Social Work In The Field of Poverty and Social Assistance
Social Work
Faculty of Health Sciences
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work In The Field of Poverty and Social Assistance | SHB217 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Fall | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Elvan ATAMTÜRK
Research Assistant Dr. Ayşe Şeyma TURGUT ARIKAN
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Classify conceptualization and contextualization of poverty, poverty and social assistance relationship, international and national social policies for preventing to poverty.
2) Synthesize social work practice knowledge and skills for poor people within generalistic approach based on social assistance programs in Turkey.
3) Report the role of social work for combating poverty.
4) Associate different manifestations of poverty with social work.
5) Compare international approaches for combating poverty.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
2007036 SHB222 Internal and External Migration in Turkey
Course Contents
The problem of poverty in the World and Turkey, micro-mezzo and macro factors that determine/shape poverty, changing characteristics of poverty, poverty-effected population groups, international-national profile of fighting poverty, the role and importance of social work and social assistance to fight poverty, international-national best practices to fight poverty, the function of social work to prevent poverty.
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required