GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

MENTAL HEALT OF CHILDREN/OÖÖ304

Course Title:	MENTAL HEALT OF CHILDREN
Credits	3	ECTS	5
Course Semester	6	Type of The Course	Compulsory

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

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.
Discusses the role of private familial conditions ( divorce, step mother/father, parent's death etc.) on child's mental health.
Explains the developmental situations encountered during childhood: Fear, separation anxiety, school fobia, stealing, lyingjealousy, stubborness.
Explains the adaptation and behavioral disorders in preschool period.
Follows the developments in mental health in preschool period.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Introduction to the course content and general expectations related to the course.
2. Week	Basic concepts related to mental health. Main criteria of mental health
3. Week	Historical development of mental health
4. Week	The characteristics of mentally healthy and unhealthy individuals.
5. Week	Theories on mental health Defense mechanisms
6. Week	The role of private familial conditions ( divorce, death, illness etc.) on child's mental health.
7. Week	Child abuse and neglect.
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Adjustment and behavioral disorders: Enuresis, encompresis, nail biting, mutizm, communication problems, eating disorders, sleep disorders, tic disord
10. Week	Adjustment and behavioral disorders: Enuresis, encompresis, nail biting, mutizm, communication problems, eating disorders, sleep disorders, tic disord
11. Week	Adjustment and behavioral disorders: Enuresis, encompresis, nail biting, mutizm, communication problems, eating disorders, sleep disorders, tic disord
12. Week	Adjustment and behavioral disorders: Enuresis, encompresis, nail biting, mutizm, communication problems, eating disorders, sleep disorders, tic disord
13. Week	Adjustment and behavioral disorders: Enuresis, encompresis, nail biting, mutizm, communication problems, eating disorders, sleep disorders, tic disord
14. Week	Adjustment and behavioral disorders: Enuresis, encompresis, nail biting, mutizm, communication problems, eating disorders, sleep disorders, tic disord
15. Week	Final exam
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		40
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		60

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours	0	0	0
Reading Tasks	10	2	20
Searching in Internet and Library	10	2	20
Material Design and Implementation	0	0	0
Report Preparing	0	0	0
Preparing a Presentation	2	6	12
Presentation	2	1	2
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	14	1	14
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	15	1	15
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			125
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			5
Course Credit (ECTS):			5

-- 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

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Prof. Dr. Gülümser GÜLTEKİN AKDUMAN)

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

( http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gulumser )

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

( gulumser@gazi.edu.tr)

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