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Field Work Report

Field Work Agency

Department of Social Service

Sharkari Shishu Paribar

Block-B, Road no-1

Mirpur-10,Dhaka-121

Submitted By

!arista "arim

B#S#S$hons%, &thsemester

Roll-'(&'

Session- 200)-10

*nstitute of Social +elfare and Research

niversit of Dhaka

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Field Work Report

Field Work Agency

Department of Social Service

Sharkari Shishu Paribar

Block-B, Road no-1

Mirpur-10,Dhaka-121

Duration. /ul 1st, 201' to September 2th,201' 0 orkin3 das

Institute Supervisor Agency Supervisor

Dr# 4#S#M 4ti5ur Rahman 4#"#M Mi6anur Rahman

Professor Deput Supervisor

*nstitute 7f Social +elfare and Research Sharkari Shishu Paribar

niversit of Dhaka Block-B,Road no-1

Mirpur-10,Dhaka-121

Submitted By

!arista "arim

B#S#S$hons#%, &thsemester

Roll-'(&' Session- 200)-10

*nstitute of Social +elfare and Research

niversit of Dhaka

Date of Submission. 2& 7ctober, 201'

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Preface

Social elfare is an inseparable part of the societ# Modern social elfare is the

or3ani8ed form of humanit, benevolence and charit# *t has emer3ed as a professional

social ork orldide#

* as placed at Mirpur Sharkari Shishu Paribar as a field ork practitioner for 0

orkin3 das# * tried m best to appl m academic learnin3 in keepin3 ith the

ob6ectives and ideolo3 of the a3enc and help the children thereb# *n this report, * have

described m e9perience in the a3enc#

:here is no alternative to field ork hen it comes to achievin3 professional reco3nition

as a social orker# * have tried to perform m duties hile orkin3 at the a3enc andtherefore this report ill serve as a direction in m academic education# * have tried m

best ork ith dedication and punctuation# * have alas tried to be sincere and devoted

to m assi3ned duties# :here ere times hen * could not mana3e everthin3 the a *

anted# * as an apprentice social orker and * sincerel hope not to make these

mistakes * made at this 6ourne in future#

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Acknowledgement

:his field ork practice has been carried out as part of fulfillment of the re5uirement of

the honors de3ree in Social ork at the *nstitute of Social elfare and Research,

niversit of Dhaka# * as placed in irpur S!arkari S!is!uParibar; for m

assi3ned field ork practice#

!irstl * ould like to thank 4llah, the most 3racious and the most merciful# * ould like

e9press m cordial 3ratitude to m institute supervisor, Professor "r# A#S# Atikur

Ra!manfor his opinion, constructive criticism and directions throu3hout the field ork

session#

* ould like to thank the deput supervisor of irpur S!arkari S!is!u Paribar;,

4#"#M Mi6anur Rahman for his advices, directions and arm elcome to us hich made

our field ork practice easier#

Moreover, * am thankful to all the staffs, teachers and caretakers of the a3enc for

helpin3 me out spontaneousl henever * needed them#

!inall, * am 3rateful to all of m 3roup mates and friends for their support, help and

ishes hich made m 6ourne of 0 das better#

$ontents

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References pa3e (&


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$oncept of Field Work.Social ork is a profession dedicated to enhancin3 human capacit to solve comple9

social problems in order to create a more humane and 6ust societ# *t promotes the ell

bein3 of an individual, 3roup or communit b intervenin3 throu3h research polic, crisis

intervention, communit or3ani8in3 and direct practice# Social ork is not onl based on

theoretical knoled3e, for the activities stated above are not possible ithout practical

knoled3e# *t is ver important as it directs the intelli3ence and creativit of a human

bein3 to the concrete realit and enables him to 3et familiar ith real ork of practice#

!ield ork is an inte3ral and professional part of the student@s total professionaleducation# *t is a dnamic course that challen3es students to appl social ork practice

knoled3e, skills and values ithin an or3ani8ational and communit contest# *t aims to

allo the student to test himself or herself, to develop a sense of professional self and of

professional discipline, to 3ain self confidence to feel himselfA herself a social orker

ith be3innin3 competence#

"efinitions of Field Work%

!ield ork is desi3ned to help 3uide a student to develop his skill and competence for

his independent professional functionin3 and carrin3 out appropriate responsibilities;

