CHILD`S RIGHTS AND CHILD LAW

Course Description

The course will examine basic elements of child's rights and child law by analyzing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Child abuse and neglect, child labor, child soldiers are some of the focus areas of the course. By taking this frame work the course will compare child rights in Turkey, Cyprus and other countries that are interest to the students. After this analysis different approaches and policy prescriptions will be discussed. The seminar will highlight issues of social justice, disproportionality – particularly the over-representation of children and families of different ethnical backgrounds in the child welfare system, and disadvantaged populations, including children in general and poor children in particular.

CHILD`S RIGHTS AND CHILD LAW

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Explains child law and the basic elements of child's rights & responsibilities mentioned in UN Convention
2. 02 Identify child abuse and neglect, and the social work approaches
3. 03 Compare the legislation on child law in different countries (TRNC, TR and others)
4. 04 Discuss different approaches and policy prescriptions on child's rights and child law
5. 05 Explains the social work interventions on child protection

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 UN Declaraiton on Child Rights
2. 02 Çocuk hukuku, Prof. Dr. Emine Akyüz, 2nd edition, Pegem Akademi, 2012.
3. 03 Tüm boyutlarıyla Çocuk istismarı, Oğuz Polat

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Explains child law and the basic elements of a child's rights & responsibilities mentioned in the UN Convention SOLO 4
2. L02 Identify child abuse and neglect, and the social work approaches SOLO 2
3. L03 Compares the legislation on child law in different countries (TRNC, TR, and others) SOLO 4
4. L04 Discusses different approaches and policies on the child's rights and child law SOLO 5
5. L05 Explains the social work interventions on child protection 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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