GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

CHILD MENTAL HEALTH/OÖE301A

Course Title:	CHILD MENTAL HEALTH
Credits	2	ECTS	3
Semester	5	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Figen Şahin, PhD

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/figen

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

figensahin@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Explains the main concepts related to mental health
Lists the main criteria of mental health
Explains the basic theories of mental health
Describes the characteristics of mentally healthy and unhealthy individuals.
Lists protective factors for child mental health.
Explains the importance of mother in terms of child mental health.
Discusses the factors that cause emotional and behavioral problems.
Discusses the impacts of private familial conditions (divorce, step mother/father, parent'a death, etc.) on child's mental health.
Discusses the role of developmental situations (fear, separation anxiety, and school fobia) in early childhood on child mental health.
Follows new approaches and trends in early childhood mental health.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Introduction to the course content and general expectations related to the course.Basic concepts related to mental health.
2. Week	Historical development of mental health, criteria of mental health.
3. Week	Theories on mental health, development periods.
4. Week	Factors that affect mental health, protective factors for child's mental health.
5. Week	The importance of mother in terms of child's mental health
6. Week	The role of private familial conditions ( divorce, step mother/father, parent's death etc.) on child's mental health.
7. Week	Child abuse and neglect, violence and aggression
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Problems encountered during childhood: enuresis, encompresis, nail biting
10. Week	Problems encountered during childhood: mutizm, communication problems, stuttering
11. Week	Problems encountered during childhood: Eating disorders sleep disorders, tic disorders
12. Week	Developmental situations encountered during childhood: Fear, separation anxiety, school fobia, stealing, lyingjealousy, stubborness
13. Week	Problems encountered during childhood: ADHD
14. Week	Problems encountered during childhood: Severe pediatric mental disorders, general evaluation.
15. Week	Final
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Eksi, A. (1999). Ben hasta degilim. Istanbul: Nobel Tip Kitabevleri. Güngör, A. (2014). Çocuk Ruh Sağlığı. Ankara: Hedef Yayıncılık. Luby, L. J. (2006). Handbook of preschool mental health. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. Yorukoglu, A. (2002). Cocuk ruh sagligi. Istanbul: Ozgur Yayincilik Doğan, S., Kelleci, M., Sabancıoğulları, S., & Aydın, D. (2008). Bir ilköğretim okulunda öğrenim gören çocuklarda ruhsal uyum sorunları. TSK Koruyucu Hekimlik Bülteni, 7(1), 47-52. Gizir, C. A. (2007). Psikolojik sağlamlık, risk faktörleri ve koruyucu faktörler üzerine bir derleme çalışması. Türk Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Dergisi,3(28), 113-128. Karacan, E. (2000). Çocuklarda kekemelik ve diğer iletişim bozuklukları.Psikiyatri Dünyası, 4(1). Öngider, N. (2013). Boşanmanın Çocuk Üzerindeki Etkileri. Current Approaches in Psychiatry/Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar, 5(2). Öz, P., & Yılmaz, U. Ruh Sağlığının Korunmasında Önemli Bir Kavram: Psikolojik Sağlamlık. Soysal, A. Ş., Bodur, Ş.,

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Discussion, Team Work, Report Preparation

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

None

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	1	30
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	13	2	26
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	8	2	16
Searching in Internet and Library	2	3	6
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports	1	6	6
Preparing Presentation	1	4	4
Presentation	1	1	1
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	7	7
Final and Studying for Final	1	10	10
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			76
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			3.04
ECTS:			3

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Have basic content knowledge and practice for early childhood period.					X
2	Plan educational process intended to support development and learning	X
3	Organize healthy, supportive and stimulative educational environment		X
4	Choose, use and prepare material	X
5	Use alternative and effective learning methods in early childhood period	X
6	Conduct educational activities considering individual differences					X
7	Communicate with the families and provide family involvement					X
8	Work in collaboration with family, school and society					X
9	Evaluate education program.	X
10	Monitor and evaluate children in different ways			X
11	Develop effective communication skills		X
12	Develop awareness for daily usage of information technology	X
13	Develop skills related to research, exploration and creating alternative solutions			X
14	Develop sense of aesthetics and selectivity skills	X
15	Have scientific and professional ethic value					X
16	Plan a research, comment on research and make inferences.	X
17	Follow national and international developments in early childhood period			X
18	Use Turkish efficiently and appropriately.	X
19	Update and develop oneself in teaching			X
20	Participate in professional activities organizations	X

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