$Momen1)).1%

!ield ork is an educationall sponsored attachment of social ork students to an

institution, a3enc or section of communit in hich the are helped to e9tend their

knoled3e and understandin3 and e9perience the human needs#; $Sin3s1)&(.)%

4 consciousl planned set of e9periences occurrin3 in a practice settin3 desi3ned to

move students from their initial level of understandin3, skills and attitudes to levels

associated ith autonomous social ork practice#; $Camilton and ?lse1)&'%

&ypes of Field Work Placement%

!ield ork placement can be classified into to tpes, the are as follos.

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Block field ork placement -it refers to a continuous full-time en3a3ement of a social

ork student at a field ork a3enc for a specific period#


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Social ork is an international profession and similarl social ork education

internationall has alas embraced both academic and practical components# Social

ork education comprises of a theoretical component tau3ht in the classroom and field-

based education involvin3 inte3ration of the academic aspect and practice# !ieldork,

hich is also knon as field instruction, field placement, field education, practicum orinternship is therefore an inte3ral component of social ork education# eadin3 social

ork scholars, amon3 them, "aseke $1)&%, Muped8isa, $1))=% and 7sie-Cedie

$1))% also une5uivocall assert the importance of both field instruction $field ork% and

classroom instruction# 7n the same note, Call $1)).'&% asserts that, a 3enerall

accepted vie toda is that field instruction is of e5ual importance to academic

instruction;# 4s the social ork curriculum is based on both theor and practice, the

provision of sound theor is critical as is fieldork e9perience# *t is important for social

ork students to ac5uire, in a classroom environment, practice principles, values and

ethics and the scientific basis for practice# ?5uall important is the need to appl thetheoretical content covered in the classroom, to real life situations as part of a student@s

preparation to become a professional social orker# *t takes more than academic fitness,

but also evidence-based knoled3e, field- tested skills and a ealth of hands-on-

e9perience to become a full backed social orker#

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$oncept of $!ild%

?tmolo3icall, the term child; comes from the atin Einfants@ hich means the one

ho does not speak;# !or the Roman, this term desi3nates the child from its birth, up to

the a3e of = ears#

:his notion evolved a lot throu3h centuries and cultures to finall desi3nate human bein3

from birth until adulthood# But this conception of the child as ide and the a3e of the

ma6orit varied from a culture to another#

:he $onvention on t!e Rig!ts of t!e $!ild of 1)&) defines more precisel the term

child;.

F###G a child is an human bein3 belo the a3e of ei3hteen ears, unless under the la

applicable to the child, ma6orit is attained earlier;

Robert # Barker defines children in Social +ork Dictionar as Houn3sters ho are

oun3er than the le3al a3e of responsibilit or emancipation in most states and nations,

this sta3e is 1& ears#;

:he child act 201' of Ban3ladesh reco3ni8es that a child is defined as an person belo

the a3e of 1& ears old, providin3 a universal and internationall reco3ni8ed definition

for a child#

$oncept of $!ild Welfare%


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problems as personalit development, vocational 3uidance, and use of leisure time# *n

less-developed countries and in the aftermath of ar and disaster, child elfare services

ma appl onl the essential measures to keep children alive, such as emer3enc feedin3,

shelter, and simple public healthprecautions# :he 3eneral standard of livin3, the level

education, and the financial resources of the countr are amon3 the factors that determinechild elfare standards;

*n Social +ork Dictionar, Robert # Barkar defines child elfare as, :he part of human

services and social elfare pro3rams and ideolo3ies oriented toard the protection, care

and health development of children#;

(b)ectives of $!ild Welfare%

1# :o ensure overall protection, development and elfare#

2# :o take care of the deprived children in an affectionate environment#

'# :o increase the capacit of families so that the can meet the demands of their

children#

(# :o provide them ith all the basic needs#

# :o provide economic securit#

# :o make the parents aare of the child ri3hts ith the need to brin3 them up

carefull#

=# :o arran3e proper care for the children ho are vulnerable such as orphans, street

children, disabled children etc#

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irpur S!arkari S!is!u Paribar%

