TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	8
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will learn the problems that requires clinical intervention. 2) will learn individual and group approaches in meeting the needs of aged individuals 3) will learn the clinical social work intervention techniques in working with aged individuals.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course the concept of ageing, theories for ageing, the effects of ageing to individuals, families and society, the content of geriatry as a science, team work, clinical social work with geriatric clients and their families are included.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Ageing and aged individuals 2nd Week Problems of aged population that requires clinical intervention 3rd Week Family relations in aged individuals. 4th Week Dynamics of peer relationship 5th Week Interview techniques 6th Week Individual intervention to the aged 7th Week Mid term 8th Week Group work with the aged 9th Week Clinical social work with family of the aged 10th Week Social work intervention with the caregiver 11th Week Clinical social work with the retirement period 12th Week Group work with İnstitutionalized Aged 13th Week Social work in terminal period 14th Week Case study
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Richardson,V.E.; Barusch,A.S.(2006). Gerontological Practice for the Twenty-first Century, A Social Work Perspective, Colombia University Press, New York 2. Kalınkara,V.(2011). Temel Gerontoloji, Yaşlılık Bilimi, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara 3. Bacanlı,H.,Terzi, Ş.I.(2012). Yetişkinlik ve Yaşlılık Gelişimi ve Psikolojisi, Açılım kitap,İstanbul 4. Duyan,V., Kara,G.Ş.(2010). Yaşlılık ve Anılar, Aydınlar Matbaası, Ankara. 5. Wilson, K., Ruvh, G., Lymbery, M.,Cooper, A.(2011).Social Work, An Introduction to Contemporary Practice.Pearson Education Limited,London
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Case Study
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 6 84 Preparation for Final exam 5 6 30 Course hours 14 2 28 Preparation for Midterm exam 4 5 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 1 5 5 Presentation (including preperation) 4 4 16 Project Take-home Meeting with advisor Term Project Research Seminar (including preperation) Final Jury (including preparation) Literature review Report writing Analyzing the results Performance Practice Book Presentation Article Presentation Case Study Presentation 2 2 4 Thesis Proposal Article 7 4 28 Thesis Research Weekly Articles and Resource Research 7 3 21 Total Workload 241 Total Workload / 30 8,03 ECTS Credits of the Course 8
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No