INTERVENTION IN CRISIS

SW475

Course Code: SW475
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Seda Attepe Özden

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will define the distinguishing characteristics of crises situation such as natural disaster, suicide, domestic violence, genocide, sudden death, war, etc.
will assess the needs and problems of individuals in crises situation
will have the neccessary skills to inteervene crises
will be as a professional working with crises, be aware of psychological and emotional reactions to crises and learn to cope.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

This course focuses on the special meaning of crisis situations in which individuals and families encounter. Course content, psychological, physiological and social aspects of crisis events; characteristics of the crisis and individuals in crisis and their interaction; social work intervention in crisis situations; It includes topics such as the emotional state of the social worker and the effect of this emotion on the task of the crisis intervention.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Crisis Theory. Basic concepts
2^nd Week	Crisis Theory. Basic concepts
3^rd Week	Crisis Intervention Objectives and Features
4^th Week	Traumatic Crises / Developmental Crises
5^th Week	Suicide and Suicide Intervention
6^th Week	Mourning and Working with Mourning
7^th Week	Natural Disasters and Crisis Response
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Human disasters and crisis intervention
10^th Week	Working with Victims of Domestic Violence and Violence
11^th Week	Continuous Traumas and Working in the Continuous Trauma Region
12^th Week	Trauma and PTSD and intervention
13^th Week	Skills to deal with the crisis
14^th Week	Skills to deal with the crisis
15^th Week	General evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Hoff, L. A., Hallisey, B. J. ve Hoff, M. (2009). People in crisis: Clinical and diversity perspectives (6th Ed). NY: Routledge.
Machin, L. (2014). Working with Loss and Grief. A Theoretical and Practical Approach. SAGE. London.
Sayıl, I. (2000). Kriz ve Krize Müdahale. A.Ü. Psikiyatrik Kriz Uygulama ve Araştırma Yayınları. Ankara.
Worden, J. W. (2003). Yas Danışmanlığı ve Yas Terapisi. Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Yayınları. Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	30
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	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	1	14
Preparation for Final exam	5	5	25
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	4	4	16
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	30	30
Presentation (including preperation)
Project
Take-home
Field Research
Meeting with advisor
Performance Practice
Book Presentation
Article Presentation
Case Study Presentation
Thesis Proposal
Article
Thesis Research
Weekly Articles and Resource Research
Preperation for Presentations
Total Work Load			117
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.9
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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