*n 1)=2, 3overnment established EMirpur Sharkari Shishu Paribar@ in Mirpur-1 on their

land to rehabilitate the hu3e number of children ho lost their families in the liberation

ar# *n 1)&(, the institution as transferred to road-1, block B in Mirpur 10 due to some

administrative causes# *t had a to store buildin3 in 1 acre land ith enou3h space for

plain3 and establishin3 other buildin3s for official orks# President ?rshad e9tended the

to store buildin3 in 1)& Since then it has been a residential institute for almost 100eli3ible children# Ri3ht no )( students sta here#

a)or c!aracteristics of t!e residents of S!is!u paribar%

1# 7rphan children a3ed beteen to ) ears are the residents here# Most of the

orphans here have families, but the are sent here usuall because of financial

problems# Moreover, children ith no knon famil members or identities are

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(# Residents here can be transferred or released for administrative or resident@s

personal purposes# !urthermore, the can also be e9pelled from the institution for

serious immoral or forbidden activities#

# Residents live here as a famil# Senior residents look after the 6unior ones here and

all of the residents have to perform certain cleanin3, cookin3 and otherresponsibilities#

# :he have the liabilit for their activities in the institution and so the have to

abide b certain rules and re3ulations#

=# Residents stud ithin the institution until class ' and then the are admitted to

the nearest primar school#

Students are 3iven the opportunit to choose either 3eneral education or vocational

trainin3 for themselves after class

)# :he take part in dail praers, sein3 and trainin3 on electric orks

compulsivel#

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1# :o brin3 up and look after the residents affectionatel in a carin3 environment#

2# :o safe3uard their health b arran3in3 for medical facilities and health education#

'# :o educate them ith moral, reli3ious education and eti5uettes#

(# :o provide both 3eneral and practical learnin3#

# :o arran3e for vocational trainin3s#

# :o sociali8e residents ith mental and humanitarian development#=# :o run re3ular cultural and sports competitions for entertainment#

'oals and ob)ectives of t!ese programs%

1# :o brin3 up the orphans in an environment full of affection, care and provide them

ith proper education, trainin3 and other facilities in order to make them a 3ood

and productive citi8en of the countr#

2# :o help them develop phsical, mental and humanitarian e9cellence#'# :o arran3e for proper 6obs for the residents in order to make them self reliant after

the live this institution#

(# :o make the residents aare of the children@s ri3hts and ur3e them to come

forard to fulfill theirs#

Financial Sources of S!is!u Paribar%

1# >overnment donation2# Private or individual donation

Per $apita *+penditure of t!e Agency.

!ood, fuel 100 taka

?ducation and trainin3 1) taka


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"esignation -umber of persons

Deput- Supervisor 1

4ssistant Supervisor 1

Iocational :rainer 2

Senior BrothersASisters (7ffice 4ssistant 1


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y Assignments in t!e Agency.

+e had our orientation class on field ork at /ul 1 stand 2ndin 201' here e ere

3iven brief introduction about the a3encies and its activities# :hen e * as 3iven a letter

hich specified m a3enc and 6oinin3 date to m field ork# * 6oined Mirpur Sharkari

Shishu Paribar at /ul ',201' ith a vie to completin3 m 0 orkin3 das for field

ork practice#

Duties that ere assi3ned to me at the a3enc ere.

1# :o 3et familiar ith the ob6ectives and pro3rams of the Mirpur Sharkari Shishu

Paribar#2# :o kno about m duties before 3ettin3 started ith the activities here#

'# :o talk to the supervisor and staffs of the a3enc in order to 3et idea about the

hole environment here# *t ill help me to 6u33le m activities durin3 m orkin3

hours hile avoidin3 unnecessar thin3s#

(# :o appl social ork knoled3e, skill practicall to assess the environment there

in the a3enc#

# :o help the children of class ei3ht ith their science and ?n3lish 1stpaper sub6ects

so that the could at least pass the /#S#< e9amination#

# :o help other students of different classes ith their respective problems if

possible#

=# :o motivate children about learnin3 so that the could en6o their studin3#

:o help them 6u33le their responsibilities in the Shishu Paribar so that the could

