Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
202200401107CHILD CARE PRINCIPLE AND APPLICATIONElective113
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Policy need for children, legislation on children, child protection and care system in Turkey, groups of children in need of protection
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
11-Discuss the need for social policy regarding children
22-Lists the legislation regarding children.
33-Evaluates the child protection and care system in Turkey.
44- List the problems and needs of different groups of children.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
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Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Policy requirement for children, legislation on children, child protection and care system in Turkey, groups of children in need of protection
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Course description; introduction, purpose and learning objectives
2The value of the child and the policy need for children
3Children's legislation
4child protection and care system in turkey-1
5Child protection and care system in Turkey-2
6Evaluation of the child
7interview with the child
8Children who are victims of neglect-abuse
9working children
10Immigrant/refugee children
11Children driven to crime
12children with disabilities
13Rehabilitation work with children
14Protective-preventive studies
Recommended or Required Reading
Erbay, E. (2013). Children's rights (1st Edition). Yeni Human Publishing House, Istanbul. K2. Sheafor, B.W. & Horejsi, C.J. (2014). Basic techniques and principles of social work practice (1st Edition). Nika Publishing House, Ankara. K3. Zastrow, C. (2013). Introduction to social work (1st Edition). Nika Publishing House, Ankara. K4. Yazici, E. (2020). Child protection and social work (1st Edition). Nika Publishing House, Ankara. K5. Ozturk, A.B. (2009). Child sexual abuse and working with the family. Community and social work, 20(2), 89-9
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities30
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities70
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures15230
Project Presentation11010
Project Design/Management155
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11515
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)86
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