Advanced Social Work Practice With Families
Social Work
Institute of Social Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Social Work Practice With Families | SHA106 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 7 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Hande ALBAYRAK
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explain theoretical approaches, application models and intervention strategies for advanced social work practice with families.
2) Determine the knowledge, values and the skills related to advanced social work practice with families.
3) Explain working and assesment of the families based on diversity and social justice.
4) Explaining and listing of national and international regulations related to families.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | ||||||
| 1 | High | High | No relation | Middle | High | |
| 2 | High | Middle | High | Middle | No relation | |
| 3 | High | Low | High | No relation | High | |
| 4 | High | No relation | Low | No relation | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
This course equips candidates with in-depth knowledge on theoretical approaches for advanced social work practice with families, application models and intervention strategies, family in life cycle, diversity and ethics in working with families, knowledge, values and the skills in advanced social work practice with families, social worker’s roles.
Weekly Schedule
1) General introduction to the course, syllabus sharing2) Getting to know the family with basic concepts: Family approaches, family life cycle
3) Familyism, gender regime, motherhood and fatherhood
4) Familyism, gender regime, motherhood and fatherhood
5) Familyism and social work practices
6) Working with families, family counseling, family therapy and gender sensitive approach
7) Family assessment: Family assessment criteria, methods and schema
8) Strategic family therapy
9) Structural family therapy
10) Experiential family therapy
11) Cognitive behavioral family therapy
12) Feminist family therapy
13) Brief and solution-focused family therapy
14) Ending the course and evaluation
15) .
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Şahin Taşgın, N., Ahi, Y., Tekin, U. (2021). Sosyal Hizmet ve “Ailecilik”. Ankara: Nika Yayınevi.
2- Şahin Taşgın, N., Ahi, Y., Tekin, U. (2021). Sosyal Hizmet ve “Ailecilik”. Ankara: Nika Yayınevi.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Discussion
3) Brain Storming
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Presentation/Seminar to Course Grade |
50% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required