Evaluate various research designs and discuss their strengths and weaknesses.

CO4: Illustrate the various statistical tools relevant to social work research

Project Management for Disaster Management

CO1: Understand the concept of Project Management

CO2: Discuss the issues faced during the course of in project cycle and how to overcome them

CO3: Prepare project proposals in the Disaster Management setting

Health Specialization

Medical Information for Disaster Health Practice

CO 1: Understand the concept of Emergency medical services

CO 2: List and describe common medical terms and procedures.

CO 3: Understand the common medical problems handled during disaster

CO 4: Analyse the role of Disaster Health Social Worker in times of disasters

Mental Health and Disasters

CO1: Understanding the concept of mental health and mental health disorders

CO 2: Collect Case History and administer Mental Status Examination

CO 3: Apply the principles of Mental health interventions to the field of Disaster Management

Disaster Health Management

CO1: Understand the different components of Disaster Health Management

CO2: Become an integral part of Hospitals and Medical Teams in preparing for and intervening during disasters

CO3: Analyse the role of Medical Social Worker in a Disaster

Technology specialization

ICT For Disaster Management

CO 1: Understand the recent ICT technologies in the field of Disaster Management

CO 2: Apply ICT technologies in the field of Disaster Management

CO 3: Create indigenous models of ICT technologies in the field of Disaster Management

Science and Technology for Risk Assessment, Prevention and Preparedness

CO 1: Understand the tools and technologies that can help us complete hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessments

CO 2: Apply GIS and modelling approaches to risk assessments

CO 3: Analyse the structural and non-structural aspects of prevention and preparedness from a science and technology perspective

Geographical Information System in Disaster Management

CO 1: Understand the concept of GIS and its applications in the field of Disaster Management

CO 2: With the help of GIS will assist disaster management teams in reducing disaster risk

CO 3: Apply GIS software in the disaster-prone areas.

Counselling for Trauma Victims

CO 1: Understand the basics of Mental Health, crisis intervention and trauma counselling

CO 2: Critically engage with the practices of crisis intervention and trauma counselling and learn from good practice in the past

CO 3:  Recognize the impact of different psychosocial approaches and be able to critically discuss its implications for the target populations

Health Specialization

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) And Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CO1: Understand PTSD, its symptoms, etiology, diagnosis and treatment.

CO2: Evaluate the efficacy of CBT as an effective method for PTSD treatment

CO3: Apply CBT principles and technique to PTSD treatment

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) And Therapy with Children

CO 1: Explain why childhood development is crucial to the mental health of children

CO 2: Understand the various child psychiatric disorders

CO 3: Apply play therapy techniques in treating PTSD

First-Aid for Disasters

CO 1: Understand the concept of First-Aid during disasters

CO 2: Evaluate situations where first-aid is required.

CO 3: Become competent in basic first-aid.

Technology specialization

Digital Image Processing and Image Analysis

CO 1: Understand digital image processing and image analysis technological options especially in disaster management

CO 2: Apply remote sensing technologies in disaster prone areas

CO 3: Develop sustainable models of image processing and image analysis for India

Geographic Information System (GIS) And Global Positioning System (GPS) Technologies in Disasters

CO 1: Understand the spatial data and handle spatial and non-spatial database

CO 2: Describe various GIS tools and techniques within spatial analytical framework

CO 3: Apply spatial data analysis to solve natural, environmental and societal problems and challenges

Geo-Informatics and Applications in Disasters

CO 1: Understand the basics of Geo-Informatics and its application

CO 2: Apply multi hazard vulnerability mapping by using Geo-Informatics

CO 3: Create models of Geo-Informatics applications in Disaster Management