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
190500407108	FAMILY SOCIOLOGY AND THERAPIES	Elective	4	7	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To introduce family sociology and family institution; To inform about the Turkish family structure; discussing issues such as family problems, the value of the child, women's issues.To inform students about family therapy for disadvantaged families. Individual, family, community and society; Informing them about existing or potential problems and getting help so that they can continue their lives in order, health and harmony

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Neşide YILDIRIM

Learning Outcomes

1	Understands the importance of the family, which is the basis of society, tells its functions and types.
2	Knows the changes in the family throughout history, lists the family types in Turkey.
3	Distinguish the changes that occur in the structure and functions of the family in parallel with the social changes.
4	Define types of marriage
5	Establishes a relationship between industrialization and changes in family structure and divorces
6	Defines family treatment and therapy
7	Explain the history and techniques of family therapy,
8	Defines the relationship between family therapy and social work
9	Applies therapy to elderly, disabled, sick individuals and their caregivers in the family
10	Defines individual, group and couple therapy methods and techniques

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Definition of family, origin and emergence, history and functions. Family structure and types, Child education in the family, Changes in the family with modernization. Structural features of Turkish family and family relations. family and place relationship, marriage customs and traditions, types of marriage, gender roles, women's status, domestic problems/violence, incest. The concept and scope of family therapy. History of family therapy and treatment models; family therapy techniques

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Definition and functions of the family, family types and their development
2	Changes in family structure and changes in functions
3	Turkish family and structural features of the family (village, town, city, slum family)
4	Women, children and child education in the family
5	Family communication, its qualities and dimensions
6	Industrialization and divorce
7	Domestic violence and dissolution in the family
8	Visa
9	Concept of family therapy, definitions, scope and history of family therapy.
10	Family therapy models. Techniques: psychodynamic approaches to theory and practice
11	The process of group sessions in family therapy
12	Concepts used by Virginia Satir in her family therapy model
13	Solution focused family therapy
14	Strategic family therapy

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Yıldırım, Neşide (2006) Ailenin Yapısı ve Problemleri. Yeşerim yay, İst. 2- Kadir Canatan ve Ergun Yıldırım, Aile Sosyolojisi, Açılım Kitap, 2011. 3- Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı, İnsan, Aile, Kültür, Remzi Kitabevi, 1991. 4- Aile ve Sosyal Politikalar Bakanlığı Yayınları 5- Virgina Satir “Conjoint Family Therapy” - “Temel Aile Terapisi 6- Michael P. Nichols, Çev. Okhan Gündüz. Aile Terapisi- Kavramlar ve Yöntemler. Kaknüs Yay. 7- İbrahim Ethem Özgüven, Evlilik ve aile terapisi 8- Kerimoğlu, Efser, (1996), Aile Tedavileri. Ankara Üni. Basımevi, Ank. 9- Kılıçarslan, Fatih, Sokakta Çalışan ve Yaşayan Çocukların Ailelerine Terapötik Yaklaşım ve Aile Tedavisi. http://www.sosyalhizmetuzmani.org/sokaktacalisanaile.htm 10- Kut, Sema ve Koşar Nesrin (Ed) (1989). Aile ve Çevre Sorunlarının Gencin Kişiliğine Etkisi, Ank. 11- Koşar, Nesrin (1989). Sosyal Hizmetlerde Aile ve Çocuk Refahı Alanı. Ankara. Çakmaklı, Kemal, Aileler İçin Sosyal Hizmet

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	60
Performance	1	20
Homework	1	20
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	2	2
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	3	42
Discussion	14	1	14
Performance	14	1	14
Homework	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11
LO1	5
LO2	4
LO3	5
LO4	4
LO5	5
LO6	5
LO7	4
LO8	5
LO9	5
LO10	5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High