Lesson plan / WORK PLACEMENT-II

Lesson Information

Course Credit 0.0
Course ECTS Credit 4.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Associate's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 5, EQF-LLL: Level 5, QF-EHEA: Short Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Work Placement
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
Course Coordinator Instructor (Ph.D.) GÜLÇİN ŞENYİĞİT
Instructor (s) Assist. Prof. Dr. TEZCAN ZEYNEP ÖZKAN TİLKİ
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course The objective of this course is to enable students to participate, in an assisting role and under the supervision of professional staff, in service processes directed at individuals and families within a social service organization. Students develop their skills in interviewing, information gathering, needs identification, referral to resources and record-keeping in a real practice setting.
Course Content Stages of the social work practice process in working with individuals and families; the limits of authority and responsibility of associate-degree-level staff; building professional relationships, preparing for interviews and basic interviewing skills; participation in interviews under supervision, support for information gathering, application and needs identification processes; the empowerment approach and identification of strengths; internal and external resources; referral and follow-up processes; considerations in working with disadvantaged groups; institutional procedures in risk situations; ethical dilemmas and professional supervision.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Planning of the field practice process; completion of official procedures between the host institution and the university.
2Adaptation to the organization; setting the semester’s practice goals together with the agency supervisor.
3Stages of the social work practice process in working with individuals and families, and the role of the social services worker.
4Building professional relationships with service users: first encounter, trust, acceptance and boundaries.
5Basic interviewing skills and observation of interviews conducted by professional staff.
6Participation in interviews under the supervision of professional staff and keeping interview records.
7Supporting application, information gathering and needs identification processes.
8Identification of service users’ strengths and sources of social support.
9Identification of internal and external services and resources.
10Participation in referral, transfer and follow-up processes.
11Considerations in working with disadvantaged groups (children, older adults, persons with disabilities, women, low-income households, etc.).
12Becoming familiar with the procedures followed at the institution in risk and crisis situations.
13Evaluation of ethical dilemmas encountered in practice and of professional supervision.
14Evaluation of the processes followed during the semester in accordance with the principle of confidentiality; preparation of the practice report.

Resources

1- Legislation governing the host institution, and written and electronic resources available at the institution.
2- Sosyal Hizmet Uzmanları Derneği [Association of Social Workers, Türkiye]. Ethical Principles for Social Workers; IFSW (2018). Global Social Work Statement of Ethical Principles.
3- All course notes.
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