About Program
As an institution that works in multidisciplinary team approach since 1970s ; Ankara University Medical Faculty Department of Psychiatry constituted Department of Social Psychiatry within Ankara University Institute of Medical Sciences Department. With a team that consists of instructors from various disciplines, aim of the Department of Social Psychiatry is to train personnels that have the knowledge to conduct several functions in the area of public mental health. This practice as a part of postgraduate “Master” program is planned with or without thesis.
Program is evaluated within the frame of psychology, public health, social services, nursing care with psychiatry in the lead. Students that completed education in the areas that stated below and preferably has been working in this area at least for 3 years will be accepted:
- Medical Faculty ( Public health sprecialist, Family Practitioner, Psychiatrist)
- School of Nursing Care
- School of Social Services
- Health Education Faculty
- Literature, Faculty of Science and Letters, Social Anthropology, Psychological Services in Psychological Services and Consultancy Education of Educational Sciences Faculty, Special Education and Fine Arts and Theatre departments of universities
- School of Health Service
- Schools of Physical Education and Sports
As subject and content, program is developed with the opinions of related disciplines that situated above
Goals
To educate personnel that approach mental health with a holistic view and reflect that view to public mental health, providing of mental health services, to educate personnel that are specialized at the steps of formation of mental health policy and programs
Summary of Program Outcomes
Student that graduated from this program, Can evaluate preserving and improving mental health in different dimensions and have knowledge about contribitons of disciplines other than psychiatry in this area.The student has knowledge about high possibility of arising mental problems during adolescence, senility, crisis situations, mourning that have social importance although that is the nature of life. The student knows that suicide is a public health problem and it is avoidable.The student identifies people having risk of mental problems that can evaluate and guides them to mental health services. The student is aware of that mental diseases are common- that they can generate a public health problem- , protecting and improving mental health are easier and cheaper than treatment of mental diseases. With this awareness the student carries out projects and studies on improving of mental health.The student carries out collective research projects with departments of psychiatry.The student shares the conclusions of research at scientific platforms (congresses, sicentific journal)The student can perform the abilities that he/she acquires in this program for improving mental health policies.