Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
190500406103FORENSIC SOCIAL WORKCompulsory364
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to provide students with the fundamentals of forensic social work by focusing on topics such as executive, legal systems, and rehabilitation
Name of Lecturer(s)
Arş.Gör. Dr. Ender TUNCER
Learning Outcomes
11- Makes explanations about human and its rights and social rights.
22- Defines the subject of crime and punishment. Analyzes the subject of child and punishment.
33- It designs what is necessary for the prevention and remedial social work intervention (rehabilitation) of crimes of all ages and genders (children, youth, women, adults, elderly, etc.).
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
The aim is to provide information about the application areas of forensic social work, the roles and functions of social workers, theories of crime, the juvenile justice system, techniques for interviewing children, forensic social work practices for women and families, restorative justice system, and probation practices.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Historical development of forensic social work
2The purpose of forensic social work and the roles and functions of the forensic social worker
3Convict profile in the field of forensic social work
4Forensic social work and crime theories
5Forensic Social Work Practices in the Juvenile Justice System
6Forensic Interview Techniques for Children
7Forensic social work practices for violence against women and domestic justice system
8Midterm
9Forensic social work practices for families
10Forensic social work practices for groups with health problems in the judicial system
11Forensic social work practices in probation services
12Forensic social work in penitentiary institutions
13The relationship between restorative justice and forensic social work I and II
14Studies on Victims in Forensic Social Work
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Il, S. (2003). Forensic social work. Journal of Psychiatry, Turkey Clinics. 2- Forensic Social Work: Approach and Intervention, Editors: Didem Yücel, Burak Gönültaş, Nobel Publications. 3- Forensic Social Work, Editor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elif GÖKÇEARSLAN ÇİFCİ, Atatürk University Open Education Faculty Publication.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination140
Discussion130
Reading130
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination12828
Final Examination12828
Discussion11515
Reading22040
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)111
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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