Social Service

Course Details

KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences
Programme of Social Service
Course Details

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
03061016	Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention	2025	Autumn	5	3+0+0	4	4

Course Type	Elective
Course Cycle	Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language	Turkish
Methods and Techniques	Anlatım
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	Yoktur
Coordinator	-
Instructor(s)	Asst. Prof. Selçuk DUMAN
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Course Instructor(s)

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Selçuk DUMAN	-	[email protected]

Course Content

Concept of crisis and suicide, crisis types: situational, developmental and traumatic crises, principles of crisis intervention, crisis intervention room and its applications in emergency services, suicidal behavior as a response to crisis situation, suicidal behavior patterns, classification and epidemiology of suicides, assessment of suicide risk, suicide prevention and/or difficulties encountered in mitigation studies, social work intervention in suicide prevention with case examples.

Objectives of the Course

This course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge of crisis theory and suicidal behavior, to develop their skills in crisis intervention in various situations, and to develop individual-group and community-level social work interventions for suicide prevention studies.

Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching

Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses	X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses

Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Program Learning Outcomes	Level
P1	Has knowledge of sociocultural environment and human behavior.	5
P3	Has knowledge of difference and diversity for social work practice.	4
P4	Professional Relationship and has the ability to communicate effectively.	5
P6	Has the ability to conduct scientific research specific to the field.	4
P12	Performs social work interventions at the individual, family, group, organization and community level.	4
P9	Works with colleagues and other professionals.	5

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	Uses the "individual within their environment"approach in social work practice.	P.1.3	1
O2	Analyses the effects of sociocultural values on human behaviour and individual-society relations.	P.1.4	1
O3	Evaluates social service practices at the individual, family, group, community, and societal levels using an anti-oppression and anti-discrimination social service approach.	P.3.6	1
O4	Establishes and maintains professional relationships by using effective communication techniques in social service applications.	P.4.3	1
O5	Critically evaluates social work literature and research findings.	P.6.6	1
O6	Demonstrates the ability to initiate, implement and record the process at the micro, mezzo and macro levels by communicating with the applicant system.	P.12.3	1
O7	Analyses existing resources in line with the applicant's needs and establishes appropriate connections.	P.12.4	1
O8	Plans and implements social service programmes in collaboration with colleagues and professionals from other disciplines.	P.9.3	1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics
1	Getting to know, structuring the lesson and determining student assignments, clarifying the concept of crisis and crisis intervention
2	Major theories of crisis, types of crisis: Situational, developmental and traumatic crises
3	Crisis Intervention Methods and Techniques, intervention principles, crisis interview
4	Natural Disasters and Crisis Response
5	Crises in the school environment and crisis intervention
6	Analyzing crisis situations: Crash movie screening and movie analysis
7	Midterm
8	Suicide and Clarifying suicidal behavior, suicide as a crisis situation, theories of suicide
9	The prevalence of suicides in the world and in Turkey, the relationship between mental disorders and suicide
10	Risk factors and risk assessment for suicidal behavior
11	Ethical and judicial aspects of suicidal behavior, classroom discussion on reporting obligation
12	The place and importance of suicide prevention studies and social work in suicide prevention studies -1
13	The place and importance of suicide prevention studies and social work in suicide prevention studies -2
14	Intervention with suicidal thoughts and attempts with case examples -2. General evaluation of the course

Textbook or Material

Resources	Çelikkol, A. (1999). Ruh hastalıklarından korunma. İstanbul: Gendaş A.Ş.
	Duyan, V. (2003). Sosyal hizmetin işlev ve rolleri. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 14(2), 1-22.
	Geçtan, E. (1997). Psikodinamik psikiyatri ve normal dışı davranışlar. Onüçüncü basım. Ankara: Remzi Kitabevi.
	Kaplan, I. H. ve Sadock, J. B. (1996). I. Basamak psikiyatri el kitabı. B. Büyükdal (Çev.), İstanbul: Turgut Yayıncılık ve Anonim Şirketi.
	Korkut, F. (2004). Okul temelli önleyici rehberlik ve psikolojik danışma. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
	Sayıl, I. (2000-a). İntiharlar. I. Sayıl ve H. D. Özgüven (Editörler), Ruh sağlığı ve hastalıkları (ss. 253-262). Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi ANTIP A.Ş. Yayınları.

Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Practice	-	-
Field Study	-	-
Course Specific Internship (If Any)	-	-
Homework	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Projects	-	-
Quiz	-	-
Midterms	1	40 (%)
Final Exam	1	60 (%)
Total		100 (%)

ECTS / Working Load Table

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	3	42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	14	3	42
Midterms	1	15	15
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	0	0	0
Practice	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Workshop	0	0	0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	0	0	0
Fieldwork	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	21	21
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			120
Total Work Load / 30			4
Course ECTS Credits:			4

Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Learning Outcomes	P1	P3	P4	P6	P9	P12
O1	Uses the "individual within their environment"approach in social work practice.	5	-	-	-	-	-
O2	Analyses the effects of sociocultural values on human behaviour and individual-society relations.	5	-	-	-	-	-
O3	Evaluates social service practices at the individual, family, group, community, and societal levels using an anti-oppression and anti-discrimination social service approach.	-	4	-	-	-	-
O4	Establishes and maintains professional relationships by using effective communication techniques in social service applications.	-	-	5	-	-	-
O5	Critically evaluates social work literature and research findings.	-	-	-	4	-	-
O6	Plans and implements social service programmes in collaboration with colleagues and professionals from other disciplines.	-	-	-	-	5	-
O7	Demonstrates the ability to initiate, implement and record the process at the micro, mezzo and macro levels by communicating with the applicant system.	-	-	-	-	-	4
O8	Analyses existing resources in line with the applicant's needs and establishes appropriate connections.	-	-	-	-	-	4