Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
190500405103	LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SOCIAL WORK	Compulsory	3	5	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To transfer the conceptual and historical background, legal and institutional structure of social services and aids, to recognize the role and functions of local governments in social policies in the context of the principle of locality and subsidiarity of the service, to be employed in Care and Health institutions and other related sectors; Raising individuals who have basic social work knowledge, know how to apply, are open to innovations brought by the age, and can meet the need for qualified intermediate manpower.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmet Ali UGAN

Learning Outcomes

1	What are the social assistance practices in local government, to be learned
2	Gains knowledge of how local governments work in developed countries
3	Have information about the local government legislation (laws numbered 5216 and 5393).
4	Gains knowledge about the understanding of social assistance in local governments
5	Gains knowledge about social assistance practices in local government

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Concepts of Social Services and Social Policy, Localization, History of Social Work, Historical Process of Social Work in Turkey, History of Local Administration in Turkey, Types of Local Administrations, Qualifications and Characteristics of Local Administrations, Social Work in Local Administrations, Delegation of Authority, Decentralization, Local Administrations Municipalism and Social Service Approach in the Process of Change, Special Provincial Administration, Municipalities and Villages, Functional Change in Local Administrations, Social Service Functions of Metropolitan Municipalities in Turkey-Services for Women and Children in Need of Protection, Social Aid Functions of Metropolitan Municipalities in Turkey, Functions of Local Administrations , Types and Relations with the Central Administration

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction, introduction of the course
2	Social Services and Social Policy Concepts
3	Localization
4	Social Work History
5	Historical Process of Social Work in Turkey
6	History of Local Government in Turkey
7	Types of Local Governments, Qualifications and Characteristics of Local Governments, Social Work in Local Governments
8	Delegation of Authority, Decentralization, Municipalism and Social Work Approach in the Change Process of Local Administrations
9	Special Provincial Administration, Municipalities and Villages
10	Functional Change in Local Governments
11	Social Service Functions of Metropolitan Municipalities in Turkey-Services for Women and Children in Need of Protection
12	Social Aid Functions of Metropolitan Municipalities in Turkey
13	Functions, Types and Relations of Local Governments with the Central Government
14	General evaluation