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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Social Services Master With Thesis
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
83811107 Social Work in Disaster and Crisis Environments 1 Autumn 1 3+0+0 7 7
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle -
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques Sınıf içi tartışma Anlatım Sunum yapma Vakaya dayalı öğrenme
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites Yoktur
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Prof. Kamil ALPTEKİN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
Dersin İçeriği Afet öncesinden, esnasında ve sonrasında yapılması gereken çalışmalar, afet sonrası yaşanılan sorunlar, afet zararlarını azaltma ve önleme ruhsal travma ve çöküntüler ile baş etme, afetlerde sosyal hizmet uzmanlarının rol ve sorumlulukları, afet yaşamış toplumlara sosyal hizmet müdahalesi, afet çalışmalarında etik.
Objectives of the Course
By explaining to students what needs to be done and known in disaster and crisis environments through application examples, it is to enable them to become regulators, developers and organizers in disaster management.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses X
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
P3 Behaving according to ethical obligations and managing complex ethical issues 5
P4 Developing a professional identity and acting accordingly 3
P5 Assuming responsibility in institutional settings 3
P7 Defending and promoting human rights and social and economic justice 2
P8 To implement advanced generalist social work intervention for individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities and society from a bio-psycho-social perspective 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Transfer the ethical principles and values of social work to advanced social work practice. P.3.2 1,5,6
O2 Question professional practices within the framework of ethical obligations. P.3.3 1,7
O3 Uses technology in social work practices within the framework of ethical rules. P.3.6 1,7
O4 Behaves in accordance with professional roles, principles and rules and pays attention to professional boundaries. P.4.1 1,5,6,7
O5 Uses supervision and consultation in professional practice. P.4.5 1,7
O6 Assumes responsibility for unforeseen complex situations (crisis, etc.) in organizational environments and produces constructive solutions. P.5.1 1,5,6,7
O7 Assumes a leadership role in teams in studies related to social service fields. P.5.2 1,7
O8 Collaborates with colleagues and other professional groups for effective service delivery. P.5.3 1,7
O9 Independently performs generalist social work practice with client groups with different socio-cultural characteristics. P.8.1 1,6,7
O10 Examines and relates relationships both between individuals and between individuals and social systems. P.8.2 1,5,6,7
O11 Demonstrate effective oral communication and use written communication when working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities and society. P.8.3 1,3,6,7
O12 Connect with risk groups. P.8.4 1,3,5,6,7
O13 Form professional decisions on the basis of creative and critical thinking. P.8.5 1,7
** 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 Introduction, Course outline, course delivery method, student responsibilities and homework, Basic concepts: Disaster and emergency concept, types of disasters, disaster management
2 Disaster mitigation, prevention, preparation and organization
3 Determining psychosocial needs and resources in disasters
4 Post-disaster psychosocial interventions and application examples
5 Group application in post-disaster psychological assistance
6 Working with communities that have experienced disasters
7 Ethics in disaster studies
8 Midterm
9 Stress responses for providers, post-traumatic growth, stress management and self-care -1
10 Stress responses, post-traumatic growth, stress management, and self-care for providers -2
11 Communication and information transfer with media and other institutions during disasters
12 Presentation of student assignments -1
13 Presentation of student assignments -2
14 Presentation of student assignments -3, overall evaluation of the course
Textbook or Material
Resources 5 Artan, T., & Özkan, O. (2020). Afetler ve sosyal hizmet. Journal of ADEM, 1(1); 47-54.
5 Artan, T., & Özkan, O. (2020). Afetler ve sosyal hizmet. Journal of ADEM, 1(1); 47-54.
5 Artan, T., & Özkan, O. (2020). Afetler ve sosyal hizmet. Journal of ADEM, 1(1); 47-54.
5 Artan, T., & Özkan, O. (2020). Afetler ve sosyal hizmet. Journal of ADEM, 1(1); 47-54.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Homework - -
Presentation 1 20 (%)
Seminar - -
Midterms 1 30 (%)
Final Exam 1 50 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 3 14 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 3 14 42
Midterms 1 12 12
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 2 16 32
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 1 20 20
Fieldwork 3 17 51
Final Exam 1 17 17
Other 2 5 10
Total Work Load: 226
Total Work Load / 30 7,53
Course ECTS Credits: 8
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P3 P4 P5 P8
O1 Transfer the ethical principles and values of social work to advanced social work practice. 5 - - -
O2 Question professional practices within the framework of ethical obligations. 5 - - -
O3 Uses technology in social work practices within the framework of ethical rules. 4 - - -
O4 Behaves in accordance with professional roles, principles and rules and pays attention to professional boundaries. - 4 - -
O5 Uses supervision and consultation in professional practice. - 3 - -
O6 Assumes responsibility for unforeseen complex situations (crisis, etc.) in organizational environments and produces constructive solutions. - - 5 -
O7 Assumes a leadership role in teams in studies related to social service fields. - - 4 -
O8 Collaborates with colleagues and other professional groups for effective service delivery. - - 4 -
O9 Independently performs generalist social work practice with client groups with different socio-cultural characteristics. - - - 5
O10 Examines and relates relationships both between individuals and between individuals and social systems. - - - 2
O11 Demonstrate effective oral communication and use written communication when working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities and society. - - - 5
O12 Connect with risk groups. - - - 3
O13 Form professional decisions on the basis of creative and critical thinking. - - - 5