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In an interesting article titled Strengthening Eco-clubs and maintaining Eco-
school, the authors have made an attempt to understand the views and suggestions
of students as well as teachers to strengthen eco clubs and maintaining eco schools.
The authors argue that though, this programme is extended to the length and breadth
of Indian schools but its impact in bringing environmental sensitization among
individual students, teachers, school and community is not visible and it has to be
revamped.

Another case study titled Integrating Relationship and spirituality in facilitating
Rehabilitation of released prisoners, the author narrates, the psychological problems
faced by the family, societal stigma, economic hardships and adjustment related
issues. The article further reveals, the trauma suffered by the kith and kin of the
jailed and effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in the field.

In the article titled Family oriented Care and Rehabilitation of the Differently
abled; it discusses the regenerative participatory mechanism developed to enhance
families in caring the mentally ill through multiple family involvement methods, a
close substitute to community mental health services.

Another article titled Family and societal values in the Changing Globalised
World: A Social Work Perspective, here the author explains the meaning of values,
the internalization of values and the link between individual, familial and societal
values to create social order and the need for Professional Social Workers playing a

very important role in family value orientation in the changed social scenario.

The study on Working Conditions of Women police constables: Perception of
Male Constables, explores the working conditions of women in Police force and
the need for training and development. The article further emphasizes the need for
government as well as the civic society initiative in providing better working
conditions for women police constables.

“Women managers with higher emotional intelligence ensure better teamwork,
enhanced performance and better results for organization”. This attention grabbing
sentence is elaborated In the interesting article based on a case study of a senior

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