find enou3h time to stud for their upcomin3 e9aminations#)# :o tell the oun3er and older children to keep themselves and their rooms neat and

clean#

10# :o find out if the ere takin3 their foods properl#

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11# :o notice children carefull, take challen3in3 children as cases and stud them# *

have to dia3nose their problem, make a treatment plan on the basis of the

information available here and conse5uentl evaluate m on case over time#

12# :o fi3ure out e9istin3 ma6or problems in the a3enc#

1'# :o make some su33estions to improve the 5ualit of the pro3rams runnin3 in the

a3enc#

1(#:o prepare a final report on the basis of m field ork knoled3e, e9perience and

3iven assi3nments#

* tried m best to perform the duties stated above# * 6oined m ork at /ul ',201'# 7ur

a3enc supervisor instructed us properl about the a3enc and our duties# * listened to

him carefull and 3ot mself introduced ith the staffs of the a3enc# * took m classes

re3ularl ith the students of class ei3ht and tau3ht hatever * kne about the versub6ect# * used to listen to their needs carefull and tried to solve their problems throu3h

discussion# +henever * felt the need to inform anthin3 to the supervisor, * did it and the

had 3ot their needs fulfilled# * particularl put emphasis on motivatin3 them so that the

did not leave their re3ular studies hen * ould be 3one# * communicated ith their

school teacher and senior brothers to kno more about them and their activities# * tried to

make routine for them so that the could 6u33le their dail chores effectivel and make

room for all of their activities#

et!ods and tec!ni.ues used in t!e field work.

!ield ork is essential for applin3 the theoretical knoled3e in practical settin3#

Success and efficienc in the professional life depends on the proper application of the

knoled3e, values and skills# :hus *, as an apprentice social orker * used some of the

methods and techni5ues to solve the e9istin3 problems of m cases# :hese methods are.

1# roup ork method

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'roup work met!od%

Mirpur Sharkari Shishu Paribar is the residence of almost about 100 children# :he come

from different back3rounds, places and native cultures# Cence, ever no and then the

3et involved in conflict and * had to use 3roup ork to develop a e; feelin3s amon3

them and encoura3e them to be tolerant to each other#

7thers methods used to stud m cases are.

Studying%

Stud is an important a to find out about a person ith problems# * studied the files of

m cases in the Shishu Paribar, their certificates, applications etc to kno about them# *t

helped me to reali8e their problems more accuratel and prepare a proper treatment planfor them#

Rapport building%

* had to talk to m clients for a lon3 time and re3ularl in order to fi3ure out hat ere

causin3 their problems# :he be3an to open up a little after * had built up a rapport ith

them and established mself as a reliable person to them#

otivation%

Re3ardless of m cases, * have alas tried to inspire ever student that * felt needed

motivation# * re5uested them not to bunk off school and ander here and there at the time

of school# * motivated them to lead a disciplined life both in school and at Shishu Paribar,

to pra times a da and keep themselves neat and clean# * have noticed that senior

students have a tendenc to scold and beat 6unior ones# So * asked the senior students to

be more patient ith the 6unior ones and tr to be affectionate to them# !urthermore, *

told them to listen to hat their teachers sa and respect them, it ould help them to be a

3ood human bein3 in the future#

:hrou3hout m hole assi3nment * have tried to follo the essential principles of socialork# :he are.

:he principle of acceptance

:he principle of self-determination

:he principle of confidentialit

:he principle of participation

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:he principle of communication and

:he principle of individuali8ation


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$ase Study/01

* am a student of BSS Conors & thsemester of social ork and practicin3 field ork in

Mirpur Sharkari Shishu Paribar# M dut is to teach the students of class & and * havefour students here# !or the purpose of case stud, * have taken a student named

Mohammad Barkat 4li ho is a student of class

$ase Introduction%

Jame . Mohammad Barkat 4li

!ather@s name . ate >olam Moula

Mother@s name . 4nufa Be3um

43e . 1

>ender . Male


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District- "ishor3an6

4dmission date in the institute . 0(#0(#200

Jame of the famil . :o3or

Rationale of t!e $ase Study%

* teach Barkat ?n3lish and 3eneral science and * have noticed that he remains absent

minded sometimes# Ce is prett 3ood at math but eak in ?n3lish# Ce is ver calm and

