Information Package / Course Catalogue
Care Of Child With Special Needs
Course Code: HF361
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Aims in this course to give information about the problem of children with special developmental and intellectual problems and intended solutions.

Course Content

In this course, special developmental and intellectual problems that affect children and nursing care examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Res. Assist. Bircan KAHRAMAN BERBEROĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.It meets health care needs of individual, family and community with a holistic approach in the direction of nursing process.
2.Provides care for children with special needs.
3.To be able to define the risks and precautions experienced by the child during prenatal, natal and postnatal periods
4.To be able to list intellectual and developmental problems affecting children's health
5.Gaining sensitivity towards the needs of children with special needs
Recommended or Required Reading
1.McKinney ES, James SR, Murray SS, Ashwill JW. Maternal-Child Nursing. Saunders, Philadelphia, 2009.
2.Metin N. (2018). Children with Special Needs, 2nd Edition, Anı Publishing
3.Pillitteri A. Child Health Nursing (Care of Child and Family), 1. Ed., Lippincott. Comp, Philadelphia, New York Baltimore, 1999.
4.Wong DL, et al. Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing. Mosby, 6th ed., St. Louis, 2001.
5. Adams ED, Towle MA. Pediatric Nursing Care. Pearson Ed. Inc., New Jersey,2009.
6.www.0-18.org .
7. www.unicef.org.tr
8.http://www.un.org.tr/
9.Children develop differently . Güven, Yıldız , and Barış Korkmaz Ed . Adnan Kulaksızoğlu . Nobel Academic Publishing , 2015 .
10.Children with Special Needs and Special Education Ataman A. Children with Special Needs and Introduction to Special Education, Gündüz Eğitim ve Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2003.
11.Early Childhood Special Education, Neslihan Durmuşoğlu Saltalı Sunay Yıldırım Doğru, Maya Academy,2011.
12.Mental and Emotional Development of Children with Special Needs , Prof.Dr.Stanley Greenspan , Özgür Publications, 2016.
13.Howard, V. F., Williams, B., & Lepper, C. E. (Ed.). (2011). Very Young Children with Special Needs, 4. Basımdan Çeviri, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
14.Tekin İftar, E. (Ed.). (2016). Otizm Spektrum Bozukluğu Olan Çocuklar ve Eğitimleri, Vize Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to the course Who are the special needs children? Variety ?
Week 2 - Theoretical
Intellectual and developmental disorders- Effects on Children and Family
Week 3 - Theoretical
Prenatal and postnatal factors that lead to intellectual and developmental issues
Week 4 - Theoretical
Cerebral palsy
Week 5 - Theoretical
Down's syndrome
Week 6 - Theoretical
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Week 7 - Theoretical
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Week 8 - Theoretical
Autism Spectrum Disorders (cont.)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Temple Grandin (Movie)
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sensory problems: Vision and hearing
Week 11 - Theoretical
Learning Disorders
Week 12 - Theoretical
Every Child Is Special (Movie)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Child Neglect and Abuse
Week 14 - Theoretical
Capernaum and Love You To Death (Movie)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes