Social Work in Education of Children with Disability: A Study of Hyderabad

School education is one of the basic amenities and right of every child for his/her growth and development. Disability pose hurdles in achieving this basic amenity, thus making a child vulnerable. School Social Workers offer unique perspective and knowledge to educators working with children, adolescents and their families to promote and support students' academic and social success (CASW, 1926). According to Census 2011, there are 26.8 million people with disability in India. In Hyderabad there are about 50, 853 People with Disability (Census, 2011). On the basis of empirical study conducted in Hyderabad (2013), the present paper highlights the significance of School Social Work with Children with Disability.

The aim of the study is to present an overview of the school social work service in schools for special children. To appraise the relevance and efficiency of school social workers involved in facilitating CWD in their effective academic functioning

Mixed method approach with secondary source data method has also been used to collect the fact based theoretical perspectives to substantiate the research question which involves the role of school social work with the disabled or special children in Hyderabad. Many studies, educational policies, and the role of NGOs will be taken into consideration. Further secondary data has been collected from the Department of Welfare of Disabled and Senior Citizens,

Hyderabad. In addition to this the theoretical understanding has been substantiated by data available in census reports, Government documents, archives, articles and so on.

The findings of the study include the worst condition of children with disability especially in the field of education. Such children are vulnerable to exploitation from both the society, family and the complete educational system. There are very less provisions that could help such population to emerge as an equivalent in the main stream population. However, there are certain criteria being formulated by Government (state and center), local bodies, and NGOs which supplement the inclusive nature of educational infrastructure. Still there are many blanks to be filled where the role of the school social worker comes into play. The school social work has emerged as a very fundamental provision to tackle with the issues which are getting surfaced in the educational system. The paper will try to elaborate the role of school social work in the field of education with the children with disability.