5uiet, keeps himself aloof from others and does not talk about here he lacks behind#

:his is the reason * 3ot interested in this case#

Rapport Building%

* tried to interact ith him throu3hout the teachin3 process and talked to him personall

after class to kno about him more# 4t first he as ver sh and as not talkin3 much

about himself# * had to motivate him and persuade him as ell to 3et actual information#

Source of Information%

Primary source. M primar source of information is m case Barkat, his friends, his

class teacher, his roommates and the caretaker of the E:o3or@ famil#

Secondary source% M secondar source of information is Barkat@s files, his applications

and his certificates#

&ec!ni.ues of $ase Study%

Interview%* intervieed barkat, his classmate :amim and the caretaker of his famil

Shamsunnahar madam#

(bservation. * have been observin3 him since the 1 stda of m teachin3 session# Cis

attitude toards learnin3 has chan3ed over time#

Family Introduction%

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Barkat has three famil members Cis mother, elder brother and oun3er sister# Cis father

died hen he as a fe months old# Ce has to step brothers ho threatened to kill him

hen he as a kid over some land onership related issues# :his is h his mother sent

him to the institution to keep him safe# Cere is some information about Barkat@s famil.

Serial Jo#

Jame of the

famil

members

43e ?ducation 7ccupation

Relation

ith

Barkat

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Mohammad

Barkat 4li 1


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Ce remains upset over his separation from famil, especiall his mother# *t makes him sad

and frustrated hen someone rebukes or beats him here# Ce ants to 3o home to his

mother and live ith her permanentl#

"iagnosis of t!e Problem%

4s * have talked to him for das and observed him since the 1stda, * identified some

problems that are causin3 his isolation and re3ular poor result#

Ce misses his one and onl friend, senior brother /ahir#

Ce ants to 3o home and live ith his mother#

Ce avoids everone ho has fou3ht or ar3ued ith him#

Ce remains absent minded due to frustration#

&reatment Process%

* tried to make him reali8e the importance of communicatin3 ith other people

and ho it ma benefit him in several as#

* made him understand that this institution is not his permanent residence, hen he

is capable enou3h of earnin3 livelihood himself, he ill return to his mother#

* motivated him to concentrate on studies full, to read more hours than before and

rite everthin3 he reads# :his ill help him e9cel in sub6ects such as science and?n3lish#

* made a routine for him so that he could mana3e his time properl#

* talked to the caretaker of E:o3or@ famil, asked her to keep Barkat free from

other responsibilities of the institutions as much as possible as he has to appear

/#S#< e9am this ear#

* talked to a senior student of this institution and asked him to keep an ee on

Barkat@s dail activit, especiall on hether he is readin3 properl or not#

2ome 3isit%

* could not visit Barkat@s home as his famil lives outside Dhaka, so * talked to the

persons close to him such as his classmates, roommate and teachers#

Follow 4p%

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Present address . Sharkari Shishu Paribar, Mirpur-10, Dhaka

Permanent address . Iilla3e- Dokkhin dachdi, P#7- Babur Cat,

District-


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(bservation. * have been observin3 him since the 1 stda of m fieldork practice# Cis

attitude has not chan3ed much but he talks to me no more than before#


Salahuddin has three famil members his mother, step father and an elder brother# Cisfather died hen he as five and then his mother 3ot married a3ain# Ce as sent here at

the a3e of si9 and since then he has been livin3 here# Cis elder brother is a orker and

mother is a 3arments orker#

*conomic condition%

:heir economic condition is not that 3ood# Both Salahuddin@s mother and step father earn

for their famil# :he main reason behind sendin3 their son to this institution as that he

as ver mischievous as a kid#

Social $ondition%

Ce is ell-knon here for his mischievous acts# Ce does not have an friends here as he

irritates almost everone here# Ce is scolded ever no and then here b the seniors and

teachers#

P!ysical $ondition%

Ce looks thin but stron3 and his hei3ht is about (#11@@#Ce has not 3ot an phsical

problem,

ental $ondition%

Sometimes he is beaten severel b the senior students here and also rebuked b the staff

and teachers# Ce remains 5uiet for a da or to then# :hen he starts his usual nau3ht

activities a3ain to bother everone# Ce sas he finds it amusin3 to irritate others#



problems that are causin3 his bad attitude and re3ular poor result#

Ce does not reali8e that his behavior is unacceptable to other people#

Ce does not ant to read#

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Ce finds it amusin3 to mimic others or make bad 3estures to them#

