Social Work Intervention and Child Development in India

Abstract

At every stage of growth and individual is supposed to perform certain developmental tasks or achieve certain competencies. These tasks are determined by biological, physiological, social and cultural factors. Present article focuses on stages of child development, their need and corresponding problem issues which hinder their overall development. Present article also analyses various programmes and schemes for child development initiated by the government in India and intervention of social work to tackle the significant issue of child development.