URBANIZATION AND IMMIGRATION

Course Description

Urbanization is a global phenomenon: new realities like the rise of an informal labor market, global capital and labor flows, the flight of businesses and the middle class to the suburbs. This course will examine historical development of cities in the world and common social problems that come with the urbanization. The course will bring special attention to worker migration and current problems of discrimination, inequality, illegal work, cultural clashes between natives and the immigrants. Students will learn to access, analyze, and map information; to frame and interpret these data within a regional perspective; and to construct profiles of cities and neighborhoods. The course will also analyze micro and macro social work interventions to urban problems.

URBANIZATION AND IMMIGRATION

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

1. 01 At the end of this course, students; state the conceptual framework of urban, urbanization and migration (3)
2. 02 Reasoning the causes, consequences, positive and negative aspects of urbanization and migration (5)
3. 03 Foresees the problems that will arise depending on the results of urbanization and migration phenomena (4)
4. 04 Revise the legislation on urbanization and migration process (4)
5. 05 Will be able to express the phenomena of urbanization and migration within the framework of examples and worldwide (3)
6. 06 Will be able to have detailed knowledge about theoretical interventions and professional interventions related to urbanization and migration processes (5)

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Hendricks, C. O. (2009). Culturally competent social work practice with immigrant populations, In Chang-Muy, F. & Congress, E. P. (Eds.). Social work wit immigrants and refugees: Legal issues, clinical skills and advocacy. (pp. 65-78). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
2. 02 Congress, E. (2009). Introduction: Legal and social work issues with immigrants. In Chang-Muy, F, and Congress E.P., Social work with immigrants and refugees: Legal issues, clinical skills and advocacy, (pp 3-38). New York: Springer Publishing Company.
3. 03 Balgopal, P. R. (ed.) (2000). Social work practice with immigrants and refugees. New York: Columbia University Press. A U.S. Perspective (1-29); Chapter 6. Refugees in the 1990s

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Students will be able to summarize knowledge and skills that encompass the diversity of immigration experiences, international refugee situations, and acculturation and family dynamics processes.
2. L02 Students will be able to apply concepts relevant to social work that define specific needs and issues facing immigrant and refugee clients at the practice and policy levels.
3. L03 Students will be able to criticize personal biases and experiences, organizational barriers, and culturally relevant practices in services to immigrants and refugees.
4. L04 Students will analyze social policies, programs and practices for safeguarding rights and determine culturally responsive services to immigrants and refugees.

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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