ABSTRACT
This chapter highlights Mohua Nigudkar’s varied engagements related to child rights, child protection, juvenile justice system, and social work education; direct work with children, teaching and curriculum building in Master in Social Work (MSW) programme, participatory training programmes, policy-related processes, and preparation of training manuals/modules. The chapter briefly dwells on her learnings and insights from each of these experiences. Child-centred social work (CSW) necessitates a rights-based approach contextualised to the unique needs of every child. A child-centred approach ensures that fulfilment of child rights and child well-being are at the core of planning, designing, and implementation of any child-related programme. Through a semi-anecdotal narrative of an academician-practitioner, the chapter examines some of the key aspects of CSW, teaching-learning processes needed to create a cadre of effective social workers, and significance of participatory training and skill building. She hopes to convey that one can engage in this field in multiple ways and that each endeavour has its own relevant contribution towards furthering social work with children.
