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'''Delhi School of Social Work''' is a school of social work in India and the first graduate school of social work in Asia to be recognized by a university. It is formally known as the department of social work (DSW) of University of Delhi.

== History ==
DSSW was established in August 1946 as The National Y.W.C.A. School of Social Work at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and became the second school of social work in India after [[Tata Institute of Social Sciences]]. It was set up by the Y.W.C.A. of India, Burma and Ceylon (which is now known as National Y.W.C.A. of India) with substantial assistance from the Foreign division of the Y.W.C.A. of United States.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e5AFjjff8HUC&q=ywca+school+of+social+work&pg=PA24 | title=International Social Work: Professional Action in an Interdependent World | publisher=Oxford University Press | author=Lynne M. Healy | year=2001 | isbn=9780195124460}}</ref> It started a one-year programme to give training in social work to the women who were demobilsed by the armed services, known as the [[Indian Army during World War II|Women's Auxiliary Corps of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=W.A.C.(I) Naval or WRINS|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/India/RIN/RIN-9.html|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref> Ms. Nora Ventura who was then the Secretary of Religious Education Committee of the Y.W.C.A., took the directorship of the school which had two students – one from Sindh and the other from Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the department of Social Work|url=http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?id=439|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref> Towards the end of 1946, Elmina R. Lucke<ref>{{cite web|title=Sophia Smith Collection|url=http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/ywca-os/lucke.html|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref> of Y.W.C.A. took over as the consultant organiser of the school.

In 1948, the school was shifted to Delhi with the support of Sir [[Maurice Gwyer]], then vice-chancellor of University of Delhi <ref name="Unforgettable Memories">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cucTHuW1ax0C&q=maurice+gwyer+and+delhi+school+of+social+work&pg=PP7 | title=Unforgettable Memories | publisher=Northern Book Centre | date=1987-01-01 | author=Elmina Lucke | location=New Delhi | isbn=9788185119090}}</ref> and started offering social work courses of varying duration. It functioned from the old Air Force Barracks located on the corner of the Mall Road and 3 – University Road. By March 1949, the school became an "autonomous post-graduate institution of the Faculty of Social Service of the University of Delhi"<ref>{{cite journal|title=Social work training in Asian countries|journal=Australian Journal of Social Work|date=1 October 1950|volume=4|issue=3|pages=7–8|doi=10.1080/03124075008522439}}</ref> and the name was changed to Delhi School of Social Work ;Dorothy Moses was appointed as the first principal of the school. DSSW was managed by Delhi School of Social Work Society with representatives of the Y.W.C.A, the Ministries of Education and Health and the University of Delhi in its board. In 1953, Miss Moses left the school to take up an assignment on behalf of the UNESCO in Ceylon.<ref>{{cite book|title=Admission Bulletin|year=2013|publisher=Department of Social Work, University of Delhi|location=New Delhi|url=http://www.du.ac.in/fileadmin/DU/students/Pdf/admissions/2013/PG/11113_Admission_Bulletin.pdf|access-date=4 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210031615/http://du.ac.in/fileadmin/DU/students/Pdf/admissions/2013/PG/11113_Admission_Bulletin.pdf|archive-date=10 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Madhav Sadashiv Gore|M. S. Gore]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Former JNU Chancellor M.S. Gore dies aged 89|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/former-jnu-chancellor-ms-gore-dies-aged-89/article899394.ece|accessdate=10 December 2012|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 November 2010}}</ref> succeeded Miss Moses as principal who served the institution till 1962. During the tenure of Prof. S. N. Ranade, DSSW witnessed its larger integration with University of Delhi . In April 1961 D.S.S.W was taken over by University of Delhi, with its PhD program and M.Phil. program beginning in 1965 and 1976 respectively. In 1979 Delhi School of Social Work (DSSW) became the department of social work, University of Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Department of Social Work|url=http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?id=439|publisher=University of Delhi|accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref>

