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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
03061021 Medical 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, psycho-social consequences of the disease, organization of health services in Turkey, patient rights; definition of medical social work; historical development of medical social work; social work practices for individuals, families, groups and service providers in various and different levels of health care settings, medical social work units and functioning in hospitals, sample cases, medical social work legislation.
Objectives of the Course
It is to introduce the medical social work field to social work students by considering the current developments in the field of medical social work and to prepare the students to work in the field of medical social work by teaching the roles and functions of the medical social worker.
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 Meeting, discussion about the general course of the lesson.
2 Concepts of health and health services, organization of health services in Turkey.
3 Historical development of medical social work in the world and in Turkey, definition, scope and general purpose of medical social work.
4 Role and functions of social worker in health institutions, working with family in health institutions
5 Chronic Diseases and Social Work
6 Patch Adams: Film Screening and Discussion
7 Midterm
8 Psychiatric disorders and social work intervention in children, adults and the elderly
9 Oncology and terminal care, end-of-life care
10 Public Health and Social Work
11 Patient rights
12 Social Action/ Working with the Community World Health Organization / International Dimension
13 Medical social work legislation.
14 Case studies, student assignment submission
Textbook or Material
Resources Özbesler, C., İçağasıoğlu, Çoban, A. (2010). Hastane ortamında sosyal hizmet uygulamaları: Ankara örneği. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 21 (2), 31-46.
Özbesler, C., İçağasıoğlu, Çoban, A. (2010). Hastane ortamında sosyal hizmet uygulamaları: Ankara örneği. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 21 (2), 31-46.
Özbesler, C., İçağasıoğlu, Çoban, A. (2010). Hastane ortamında sosyal hizmet uygulamaları: Ankara örneği. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 21 (2), 31-46.
Özbesler, C., İçağasıoğlu, Çoban, A. (2010). Hastane ortamında sosyal hizmet uygulamaları: Ankara örneği. Toplum ve Sosyal Hizmet, 21 (2), 31-46.
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