&reatment Process%

* tried to make him understand that it is not an acceptable behavior to mimic other

or lau3h at them hen the are askin3 somethin3 or trin3 to talk to him# * had been talkin3 to him ver affectionatel so that he listens carefull#

* asked some senior students and his roommate to inform me about his dail

activities so that * could make an assessment#

* asked his teacher to keep an ee on him alas#

2ome visit%

* did not 3et a chance to visit his parents as the both remain at ork the hole da# *

instead talk to his roommates, caretaker and the senior students ho kno him ell#

Follow 4p%

* am observin3 him ever da, talkin3 to him and his classmates about ho ell he is

behavin3 no# :here has not been much development in this sector for he still keeps

makin3 faces at others ever no and then hen * am not around#

*valuation%

* have tried m best to motivate Salahuddin and chan3e his attitude toards people# * do

not think there has been a si3nificant chan3e in his attitude, nevertheless * am trin3 m

best to brin3 about a chan3e#

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$ase Study/06


Mirpur Sharkari Shishu Paribar# M dut is to teach the students of class & and * have

four students here# !or the purpose of case stud, * have taken a student named 4lamin

ho is a student of class #

$ase Introduction%

Jame . 4lamin

!ather@s name . Mohammad Carun-4r-Rashid

Mother@s name . 4lea Be3um

43e . 1'

>ender . Male


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4lamin,s famil consists of onl three members his mother, sister and him# Cis mother

orks in a mess and lives in a slum area# Cis sister is married and lives in Dina6pur# Cis

mother 3ot divorced hen he as small and he ended up here in Shishu Paribar as his

mother not ell off financiall#

*conomic condition%

:heir economic condition is not that 3ood# 4lamin has been sent here because his mother

as not capable of brin3in3 him up alone ith her small amount of income#

Social $ondition%

Ce is ell-knon here for his funn 3estures and he is a 3ood student too# Ce memori8es

ell if he understands the thin3s he reads#

P!ysical $ondition%

Ce looks thin but stron3 and his hei3ht is about feet# Ce has not 3ot an phsical

problem#

ental $ondition%

Ce is knon for his funn movements around here, he is a 6oll minded bo# Ce

sometimes 3ets rebuked for his mischievous acts, he does not usuall repeat such acts#



problems that are causin3 his re3ular poor result in ?n3lish#

Ce does not practice ?n3lish much as he finds it hard so he la3s behind in this

sub6ect#

Ce has the tendenc to escape from the classes and also bunk off#

Ce finds it amusin3 spend time in e9ertin3 influence on others#

&reatment Process%

* tried to make him understand that it is not a 3ood thin3 to e9ert unnecessar

influence on other students#

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* 3ave him re3ular homeork on ?n3lish pronunciation and ord meanin3s to

improve his ?n3lish skills#

* have asked his roommate a senior student named 4lamin to oversee his dail

activities and inform me thereb#

* made it sure that he had come to read to his teacher everda#

2ome visit%

* did not 3et a chance to visit his mother as she remains at ork the hole da# * instead

talked to his roommates, caretaker and the senior students ho kno him ell#

Follow 4p%


behavin3 no# :here has been much development in his ?n3lish lan3ua3e skills no#

4nd no he has stopped bunkin3 off classes re3ularl#

*valuation%

* have tried m best to motivate 4lamin and chan3e his attitude toards stud# * think

there has been a chan3e in his attitude for he responses 5uite ell in the class no, comes

to read to his teacher re3ularl in time# 4lthou3h he still thinks like he is the boss here#

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Permanent address . Iilla3e-ttar Pathor3hata, P#7-"uchiamora, p8illa-

