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LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034 M.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION SOCIAL WORK FOURTHSEMESTER APRIL 2017
SW 4812- MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK
Date: 20-04-2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
09:00-12:00 Section-A Answer all the following in about 50 words each: 10x2=20 Marks
1. What is medical social work?
2. Give the meaning of 'Whole patient care'
3. List any four functions of a social worker in a trauma care unit.
4. What is a hospice? Name any two hospices in India.
5. Mention the types of rehabilitation.
6. State any four benefits of organising a case conference.
7. Write any four specific skills required for medical social work practice.
8. Suggest any four staff developmental programmes for medical social workers.
9. Name any two Research Journals related to medical social work.
10. What is the relationship between social behaviour and health?
Section-B Answer any four of the following in about 300 words each: 4x10=40 Marks
11. Explain the concept of medical ethics. List out the rights of a patient.
12. Highlight the scope of medical social work practice in maternal and children's health centre.
13. Summarize the significance of multi-disciplinary approach and team work in health care settings.
14. What is palliative care? Briefly explain the various pain management techniques.
15. Outline the trends of field work practice in health settings and suggest measures to strengthen it.
Section-C Answer any Two of the following in about 600 words each: 2x20=40 Marks
16. With examples from your field work practice, elaborate the concerns of patients and families during the process of treatment and hospitalisation.
17. Describe the relevance and application of the methods of social work in health settings.
18. Explain the concept of disability and its causes. Discuss in detail the model of community based rehabilitation in the disability.