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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
Programme of Social Service
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
03061008 School Social Work 3 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 Düz anlatım Sınıf içi tartışma Örnek vaka sunumu Literatür tarama
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites Yoktur.
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Assoc. Prof. Demet AKARÇAY ULUTAŞ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Assoc. Prof. Demet AKARÇAY ULUTAŞ C-223 [email protected] 7460
Course Content
In this course, school social work, historical development, risky behaviors seen in schools, psycho-social problems affecting students' school success, the need for school social work, legal legislation, professional roles of school social workers, social work practices for students and families in school environment, students with different developmental characteristics, working with students with special needs and their families, analysis of sample cases are discussed.
Objectives of the Course
The general aim of the course is to introduce students to the field of school social work and to prepare them for social work practices in their environment. The sub-objectives of the course are to convey to the students the psycho-social problems that children and young people encounter at school and the necessary intervention skills for these problems.
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. 3
P4 Professional Relationship and has the ability to communicate effectively. 4
P8 Has the ability to observe human rights and social justice in practice. 2
P 3
P10 Demonstrates ethical and professional behavior. 2
P12 Performs social work interventions at the individual, family, group, organization and community level. 3
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Getting to know, getting opinions, structuring the lesson
2 School, school and child, education system: internal and external stakeholders of the school,
3 Problem areas in schools, psycho-social support services in schools, the need for school social work
4 History of school social work, school social work practice in the world
5 General framework and scope of school social work, place of school social work in the education system, basic approach
6 Actors that the school social worker works with in the school system: Students, families, administrators and teachers
7 Midterm
8 Main functions and roles of the School Social Worker
9 Institutions and Professional Staff of the School Social Worker and Teamwork in School Social Work
10 Basic intervention skills of the school social worker, challenges facing the school social worker
11 School community connection, community work in school social work
12 Legal regulations regarding school social work in Turkey and the legislation that the school social worker should know
13 Case Examples, Student presentations (1)
14 Case Examples, Student presentations (2), general evaluation of the course
Textbook or Material
Resources Sosyal Hizmet Dergisi (Ocak-Haziran/Temmuz-Aralık 2014). Okul Sosyal Hizmeti Özel Sayısı. Sosyal Hizmet Uzmanları Derneği Yayını
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