Shira6dikhana, Killa- Munshi3an6#

Jame of the famil . :o3or


* have been around in this Shishu Paribar for a hile and noticed that Shohidul is a 5uietand nau3ht bo as ell# Ce 3ot lost hen he as about to and ended up stain3 here in

Shishu Paribar# Ce is inattentive in studies too# :his is h * have taken him as a case#

Rapport Building%

*t as not ver hard to interact ith him as he talked to me henever * asked him about

his da to da activities# Ce said he did not like to read and found studin3 ver hard to

cope ith#


Primary source. M primar source of information is m case Shohidul, his friends, his

class teacher, his roommates and the caretaker of the E:o3or@ famil#

Secondary source% M secondar source of information is Shohidul@s files, his

applications and his certificates#


Interview%* intervieed Shohidul, a senior student and his roommate hosen and the

caretaker of his famil Shamsunnahar madam#

(bservation. * have been observin3 him since the 1 stda of m fieldork practice# Ce is

both calm and restless#


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Ce 3ot lost in the street hen he as too small to remember his parents or address# 4

oman named :aslima Be3um took him and left him here# Since then he has been livin3

here#

Social and ental $ondition%

Ce likes to bunk off classes# Ce is 5uiet but fi3hts ith other students henever the have

a ro ith him# Ce is 5uite sensitive to affection because he misses his mother#

P!ysical $ondition%

Ce looks thin but stron3 and his hei3ht is about (#&@@# Ce has not 3ot an phsical

problem#


4s * have talked to him for das and observed him since the 1stda, * identified someproblems behind re3ular absence from the class#

Ce does not read re3ularl and attentivel# 4s a result he finds it hard to

concentrate further#

Ce sometimes remains frustrated about his identit for he does not kno here he

comes from#

Ce likes to bunk off classes#

&reatment Process%

* tried to make him understand that it is not a 3ood thin3 to bunk off classes#

* 3ave him re3ular homeork on ?n3lish and maths#

* have asked his roommate a senior student named Cosen to oversee his dail

activities and inform me accordin3l#

* told him that he has a lot of brothers and caretakers here that he did not need to

orr about his parents or his identit#

2ome visit%

* did not 3et a chance to contact Sohidul@s 3uardian :aslima Be3um for she remains busthe hole da# * instead talked to his roommates, caretaker and the senior students ho

kno him ell#

Follow 4p%

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behavin3 no# :here has been improvement in his concentration no and he 3oes to

class#

*valuation%

* have tried m best to motivate Shohidul and chan3e his attitude toards learnin3# *

think there has been a chan3e in his attitude as he responses 5uite ell in the class no,

comes to read to his teacher no# 4lthou3h the teacher needs to find him before classes

and brin3 him to her class#

$ase Study/08


Mirpur Sharkari Shishu Paribar# M dut is to teach the students of class & and * have

four students here# !or the purpose of case stud, * have taken a student named

Mohammad Sohel Rana ho is a student of class

$ase Introduction%

Jame . Mohammad Sohel Rana

!ather@s name . ate /ahan3ir :alukdar

Mother@s name . Cena Be3um

43e . 1(

>ender . Male


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Present address . Sharkari Shishu Paribar, Mirpur-10, Dhaka

Permanent address . Iilla3e-Iitabaria, Killa-Piro6pur

Jame of the famil . Mallika


* have been around in this Shishu Paribar for a hile and noticed that Sohel is a 5uiet and

ell behaved bo as ell# Ce studies harder than others but la3s behind for some reasons#

4s he is one of m students of class ei3ht, * can observe him reall ell and this is h *

have taken him as a case#

Rapport Building%

*t as not ver hard to interact ith him as he talked to me henever * asked him about

his da to da activities# Ce is sh and humble and takes time to open up#


Primary source. M primar source of information is m case Sohel, his friends, his

class teacher, his roommates and the caretaker of the EMallika@ famil#

Secondary source% M secondar source of information is Sohel@s files, his applications

and his certificates#


Interview%* intervieed Sohel, his classmates :amim and Shabu6 hosen and the

caretaker of his famil Shamsunnahar madam#

(bservation. * have been observin3 him since the 1 stda of m fieldork practice# Ce is

both calm and 5uiet and studious#


Cis famil consists of his mother and elder brother# Both of them live in villa3e and ork

for livelihood# Cis father died hen he as ver oun3# Cis mother brou3ht him here in

