STRESS MANAGEMENT AND COPING

Course Description

Stress management and coping strategies have become one of the most important research and implementation areas within the scope of health psychology in recent years. Issues such as effects of stress on psychological and physical health and its relationship with psychopathology indicate the importance of stress in an individual's life and the likelihood of having negative consequences if stress is not managed effectively.

STRESS MANAGEMENT AND COPING

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

No evaluation items have been defined.

Course outcomes

1. 01 Understanding the concept of stress
2. 02 Learning to cope with stress and management techniques
3. 03 Gaining skills to follow recent scientific literature on stress
4. 04 Gaining skills on psychological stress managment techniques
5. 05 Evaluating skills to follow recent scientific literature on stress

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Main Ref: Stress, Health and Coping -Atkinson & Hilgard
2. 02 Recent Scientific Articles - will be shared during the lesson

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Explain (3 )the concept of stress and reasons SOLO 3
2. L02 Classifying (3) to cope with stress management techniques SOLO 3
3. L03 Describing (2) skills on psychological stress managment techniques SOLO 2
4. L04 Describing (2) skills on behavioral stress management techniques SOLO 2
5. L05 Evaluating (5) skills to follow recent scientific literature on stress SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Has knowledge of social service application areas (health, social welfare services, education, social security, civil society, local government).
2. P02 Has knowledge of social work theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory).
3. P03 Has knowledge of human development and social environment.
4. P04 Use knowledge of communication skills (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups).
5. P05 Use knowledge of management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations)
6. P06 Apply knowledge of research methods and techniques in social work.
7. P07 Has the ability to perform planned change process (linking, diagnosis and evaluation, planning, implementation, evaluation, termination and monitoring of applications) by considering similarities and differences for all levels of applicants.
8. P08 Social service application areas (Health, education, social security, civil society, local government), social service theories (system, ecology, empowerment theory), human development and social environment, communication (with individuals, families, groups and different social groups) apply management and management processes (management of private and public social service institutions and organizations), research methods and techniques, professional ethics, principles and values, and the ability to practice social work with different client groups.
9. P09 Has the ability to distinguish and collect appropriate information for social investigation, evaluation and report preparation
10. P10 Has the ability to interpret research results and professional literature.
11. P11 Has the ability to develop inter-institutional relations, communication and joint services.
12. P12 Acts in accordance with professional ethics, norms and standards that determine duties and rights related to social work profession.
13. P13 It adopts social justice and rights based approach within the framework of social, scientific, cultural and professional values.
14. P14 Develop an understanding of individual, family, group, institution, community, community and global practices in order to improve social functionality and facilitate social change
15. P15 Becomes a model to the society with knowledge, skills, values ​​and attitudes and adopts the understanding of lifelong learning.

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