CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK

SW575

Course Code: SW575
Semester: Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 4
ECTS: 14

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

Third Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Beyza Yılmaz

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Be aware of the current issues in social work literature and practice
Reframe their knowledge base, according to contemporary debates
Gain a critical stand point about social work practices

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There are no recommended courses

Course Description

It aims to discuss current approaches to social work in the light of contemporary theories.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction: Basic Assumptions and Concepts
2^nd Week	Recent Developments on Social Services System in Turkey
3^rd Week	Reviewing International Social Work Definition of IFSW in 21.st Century
4^th Week	Contemporary Concepts and Approaches in Social Wor
5^th Week	Evidence Based Social Work Practice
6^th Week	Green Social Work
7^th Week	Nöroscience and Social Work
8^th Week	Mid Term
9^th Week	Discussing the Professional identity of social worker
10^th Week	Women Issues and Feminist Theory and Practice in Social Work in 21.st Century
11^th Week	Cultural Competence in Social Work
12^th Week	Globalisation, Anti-Oppressive Practice,
13^th Week	Human Rights and Social Work
14^th Week	Project presentation
15^th Week	Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Garvin, Charles D., John E. Tropman, Social Work
Contemporary Society, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1992
Hokenstad, M.C., James Midgley, Issues in International Social Work, Washington, NASW Press, 1998
Reisch, Micheal, Eileen Gambrill, Social Work in the 21st Century, Thousand Oaks, Pine Forge Press, 1997
Robinson, Wade, Linda Cherrey Reeser, Ethical Decision Making in Social Work, Boston, Allyn and Bacon, 2000
Rowe, Bill (ed.), Social Work and Globalization, Ottowa, Canadian Association of Social Workers, 2000

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Presentation of Book	1	15
Presentation of Article	1	15
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	10	140
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)	1	2	2
Project
Quiz
Take-home	1	10	10
Meeting with advisor
Term Project Research
Seminar (including preperation)
Performance Practice
Book Presentation	1	2	2
Article Presentation	1	2	2
Thesis Proposal
M.S. Thesis
Article	2	30	60
Thesis Research
Weekly Articles and Resource Research	14	10	140
Preperation for Presentations	1	25	25
Total Work Load			411
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			13.7
ECTS Credit of the Course			14

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X
K7	X	X	X
K8