LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – SOCIAL WORK
FOURTH SEMESTER – APRIL 2012
SW 4975 / 3973 – MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK IN INDIA
Date : 18-04-2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
Section A
Answer all the Questions in about 50 words each: 10×2=20 Marks
- Define Medical Social work
- What is Multidisciplinary approach?
- List any two Features of Consumer Protection Act,1986
- Define Medical Sociology.
- List any four symptoms of Tuberculosis.
- Mention any four skills required for Medical Social Work Practice
- Give four functions of a Medical social worker in Trauma Care Centers.
- What is Disability?
- Give two advantages of Organ transplantation.
- Name any two hospices in India.
Section B
Answer any FOUR of the following Questions in about 300 words each: 4×10=40 Marks
- Discuss the Key areas of Medical ethics and the rights of a Patient
- Trace the Historical development of Medial Social work Practice in the West
- Comment on the role of a Medical Social Worker in a community setting
- Throw light on the various problems faced by the families of differently abled patients
- Highlight the importance of team work in Rehabilitation of patients in a hospital.
- Explain with your field work examples, how Social Work Methods can be used as Effective Tools in the Medical Setting.
Section C
Answer any TWO of the following Questions in about 600 words each: 2×20=40 Marks
- Highlight on the Psycho-social problems faced by Patients and their Families during the process of treatment and long term hospitalization.
- What is Hospice? Bring out the significant role& functions of a Medical Social Worker in a Hospice with suitable examples.
- Outline the Limitations and challenges faced by Medical Social Workers in the field and suggest measures to overcome it.
- Explain in detail the types of rehabilitation and develop a case plan for a Patient with Multiple disabilities.