Information Package

Master's of Social Work with Thesis

SW557

VIOLENCE AND CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK

Course Code
SW557
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
8
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS8
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. will understand the causes of violence, and violence of the concept of biological, psychological, social and cultural factors, to learn what it is and be able to analyze these situations
  2. will understand violence in different population groups (children, women, the elderly, etc.) and their impact on the results of the micro-mezzo-macro will learn in detail
  3. will learn about the treatment of the problems caused by violence, clinical social work intervention
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionIn this course, theories of violence will be discussed in the context of clinical social work practices.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Definion and Types of Violence
2nd Week Causes of Violence (Biological, Social, Psychological and Cultural Context)
3rd Week Violence and Society
4th Week Violence and Media
5th Week Understanding Domestic Violence (Family Violence from the point of Women, Children and Men)
6th Week Understanding Domestic Violence (Family Violence from the point of Women, Children and Men)
7th Week Mid-term
8th Week Different Faces of Violence: Hate Crimes, Homicides and Holocasts
9th Week Different Faces of Violence: Hate Crimes, Homicides and Holocasts
10th Week Effective Ways to Prevent Violence
11th Week Working with Victims of Violence
12th Week Working with Perpetrators of Violence
13th Week Case studies
14th Week Case Studies
15th Week Evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingRay, L. (2011). Violence and Society. London, SAGE Publication
Barnett, O. W., Miller-Perrin, C. L. Ve Perrin, R. D. (2011). Family Violence Across Life Span. London, SAGE Publication
Graves, K. (2011). Issues for Debate in Famly Violence. London, SAGE Publication
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Case Study
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 2 60
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 8 112
Preparation for Final exam 5 5 25
Course hours 14 2 28
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Presentation (including preperation) 1 25 25
Project
Take-home
Meeting with advisor
Term Project Research
Seminar (including preperation)
Final Jury (including preparation)
Literature review
Report writing
Analyzing the results
Performance Practice
Book Presentation
Article Presentation
Case Study Presentation 1 3 3
Thesis Proposal
Article
Thesis Research
Weekly Articles and Resource Research 7 6 42
Total Work Load237
Total Work Load / 30 (h)7.9
ECTS Credit of the Course8
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3
K1 X X X
K2 X X X
K3 X
K4 X
K5 X
K6 X X X
K7 X X X
K8