MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORK

Course Description

This course focuses on key issues in social work practice in health care settings. Social aspects of health and illness, including cultural variations, health beliefs and behavior, and the impact of illness on the patient and the family, are examined and their relevance for practice is discussed. Appropriate theoretical models for practice are identified and applied to practice in the areas of prevention, primary care, chronic and long-term care. New roles for social work in varied health delivery systems and inter-professional collaboration are explored. Beside a brief historical overview the unit will focus on cultural evaluations of illness, ethics and communication techniques, and intervention facilities serving various groups of concerned people.

MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORK

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 This course will enable social work students to introduce the social work profession in health institutions and organizations and to teach medical and psychiatric social work practices (4)
2. 02 Explain the roles of hospitals and other health care organizations and social workers (4)
3. 03 The role of the social worker in the treatment team in various settings and the services offered at different stages of the treatment services will be discussed during the course (4)
4. 04 Clarify medical social work theories (3)
5. 05 Be able to relate to the emergence of medical social services and development in the world and Turkey (4)
6. 06 Will be able to foresee the professional practices of different fields of medical social work (4)

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Cowles, L., (2000). Social Work in the Health Field. New York, London, &Oxford: Haworth Press.
2. 02 Psikiyatrik Sosyal Hİzmet, Uğur Özdemir, 2018.
3. 03 Van Loon, R.A. (1999). “Desire to Die in Terminally ill People: A Framework for Assessment and Intervention”, Health and Social Work. 24,4.
4. 04 Tıbbi Sosyal Hizmet, Seda Özden,Emre Özcan, 2017.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Students are able to define medical and psychiatric social work by learning their roles in healthcare organizations SOLO 2
2. L02 With this course, social work students will express the place and importance of the social work profession in health institutions and organizations. SOLO 3
3. L03 In this course, students will distinguish between different social work practices (public health, chronic diseases, addictions, etc.) in the medical and psychiatric fields. SOLO 4
4. L04 At the end of this course, students will be able to defend the rights of clients and patients by adhering to ethical principles and responsibilities for social problems they may encounter in the medical and psychiatric field. SOLO 4
5. L05 The role of the social worker in the treatment team in various settings and the services offered at different stages of treatment services will be examined during the course. SOLO 3
6. L06 They will be able to develop policies for the health needs and problems of society by participating in public health studies. SOLO 5
7. L07 They will be able to distinguish the effects of different diseases (diabetes, dialysis, oncology) on child-adolescent-adult-elderly individuals. SOLO 4

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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