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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
03061013 Psychiatric 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 Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
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, the field of psychiatric social work, developments in the field of mental health and the role and functions of the social worker working in this field will be explained. Psychiatric disorders and their classification, treatment of psychiatric disorders and teamwork in the field of psychiatric social work are other topics to be discussed. The course will be supported by movie shows appropriate to this content.
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to help students develop their knowledge on the classification and diagnosis of mental illnesses and to equip students to perform social work practices in the field of mental health.
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. 5
P4 Professional Relationship and has the ability to communicate effectively. 5
P8 Has the ability to observe human rights and social justice in practice. 4
P10 Demonstrates ethical and professional behavior. 5
P12 Performs social work interventions at the individual, family, group, organization and community level. 4
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Meet, Basic concepts: psychiatry as a discipline, mental illness, neurosis, psychosis, patient, illness, recovery and rehabilitation
2 Listening to mental illness (I)
3 Listening to mental illness (II)
4 Treatment of mental illnesses: Psychotherapies and drug therapy
5 Values ??and ethical issues in the treatment of mental illness
6 Patch Adams: screening, review and discussion
7 The Cuckoo: movie screening, review and discussion
8 Historical development of psychiatric social work, basic features of psychiatric social work
9 Midterm
10 A day of the social worker in the psychiatric clinic
11 Adult Psychiatry: History taking, social work practices in adult psychiatry
12 Child psychiatry: History taking, social work practices in adult psychiatry
13 Aging and psychiatry: History taking, social work practices in adult psychiatry
14 Teamwork in psychiatry
Textbook or Material
Resources Özdemir, U. (2000). Psikiyatrik sosyal hizmet. Ankara
Özdemir, U. (2000). Psikiyatrik sosyal hizmet. Ankara
Özdemir, U. (2000). Psikiyatrik sosyal hizmet. Ankara
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