Social Work With Refugees and Asylum Seekers
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 With Refugees and Asylum Seekers | SHB317 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 3 | Fall | 5 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Esin KARACAN
Assistant Prof. Dr. Elvan ATAMTÜRK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Determine the knowledge of cenception and comprehension of asylum seekers, migration and refugees.
2) Cognizes knowledge of migration, asylum seeking, and refugee process.
3) Learnes about difficulties and psycho-social problems of refugees, migarnts and asylum seekers countries where they are.
4) Obtaines knowledge of policies related to asylum seekers and refugees in international documents.
5) Learnes national and international regulations about refugees, migrants and asylum seekers.
6) Learnes of social workers' roles and social work practice about refugees, migrants and asylum seekers.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1 | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | 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 | High | No relation | |
| 6 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | High | No relation | No relation | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Social Work Theory I, Social Work Theory II, Social Work Theory III, Human Rights and Social Work, Social Policy, Civil Society and Volunteerism
Course Contents
This course covers the process of refugees and asylum seekers, difficulties and psychosocial problems of refugees and asylum seekers countries where they are, policies related to refugees and asylum seekers in international documents, examples from Turkey and world, social work practice with refugees and asylum seekers.
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