COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHILD MENTAL HEALTH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEG 4008 CHILD MENTAL HEALTH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Elementary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ERKUT KONTER

Offered to

Elementary Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education

Course Objective

Being able to gain our students the skills and culture of discussing and practising the concepts of Mental Health and related factors, the role of teaching in this and how it could be applied into education and training.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Basic Knowledge of Concepts in Mental Health
2   Being able to explain the factors that influence Mental Health
3   Knowledge of methods used in evaluation of Mental Health
4   Being able to explain basic charactericstics of disorders
5   Being able to explain the reasons of disorders
6   Being able to make comparisons among disorders
7   Being able to have awareness on the role of the teacher in Children s Mental Health
8   Being able to enjoy reading on Children s Mental Health

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course, contents and explanation of the rules Meeting each other andanalysis of the course content
2 Definition of Mental Health, concepts of normal abnormal and specific characteristics of normal - abnormal behaviours Expository Speech , discussion
3 Basic factors that influence Mental Health (biological and psychosocial) Expository Speech , discussion
4 Commitment and development of ego models Expository Speech , discussion
5 Methods used in evaluation of Mental Health Expository Speech , discussion
6 Theory of commitment, system approach, ecological approach, Mental Deficieny Expository Speech , discussion
8 Motor disorders, communication disorders, learning disorders Expository Speech , discussion
9 Common developmental disorders Expository Speech , discussion
10 Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Expository Speech , discussion
11 Behavioral Disorders, Opposing disorders Expository Speech , discussion
12 Nutrition Disorders, tic disorders, enuresis and encopresis disorders Expository Speech , discussion
13 Disorders emerging from commitment issues Expository Speech , discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Amerikan Psikiyatri Birliği (1995). Mental Bozuklukların Tanısal ve Sayımsal El Kitabı, Dördüncü Baskı, (çev. Ertuğrul Köroğlu), Ankara: Hekimler Yayın Birliği.
Bakırcıoğlu, R. (2002). Çocuk Ruh Sağlığı ve Uyum Bozuklukları. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Cirhinlioğlu, F.G. (2001). Çocuk Ruh Sağlığı ve Gelişimi: Okulöncesi Dönem. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Gardner,H.(1982).Developmental Psychology,Second Ed.London,Scott,Foresman and Company
Kılıççı, Y. (2000). Okulda Ruh Sağlığı. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Küçükkaragöz,H.(2011). Bilişsel gelişim ve dil gelişimi Eğitim psikolojisi,8. baskı,Ed: Binnur Yeşilyaprak,Ankara,Pegem Yayınevi.
Ollendrick, T.H. & Hersen, M. (1989). Handbook of Child Psychopathology, New York: Plenum Press.
Öztürk, M.O. (1995). Ruh Sağlığı ve Bozuklukları. Ankara: Hekimler Yayın Birliği.
Sargın, N. (2001). Çocuklarda Ruh Sağlığı. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Yavuzer,H. (1999) Çocuk Psikolojisi Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, lecture, question-answer, cooperative learning techniques.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hadiye.kkaragoz@deu.edu.tr
www.hadiyekkaragoz.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Application 0
Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13
Midterm Preparation 1 6 6
Final Preparation 1 6 6
Paper Preparation 2 5 10
Research Presentation 2 5 10
Final Exam 1 2 2
Midterm Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.1544
LO.2543
LO.35553
LO.445543
LO.55343
LO.65455
LO.75545
LO.85545

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