SOCIAL WORK THEORIES AND PRACTICE IV

SW320

Course Code: SW320
Semester: Sixth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 4 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Sixth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Seda Attepe Özden

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will acquire the knowledge required for community level of macro social work
will provide theory knowledge and practice skills in community analysis
will acquire the knowledge of ways for solutions of social problems by using the macro level social work intervention techniques
will understand the need to work with communities in generalist practice, and to gain the knowledge of various methods of community development and community organization.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

In this course, within the framework of the generalist social work approach, the society-oriented planned change process at the macro level is discussed with all its dimensions. In this context, macro-level social work practices such as society, community planning, community development and community organization are examined in a broad perspective in every aspect.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Defining macro social work practice, The place of macro practice in the field of social work.
2^nd Week	Essential features of macro social work practice.
3^rd Week	Critical factors influencing macro social work practice.
4^th Week	Theories used in macro social work practice.
5^th Week	Roles of the social workers in the macro social work practice.
6^th Week	Major skills important in macro social work practice.
7^th Week	Key concepts of the social work practice with communities.
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Community development approach in the framework of the macro social work .
10^th Week	Community organization approach in the framework of the macro social work.
11^th Week	Process of community based social work intervention.
12^th Week	Basic values of the community based social work practice.
13^th Week	Impotance of the leadership in the community based social work.
14^th Week	Social work practice at the international level.
15^th Week	Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Brueggemann, William G., The Practice of Macro Social Work,Louiseville, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2006.
Dewees, Contemporary Social Work Practice, New York, McGraw Hill Companies, 2006.
Duyan, Veli, Sosyal Hizmet: Temelleri, Yaklaşımları, Müdahale Yöntemleri, Ankara, Sosyal Hizmet Uzmanları Derneği Yayın No:16, 2010.
Johnson, Louise C.Johnson, Social Work Practice, A Generalist Approach, Boston, Pearson Education, Inc., 2007.
Kirst-Ashman, Karen K., Grafton H. Hull, Jr., Understanding Generalist Practice, Chicago, Nelson- Hall Publishers, 1999.
Landon, Pamela S., Marvin Feit, Generalist Social Work Practice, Dubuque, Eddie Bowers Publishing, Inc., 1999.
Miley, Karla Krogsrud, Michael O'Melia, Brenda DuBois, Generalist Social Work Practice, Boston, Allyn andBacon, 1998.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Report Preparation
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1.5	1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	4	5	20
Course hours	14	4	56
Preparation for Midterm exam	3	5	15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)
Project
Quiz
Take-home
Field Research
Meeting with advisor
Performance Practice
Book Presentation
Article Presentation
Case Study Presentation	3	4	12
Thesis Proposal
Article
Thesis Research
Weekly Articles and Resource Research
Preperation for Presentations
Total Work Load			148.5
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.95
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X	X
K7