Mirpur to brin3 him up ell#

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Social and ental $ondition%

Ce is ver 5uiet and does not talk much# Ce does not fi3ht ith others# Cis roommates,

class teacher and classmates tell me that he is a 3ood bo, studies a lot to improve# * have

noticed that he remains absent minded and disappointed sometimes#

P!ysical $ondition%

Ce looks stron3 and his hei3ht is about #@@# Ce has not 3ot an ma6or phsical problem#



problems behind his depression#

Ce misses his famil and does not ant to live here#

Ce reads a lot but fails to e9press his ideas clearl hile ritin3 hich is earnin3

him poor marks#

Ce is convinced that he ill not be able to do anthin3 3ood if he stas here#

&reatment Process%

* tried to make him reali8e the advanta3es of bein3 in this Shishu Paribar and ho

it ma help him in buildin3 his career#

* advised him to rite everthin3 he reads, in this a he mi3ht overcome his

ritin3 problems#

* su33ested him to concentrate on his stud more so that he could find a 3ood 6ob

and 3et back to his mother as soon as possible#

2ome visit%

* did not 3et a chance to contact Sohel@s 3uardian Cena Be3um for she remains bus the

hole da# * instead talked to his roommates, classmates caretaker and the senior students

ho kno him ell#

Follow 4p%


copin3 ith his problems no# :here has been improvement in his concentration no and

* have seen 3ood results in last e9am#

*valuation%

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* have tried m best to motivate Sohel and chan3e his point of vie# * think there has

been a chan3e in his attitude as he responses 5uite ell in the class no, rites hatever

he feels is needed to be ritten and orkin3 hard to e9cel in his career#


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y *+perience at t!e Agency%* as placed in Mirpur Sharkari Shishu Paribar as a field ork practitioner from *nstitute

of Social +elfare and Research, niversit of Dhaka for 0 orkin3 das# * had to ork

in a ne environment ith ne people# * encountered ne situations and difficulties

man das hich as a result made me more capable of performin3 m duties# :he

e9perience * had in the a3enc is described belo.

1# * orked in an office for the first time# So * had to ork like a professional social

orker, arrive and depart in time and abide b the rules of the a3enc properl#

2# * 3ot the chance to appl the principles, methods and techni5ues of social orkpracticall here# * reali8ed that it as not eas to appl such thin3s practicall

ithout 3ood knoled3e and skill#

'# * came across man children here in the a3enc and reali8ed hat kind of

challen3es the faced in such institutions#

(# * as surprised at the talent of some students# :he ould do ver ell in the

future if the 3et 3ood supervision#

# M 6ob at the a3enc as mainl to teach the students of class ei3ht# * as ne to

teachin3 and so as in a fi9 about ho to teach students in a a that ould be

acceptable to them# !inall found m on a to impart lessons## :he a3enc supervisor as ver kind and helpful and so ere most of the staffs# *

3ot 3ood direction from them hile orkin3 there#

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:he teachers ho teach here from pla to class to are ver patient and skilled at

handlin3 the students#


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# Both staffs and senior residents should be 3iven more responsibilities to oversee

the oun3er ones@ dail activities#

# Students should be more fru3al in usin3 educational lo3istics#

=# 4 librar can be helpful to brin3 up the residents as enli3htened citi8ens#

Pro3rams should include re3ular cleanin3 of backard of the institution to ensure

the environmental h3iene#

)# Students ith ma6or e9ams can be 3iven separate rooms for studin3 and their

other responsibilities can be decreased for that period#

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References%

1# Barker, Robert # :he Social +ork Dictionar# +ashin3ton Duidelines for mana3ement of Sharkari Shishu SadanAShishu Paribar $state

7rphana3e%, Department of Social Service, Ministr of Social +elfare,2002

# *slam, Md# Jurul# Shishu,/ubo o Probin "ollan;# Dhaka :asmia publications 200(

# Momen, M 4$?d#%# !ield +ork Manual# Dhaka.

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