In 2008 the Department of Social work initiated a flood relief and rehabilitation project called UDAI (University for Development Action and Integrated learning) for [[2008 Bihar flood]] victims under the aegis of University of Delhi<ref>{{cite web|title=UDAI|url=http://udai.du.ac.in/|publisher=University of Delhi|accessdate=10 December 2012}}</ref> In the same year, National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) set up its State Training and Resource Centre (STRC) at DSSW for the capacity building of partner organizations implementing Targeted Intervention projects for High Risk Groups(HRG)of HIV with Delhi State AIDS Control Society.<ref>{{cite web|title=State Training and Resource Centre (STRC)|url=http://www.strcdelhi.org.in/|publisher=NACO|accessdate=4 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520214215/http://strcdelhi.org.in/|archive-date=20 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

DSSW has been ranked as the second best school of social work in India, successively for the year 2011 and 2012 by the Outlook<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 10: Other Professional Colleges|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?281301|work=The Outlook-MDRA 2012 Ranking|publisher=The Outlook|accessdate=4 February 2013}}</ref>

== Programs ==
# M.A. in Social Work (Generic course)
# M.Phil. in Social Work
# Ph.D. in Social Work

== Faculty ==

*Prof. [[Manoj Jha]]
* Prof. Sanjai Bhatt
* Prof. Sushma Batra
* Prof. Neera Agnimitra
* Prof. Pamela Singla
* Dr. Seema Sharma

== Research projects and centers ==
* Centre for Community Development and Action (CCDA)
* Gender Resource Centre – Suvidha Kendra
* Centre for Child and Adolescent Well Being
* Training, Orientation and Research Centre (TORC)
* State Training and Resource Centre (STRC)
* University for Development Action and Integrated Learning(UDAI)-II

==Placements==
*[[Bachpan Bachao Andolan]]
*[[Indo Global Social Service Society]]
*[[National Association for the Blind]]
*[[Tihar Jail]]
*[[The Hans Foundation]]
*[[KPMG]]
*[[Tata Power]]
*[[GAIL]]
*[[Vedanta Resources]]
*[[Ashok Leyland]]

==Notable alumni==
* [[Nandita Das]], an award-winning Indian film actress and director
* [[Anjana Om Kashyap]], Indian Journalist
* [[Panduranga Hegde]], environmentalist, [[Chipko Movement]] Leader
* [[Usha Narayanan]]<ref name="Her Excellency Tin Tin">{{cite news | url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?203801 | title=Her Excellency Tin Tin | date=2 July 1997 | accessdate=25 February 2013 | newspaper=The Outlook}}</ref>
* [[Malvika Iyer]], motivational speaker and disability rights activist<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theweek.in/features/bounce/malvika-iyer-motivational-speaker.html|title=Able to inspire|last=Thomas|first=Mini P.|date=2016-11-06|work=THE WEEK|access-date=2017-04-05}}</ref>
* [[Manoj Jha]], politician and member of Upper House of Indian Parliament (Rajya Sabha).
* [[Kapil Mishra]], politician and a former MLA represented [[Karawal Nagar (Delhi Assembly constituency)]] in the [[Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/kapil-mishra-does-not-deserve-to-be-called-dssw-alumnus-students-union-disavows-bjp-leader-over-alleged-role-in-delhi-violence-8096681.html|title='Kapil Mishra does not deserve to be called DSSW alumnus': Students union disavows BJP leader over alleged role in Delhi violence|website=Firstpost|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/ashamed-of-alumnus-kapil-mishra-want-him-arrested-dus-school-of-social-work/articleshow/74406285.cms|title=Kapil Mishra: 'Ashamed' of alumnus Kapil Mishra, want him arrested;DU's school of social work {{!}} Delhi News - Times of India|last1=Feb 28|first1=PTI {{!}}|last2=2020|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-02-29|last3=Ist|first3=21:45}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/9/18384/Department-of-Social-Work-disowns-BJPs-Kapil-Mishra-DU-Students-Protest-State-Sponsored-Attack|title=Department of Social Work "Disowns" BJP's Kapil Mishra, DU Students Protest "State Sponsored Attack"|last=singh|first=ananya|website=The Citizen|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/communalism/kapil-mishra-dssw-alumni|title=Delhi School of Social Work Alumni Condemn Kapil Mishra's 'Communal Statements'|website=The Wire|access-date=2020-02-29}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==
* Department of Social Work, University of Delhi [http://www.dssw.du.ac.in]

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