PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT STUDIES

Course Code:

PCG 363

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

Understanding the purpose, importance and outcomes of psychosocial support in areas such as education, society and health; Understanding of psychosocial support and intervention services in our country and comparing them with services in other countries; Learning the basic principles and techniques, what are the necessary skills, the fields of psychosocial support and the scope and means of the intervention, to guide when necessary; obtaining information about psychosocial support services in the field of education; to be able to examine projects.

Course Content:

Individuals / groups experiencing psycho-social, emotional or economic problems due to reasons such as crisis, disaster, emergencies, social events, trauma, and their reactions to problems; the purposes of providing psychosocial support to individuals / groups in need of psychosocial support; social work interventions to be applied to overcome the problems; principles, features, means of intervention; strengthening psychological resilience; psychosocial support and student personality services in education, case studies, related projects and readings.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Case study, 3: Problem Solving , 4: Discussion, 5:Demonstration, 6: Group work

Course Evaluation Methods:

1. Written exam, 2. Multiple-choice test, 3. Space-filling, 4. Right-Wrong type, 5. Oral examination, 6. Portfolio

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

1) Students comprehend the purpose, importance, scope and types of psychosocial support.

2) Students know the basics and practices of psychosocial services.

3) Students can evaluate, criticize and generate new ideas about psychosocial support projects in our country.

4) Students can search for institutions and organizations with whom they should cooperate within the scope of psychosocial support activities.

Course Flow

Weeks	Topics
1	Introduction, the concept of "psychosocial"
2	Definition of psychosocial support, scope of services
3	The place of psychosocial support in our country, examples from abroad
4	Development and types of psychosocial support services
5	Principles, tools and benefits of psychosocial support and intervention
6	Psychosocial intervention tools
7	Psychosocial intervention tools
8	Psychosocial intervention in crisis situations, disasters and emergencies, traumatic and special situations
9	Psychosocial intervention in crisis situations, disasters and emergencies, traumatic and special situations
10	Psychosocial services in education and special education, recognizing the student, its place in student personality services
11	Case presentations
12	Case presentations
13	In-class review and reflections
14	Final

Recommended Sources

Additional Resources

https://orgm.meb.gov.tr/psikososyaldijitaldestek/

INEE Psyohosocial Support Guide

General Directorate of Special Education and Guidance Services: Psychosocial Support Program Implementation Guide

Psychosocial support program activities in educational institutions

'A Help Guide to Children' for Families

"Earthquake and Psychological Trauma: A Help Guide for Teachers"

Material Sharing

Documents

Shared in the classroom/ via e-mail.

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-Term	-	-
Presentations	1	50
Final	1	50
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Having knowledge of past, basic though and principles of the PCG, and implementing PCG					X
2	Comprehending meaning and importance of the coordination, consultation/consulting and supervision in the PCG field, and implementing them				X
3	Having knowledge of ethical rules accepted by national and international PCG associations, and implementing them				X
4	Learning to accept everyone as they are / with all kind of features by the multicultural approach			X
5	Learning theories/information about cultural awareness, cultural social justice, solution of conflicts, and other cultural behaviors; for development and health of human soul, mind and body, and implementing them			X
6	Learning theories related to the development, learning and personality development so as to facilitate positive development and wellness of individual for his/her life time, and implementing them				X
7	Understanding the environmental factors affecting normal and abnormal behaviors, psychopathology, disability conditions and crisis during his/her development process,			X
8	Learning and implementing the career consulting, processes, techniques and sources, career development and decision-making model so as to include those applied to certain groups in the global economy	X
9	Learning psychological consulting theories, being aware and use of intervention techniques suitable for counselees in practice					X
10	Learning group process, roles and behaviors of group members, group working, therapeutic factors, and principles and techniques of group dynamics containing developmental stages			X

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	4	60
Midterm	-	-	-
Case presentation	1	4	4
Final	1	6	6
Total Work Load			115
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4,6
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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