Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
SOCIAL WORK THEORIES AND APPROACHES USHB233 3. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery Presentation, discussion, evaluation
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Goals To evaluate and use knowledge, skills and values that are fundamental in social work profession and discipline with competence. Particularly to learn the theories involved in knowledge-based theories and to use in general social service application processes.
Course Content General Information Sharing, System Approach Ecological Approach Strengthening Approach Psychoanalytic Theory Transactional Approach Existentialism Mission-based Approach Reality Approach Gestalt Approach Individual Oriented Approach Structural Approach Cognitive Behavioral Approach Crime Intervention Approach Feminist Approach
Learning Outcomes 1) It has detailed knowledge of social work knowledge, skills and values.
2) It has knowledge about basic social service theories.
3) It evaluates basic social service theories in a holistic perspective and gains the ability to use and evaluate theories in social work practice.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week General Information Sharing, System Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Ecological Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Strengthening Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Psychoanalytic Theory Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Transactional Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Existentialism Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Mission-based Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Reality Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Gestalt Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Individual Oriented Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Structural Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Cognitive Behavioral Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Crime Intervention Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Feminist Approach Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Duyan, V. (2010). Sosyal Hizmet Temelleri Yaklaşımları Müdahale Yöntemleri, SHU Derneği Yayını, Yayın No:16 Ankara: 2010
Duyan, V., ve diğerleri. (2008). Sosyal Hizmeti Tanımak ve Anlamak: Sosyal Hizmet Uzmanları ve Sosyal Hizmet Alanında Çalışanlar İçin Bir Rehber, Öncü basım evi, Ankara.
Shefor ,W.B ve Horesi.C.r. (2002). Technıques and Guıdelınes for Social Work Practice, Aand B, USA.
Tompson N. (2005).Understanding Social Work: Preparing For Practice, Palgrave, Britain.
Turan, N. (1999). Veli Duyan (Ed). “Birey ve Aileler ile Sosyal Hizmet”. Ankara: Sosyal Hizmet Uzmanları Derneği Genel Merkezi Yayını, No.21, 2012

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Midterm Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
1 4
1 6
1 6
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload